Mathematics
Adding and Subtracting Fractions: Find the Common Denominator
Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators and find the mistakes in sample student work.
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Mathematics
Angle Pairs: Complementary, Supplementary, Vertical
Students learn the four basic angle-pair relationships, then write and solve equations to find missing angle measures and catch mistakes in sample work.
Mathematics
Angle Relationships: Find the Missing Measure
Students use complementary, supplementary, vertical, triangle and parallel-line angle facts to find missing angles and correct sample work.
Science
Body Systems Teamwork: Match the System to Its Job
Students match eight body systems to their jobs, sort organs into systems, and explain how systems cooperate during a jog.
Science
Bones, Joints and Muscle Pairs
Students read a short passage on the skeleton, sort bones into axial and appendicular groups, match joints to types and explain how muscles work in pairs.
Study skills & advisory
Break It Down: Plan a Project Step by Step
Students break a big project into steps, add up the time needed, spread the work across four days, and make a short checklist for tomorrow.
Study skills & advisory
Can You Trust It? Evaluating Sources
Students learn five questions for judging a source, apply them to four described sources about homework, rate each as strong or weak, and explain why.
Career & technical ed.
Careers in Food Service: Jobs, Shifts and Paychecks
Students match eight restaurant jobs to their duties, calculate pay, overtime and shift hours, and write about a career path and teamwork.
Arts
Careers in Music: More Than Performing
Students read about eight music careers, match jobs to descriptions, answer questions about training and plan two careers they might explore.
Career & technical ed.
Careers in the Trades: Compare Four Profiles
Students read four made-up profiles of workers in the skilled trades, compare training paths and daily tasks, solve two on-the-job math problems, and reflect on which path interests them.
Business & personal finance
Checking Account Register: Keep the Balance Straight
Students fill in a running balance in a check register, reconcile it with a bank statement, and work out an overdraft fee and savings interest.
Social studies
Civic Duties vs. Civic Responsibilities: Case Studies
Students sort legal duties from voluntary responsibilities, work through three short civic case studies, and outline a plan for a community improvement project.