Students engage in the use of technology to investigate the mathematical concepts of probability and graphing. They use the skills of predicting an outcome to come up with reasonable possibilities. Students also practice using a...

Students identify and interpret the function, usefulness or utitlity, form, beauty or aesthetics, and meaning, context or story, of objects and how they learn new skills and make things that they learn traditionally, by observation and...

Students use an activity sheet to construct analogies about possible function of ancient or historic ceramics and compute circumference from a section of a circle as they study measuring pots.

In this order of operations worksheet, learners study, analyze and solve 8 math problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Students explore the concept of place value with a hand-made odometer. In this math lesson, students construct a cardboard odometer with movable paper strips to show increases in mileage to the hundredths place. Students solve story...

Students study data on the nutritional value of Burger King meals in order to discover its nutritional value and also to compare the meals, using mathematical computation, to the recommended daily diet. In this data handling lesson,...

Learners create a cookbook.  In this recipe and writing lesson plan, students brainstorm the skills necessary to follow a recipe, watch a cooking show and write down a recipe used.  Learners use a word processing program to...

Students study the amount of potable water on the Earth. In this water lesson, students examine the amount of potable water as compared to all the water on the Earth. They discuss why many parts of the world do not have access to good...

Students research castle building. In this research and design lesson plan, students research castles, visit a Castle Builder website, and use graph paper to draw a blue print of a castle. Students continue to work on their castle...

Students examine geometric shapes. For this geometric shape lesson plan, students examine how geometric shapes flip, turn, and slide to create a pattern. Students analyze the role that quilts played in helping slaves escape to freedom....

In this algebra and patterns practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

Students use math to plan a trip by houseboat down the Mississippi River. They research and obtain information on the Mississippi River and its surroundings and use multiple graphs to represent their data.

In this math worksheet, students examine 14 blank clock faces. Students read a time (in words) written underneath each clock and draw the hands to show this time. Times given are to the minute.

It's assessment time! Determine your young mathematicians' understanding of elapsed time with this brief, five-question quiz.

In this patterns in tables practice activity, learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to write functions.

Fifth graders read an informative paragraph about how blood travels through our bodies. Then, they fill in the missing letters for words that label things in the circulatory system. An answer key is provided on page two. An interesting,...

Ahhh the vanishing point! Sounds ominous, but it's not. Fifth graders analyze the use of perspective in Renaissance art. They practice using linear perspective to draw railroad tracks that seem to go on forever. Tip: Make this...

Bingo is a super fun game and can be used to reinforce a vast number of recognition skills. These bingo cards are prepared by constructing nine squares, each delineated with raised Wikki Stix or gluedyarn and containing a...

Students design a proportional model of blood out of red gelatin, a plastic bag, and rice. They study the components that make up blood and investigate what happens when the arteries in different scenerios. They work in pairs in order to...

Your class is going to love this activity. They get out their rulers, cardboard, and paints as they make Samurai breastplates. The simple art lesson lends itself to many different subjects such as, math/measurement, world history, and...

Young scholars explore math functions by completing a worksheet in class. In this spatial movement instructional activity, students utilize a four square grid and a penny to practice moving the coin horizontally, vertically and...

Young scholars explore wetlands. In this ecology lesson plan, students visit a wetland site and collect data about the wetland functions. Young scholars record their results and use the data recorded to rate the wetland site on its...

Students complete several activities to learn about currency and the functions of money. In this money functions instructional activity, students complete activities to learn what are the functions of money. Students calculate item...