Students will design and construct parachutes to determine the rate of descent using the distance formula. Printable lesson

Read this letter from the Wisconsin state council of defense to the War Industries Board requesting that a small manufacturer of farm machinery receive a special rating in order to use iron in its company.[pdf]

An interactive simulation that teaches about ratios, proportional reasoning, and using double number lines to look for patterns through interactions while shopping for fruits, vegetables, and candy and by comparing cars with different...

Young scholars observe and investigate how a catalyst increases the rate of a chemical reaction while not becoming part of the products of the reaction.

Students identify and control variables to design an experiment to see whether the temperature of a solvent affects the speed at which a solute dissolves.

Students measure their pulse rate and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.

In this interactive site, students will measure and calculate heart rates and determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart.

A lesson plans that requires students to calculate income tax rates, interpret data tables and tax tables, critically analyze articles detailing a tax cut plan proposed by the Bush administration, and form opinions about the impact of...

A instructional activity that helps student understand how exchange rates are determined and how the value of a nation's currency is connected to its international trade. Pupils use an article from a time when the U.S. dollar was...

In this effective site, students will measure their respiratory rate and examine the factors that affect the breathing rate.

The Virtual Economics Web Companion for K-12 economics and social studies teachers was created by the National Council on Economic Education. A wide variety of educational materials and lesson plans can be accessed through this site....

In this effective site, students will name the parts of the heart and trace the flow of blood through the body. Contains related links.

In this site, learners investigate the sounds of the heart, construct a stethoscope, and investigate the workings of valves.

In this concise site, students investigate the source of the sounds of the heart. Contains related connecting links.

Students experiment to see if the temperature of two clear colorless solutions affects how fast they react.

A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for young scholars. The purpose of the lesson is to use spreadsheets to explore a rating and ranking method for choosing someone to date. They look at the problems that arise when...

ESL tutors learn how to develop student reading skills for ESL students from this lesson plan.

In this interesting site, students see how valves and pumps work together to move blood through the circulatory system. Site contains related links.

Understand how the Federal Reserve establishes monetary policy through the activities provided in this lesson unit. The guide is intended to accompany the bank's "Money in Motion" exhibit, which can be explored through a virtual tour on...

A lesson plan incorporating the use of real world work, rate, and time problems. Examples are provided and strategies for effective use of the lesson are included.

In this lesson students will explore rates. They will use the concept of rates to compute and compare fuel economy. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone...

Use this informative economics lesson plan. Find out how to save your money. "You will read about safe places for keeping money; you also will learn about places where money can earn money."

Unemployment is a complex subject. This comprehensive set of lesson plans and news reports will help students understand the many economic and political forces that impact on the unemployment rate, and to critically analyze differences...

An interactive simulation that teaches about ratios, proportional reasoning, and unit rate by making predictions and testing proportions while designing a necklace, throwing balloons filled with paint, playing billiards, or shopping for...