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Healthful Eating

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story about how cartoon characters are partially to blame for American's obesity problem, and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this healthful eating lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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A is for Apple

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students participate in a variety of activities to learn about apples. Students graph apples, learn about apple uses, taste apples, and observe what happens when apples are dipped in lemon juice.
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The Big Buck Adventure: Part 2

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students go on a pretend shopping spree.  In this money lesson, students complete a Shopping Spree activity sheet where they pretend they have won $100 and can spend it on a fake shopping spree.  Students use the Internet to...
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Composition of Ocean Water

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium, sulfate,...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners create survey questions for their classmates. In this survey lesson, students pick a yes or no question and find what fraction of the class responded yes. They discover how the wording of a survey question can affect the...
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Solving Money Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this money worksheet, students solve problems where they add amounts of money in addition problems and finding the total cost of items. Students complete 8 problems.
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Metric Conversions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students translate a mathematical idea from one form to another. They compare and convert a given measurement to another unit within the same measurement system.
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Slavery

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students trace the routes of escaping slaves on their journey north by calculating the mileage each one walked and define and use accurately the term Underground Railroad. They read The Drinking Gourd by Jeanetter Winter.
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Learning about Shapes with Tangrams and the Net

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners use tangrams, student literature, and Websites to explore shapes.
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Metric Conversions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice the fundamentals of converting metric measurements. They translate a mathematical idea from one form to another and compare and convert a given measurement to another unit within the same measurement system. Students...
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Among the Odds and Evens: A Tale of Adventure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students fformulate the pattern that the sum of two even numbers is even, the sum of two odd numbers is even, and that the sum of and even and odd number is odd.
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Grandfather Tang's Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students recognize, describe, and perform transformations (rotation/turn, reflection/flip, and translation/slide) on two dimensional shapes.
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Fibonacci I

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders have the opportunity to gather information themselves on Fibonacci and on the occurrence of Fibonacci numbers in nature. They divide up into groups of 2 to 4 to research.
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"How Much?" Contest - Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work with measurements of length, area, and volume capacity of a liquid. They watch a teacher demonstration of both English and metric units before they estimate and take actual measurements of assigned items a three different...
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Roman Numerals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of Roman numerals. They investigate the seven basic numerals and the symbols that are used in the Roman numeral system and their values. Students practice converting Roman numerals.
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Where Will You Go?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research and plan an imaginary vacation. In this travel planning lesson, 5th graders work in pairs to use an atlas, calendar, review airplane schedules, encyclopedias, magazines, and the Internet to research information...
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The Librarian Who Measured The Earth

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use small objects as a unit of measurement for larger objects. Working in small groups, they measure the circumference of smaller spheres and estimate the circumference of larger spheres using these measurements. Students...
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Measuring With Fluids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils investigate the concept of measurement for capacity and they use real containers to be filled of different sizes. Students use the scoops as the number of units for counting the capacity volume. Then they order the containers by...
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Measuring Body Parts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students engage in a lesson to measure body parts. They use the measuring tape to record the data of body measurements. Students must choose the appropriate unit of measurement and compare the data for the different parts of the human body.
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Map Your House

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students are introduced to the concepts of maps as scale models of the whole. After a brief lecture on creating and using an accurate scale when drawing and reading a map. They create a scale drawing of the floorplan of their homes.
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Cory in the House: "New Kid in Town"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, after watching the program "New Kid in Town," are introduced to the White House in Washington, D.C. They explore the difficulties of fitting into a new environment along with new acquaintances. They stress and address the...
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Test Your Reading Skills

For Students 4th - 5th
For this reading worksheet, students read equations and solve each with a calculator. Students turn the calculator upside down to match the word they see with a given clue. Ten equations and ten clues are provided.
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0.7734: Calculator Words

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this calculator worksheet, students will solve 10 equations using their calculator. Then students will turn their calculator upside down and match the word with a clue at the bottom of the page.
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Calculator Code Words

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this calculator code words worksheet, students will read a mega list of code words. Using the code words, students will write their own clues and create their own exercises.

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