In this well-designed nutritional activity, students are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials and...

Students make graphs showing Canada's immigration patterns over time. Then students play the role of an immigrant seeking citizenship and perform a mock citizenship ceremony.

Students use decimals, fractions, and percents to solve problems in a real world setting.

Students participate in playing many games to determine if they are fair or not. They create their own game that is fair to play with their classmates.

Students explore the history, culture and currency of the countries they "visit" using the US Mint Coins of the World activity. Students find the answers to a Scavenger Hunt Questions handout for the country being studied. Students...

Students determine the number of paths in a network with up to six vertices. They construct a network to solve a problem situation. They describe and defend the solution to a network problem.

Students create a ruler for the purpose of measurement using the standard and metric systems. The rulers are of different lengths and are compared to one another. Then students make conversions of different lengths using both systems of...

Students identify and interpret the relationships between various components of currency, discusses the uses of money, and provides advanced lessons on making change. They also identify the various ways that money is used and how to use...

Learners assess how algebra, telescopes, space exploration and optics are so important in astronomy. They encounter studies on the Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Deep Field and how algebra helps to determine the effects of contamination...

Young scholars 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...

Students share opinions about the goals and strategies of the games they play. They investigate the World Chess Championship by reading and discussion the article "In Major League of Chess, Next Year Comes So Soon." Students study the...

For this wheels and axles worksheet, students read a 1 page article, make a list of how many objects they can find or think if that uses a wheel or axle and then design their own machine.

Not the most attractive worksheet, but useful nonetheless. A chart is displayed for mathematicians to fill in the power, base number, exponent, the repeated multiplication problem, and the total value. They complete this activity for...

Middle schoolers examine the use of credit such as installment purchases and credit cards. In this credit lesson, students learn the vocabulary associated with credit usage such as mortgage, credit report/score, and debit cards. They...

Young scholars understand the sea ice cycle and can explain its stages. In this Sea Ice lesson, students play a game to identify types of sea ice. Young scholars answer critical thinking questions about sea ice. Students complete a sea...

Sixth graders explore using inverse operations to solve decimal and fraction problems. In this decimal and fraction lesson plan, 6th graders prepare ribbon for a part and need to cut it in equal lengths. Students analyze the problem.

Students discover the metric system through video clips and Internet activities. In this measurements lesson, students practice using the units of measure for the metric system and compare them to the less popular English system....

Young scholars solve time zone problems and chart travel around the world.  In this time zone lesson, students learn about the history of time zones and view a time zone map.  Young scholars use the time zone map to solve time...

In this mathematics test book, students answer problems dealing with topics covered during the year. They solve problems dealing with percent, probability, properties, and interpreting graphs. This sixteen page worksheet contains...

Sixth graders examine the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In this plant discovery lesson, 6th graders put in chronological order the plant discoveries of Lewis and Clark. Students understand the characteristics of leaves and find the area of...

Students incorporate technology into the classroom as they investigate force and motion. In this science lesson, students construct a glider to be able to safely take a banana to the ground without dropping it. They investigate flight,...

Students add and subtract integers. In this algebra lesson plan, students analyze integers using hands on manipulative. They solve problems of addition and subtractions using their signs correctly. They play a game of cards to reinforce...

Students calculate gas prices. In this transportation lesson, students tally the mileage and gas costs of their car for one months. They figure out how much was spent on gas and create a graph showing average gas prices over time. 

Explore decimals with upper graders. They solve problems from their textbook involving decimal multiplication. Afterward, as a class, they check their answers by comparing them to those projected with an overhead projector.