New Jersey Lesson Plans

1. Arithmetic and Geometric Means
Department of Mathematics William Paterson University of New Jersey Topic: Visualizing Arithmetic and Geometric Means Level: Geometry and Algebra 2 The Geometer's SketchPad Proficiency: Limited Experience Menus: Students should be familiar with the Construct Menu Notes to Teachers: Students ought previously to be taught the algebraic definitions of the Arithmetic Me...

2. Introduction to Habitats
...udents choose a habitat, draw a picture of an animal that lives there, and list or draw the attributes of that habitat. 4. SWBAT recognize that humans can endanger animal habitats. This will be assessed by class discussion. The Hook Students will be asked to list the characteristics of the state of New Jersey ? their habitat. We will ask for weather, clothes they wear, places they live, and food they eat. We will ask them if they need to change some of these characteristics throughout the year. For example, it is now November, we need to wear a coat to school but we would not wear a heavy coat in July. A...

3. The New Jersey Historical Society
Back to Home Home Who We Are Visit Us Explore Our Collections Do History For Teachers Search JerseyHistory.org Group Programs Go Curriculum Materials Teacher -- Workshops Jersey Journeys Get Involved Changing Geography TRANSPORTATION AND MAPS: Transportation is the moving of people and goods from one place to another and connects one place with many others. Location is an important reason why communit...

4. Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS)
A collaborative project of: Rutgers, The State University of Princeton University New Jersey AT&T Labs - Research Bell Labs Telcordia Technologies NEC Laboratories America Affiliate Members: Avaya Labs Georgia Institute of Technology HP Labs IBM Research Microsoft Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stevens Institute of Technology What's New at DIMACS Surf the DIMACS Site Alphabetical...

5. Search A Word
Search A Word Adapted from Here Today, Here Tomorow...Revisited: A Teacher's Guide to Solid Waste Management, by New Jersey Dept of Environmental Protection, Division of Solid Waste Management Trash Goes To School Cornell Waste Management Institute GRADE LEVELS: 9-12 SUBJECT AREAS: science, social studies, English CONCEPT: Solid waste management includes many options, with varying costs and environmental impacts. OBJECTI...

6. Radical Equations
Department of Mathematics William Paterson University of New Jersey Topic: Solutions of Radical Equations Level: Algebra 2 TI-81/82 Proficiency: Some Previous Experience with Graphing Functions Menus/Keystrokes Needed: Students should be familiar with how to define functions to be graphed using the Y= key and how to set up a standard viewing screen using Zoom 6. Not...

7. Original Thirteen Colonies
...an visualize these things as each student repeats them. 2. Tell the first students to visualize (and repeat) a Corningware dish. 3. Move the second student and have him imagine many chopped-up pencils in the Corningware dish. Tell him to repeat the information. 4. Have the third student visualize a new-born Jersey calf standing on the pencils. The student should recite that there are a Corningware dish, chopped-up pencils, and a new-born Jersey calf standing on the pencils. 5. Everyone knows a "George." Have the next person imagine a friend named George riding the new-born Jersey calf. The student should...

8. Due Process - Search And Seizure
...eir telecommunications network that allows the participating teachers to stay in contact with their trainers and peers that they have met at the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 11, 12 Subject(s): Social Studies/Civics Overview: The students will observe first hand a simulation of what the New Jersey vs. T.L.O. (1985) court case was about. Purpose: To allow students the chance to see how the case developed, and how it may affect them today. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Identify the events leading to the court case of New Jersey vs. T.L.O. 2. Identify the conflicting issues in the cas...

9. Lesson: Haring Mobiles
...n Author Search Title: Haring Mobiles Author: Tina McDermott Curriculum: Art - Dance & Music - Science Age/Grade: Elementary 3 - Middle School - Above 14 Subject: Drawing - Writing - Sculpture Materials: Mixed Media - Pencils - Markers Institution: Belleplain Elementary School Location: Belleplain, New Jersey Duration: 2 Classes Description Lesson Plans for: Art This lesson was sent to us by a school in New Jersey whose students Art designed and constructed their own Haring-inspired hanging mobiles. A Criticism great extension to lessons involving the figure and movement. Community Service Computer Dance...

10. An Animated Triangle Inequality
Department of Mathematics William Paterson University of New Jersey Department of Mathematics William Paterson University of New Jersey Lesson Submitted By: Jan Paxton Wood-Ridge High School e-mail: jan_paxton@ecunet.org TOPIC : THE TRIANGLE INEQUALITY IN ANIMATION LEVEL :Secondary Level Plane Geometry GEOMETER'S SKETCHPAD PROFICIENCY : Beginner CLASS TIME : 1 Class...