After examining a short article on fractions and decimals, readers draw information for the text to respond to a series of reading comprehension questions.

Students explore how different holiday traditions are celebrated around the world. Scholars write a paper describing how they celebrate their own favorite holiday. Email partners, from different states and countries, share their...

Students examine and observe how many human-made objects get their basic design from things in nature. They listen to the book "Nature Got There First," compare/contrast hollow bones with drinking straws, bird beaks and tool pliers, and...

Students properly leap and measure their distance. In this leaping lesson, students practice leaping for accuracy and proper form. Students estimate their leaps and measure with rulers. Students determine distance covered by the entire...

Student design and build Lego vehicles that drag given amount of weight up an incline. They show how this demonstrates Egyptian methods of pyramid construction.

Students studykinetic energy, friction, drag and acceleration by relating it to the Winter Olympics.  In this physical properties lesson students create tracks and determine how the course conditions affect bobsled, luge and...

Students investigate and experiement with a 9-volt motor. They will use the connecting wire and battery pack to discover fans.

Learners work together to examine the role of water in their lives. They discover the process to clean water so it is clean for one to drink. They explore the role of environmental engineers and their problem of getting clean water to...

Students use the information they were able to discover from elders and community members as a basis for their study of ows. This activity leads to a time of sharing with the elders and community members who provided information to...

Pupils build Lego cars which have two different types of tire surfaces. They roll them down ramps that have both rough and smooth surfaces to determine how friction affects the car as it rolls.

Everyday Math Resources for 5th grade is an excellent resource for both students and teachers. Twelve math strands are linked to activities and interactive games that support the learning outcomes. Click on links at the top to access...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson was made to compliment Everyday Mathematics Grade 5, Lesson 1.1. It includes the poem, Arithmetic, math boxes with added materials, and High Number Toss math game.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is for fourth grade Everyday Math Unit 5 Lesson 1.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to compare the lengths of everyday objects to one yard and state whether they are longer or shorter. Includes video...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to compare the lengths of everyday objects to a foot or a yard and state whether they are longer or shorter. Includes...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students practice changing mixed numbers to fractions and fractions to mixed numbers. This lesson also can be used with section 8.5 in the third grade Everyday Math series.