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Here's a challenge. Learn the prefixes in the metric system. In order. In one minute. Go. Kilo, Hecto, Deca, Deci, Centi, Milli. Not so easy, right? But with helpful mnemonics (for kids and adults alike), you'll be able to remember complex groups of information with ease. Try the metric system again, but this time with the story of King Henry: King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk. Much easier to recall a kings sweet slurping habits than arbitrary prefixes, and if you know the first letters correspond, you'll remember the facts. With this lesson plan, students will harness the power of…

Students may encounter a bit of difficulty when learning about integers and absolute value, especially when dealing with negative numbers. Enter the “number line,” a straightforward visual representation of integers. Number lines can help students to better comprehend positive and negative numbers, and are particularly useful for adding and subtracting integers. Number lines are great for students trying to move past the pencil and paper to solve math problems, and may prove beneficial for visual learners. This lesson includes kinesthetic learning to teach the number line.

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was added to the United States Constitution. So what is the 19th Amendment? It says: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Until this was added to the Constitution, women could only vote in fifteen of the forty-eight states. But they couldn't vote nationwide. The 19th Amendment changed all that. Nowadays, the idea of stopping women from voting clearly seems unjust.…