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Problem Solving: Steps and Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of problem solving strategies. In this problem solving strategies lesson, students discuss methods for solving problems such as re-reading a problem, stating the facts, drawing a picture and so on. Students...
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Reliable Problem Solving Techniques

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice the Request-Response-Result problem solving technique. They explore how and when it should be used.
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Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the notion of surface area and volume. Students review surface area and volume by finding the area of a two-dimensional shape. They practice using the computer to create different surface area shapes.
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Prime and Composite Numbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the concept of prime and composite numbers. They use a review of multiplication to help explain factoring. Students are taught the definition of a prime and composite number and then practice independently.
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Circle Graphs

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders participate in a lesson that covers the reading and interpretation of a circle graph. They review the part of a whole concept for percents and student observe and practice using the circle graph.
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Rotation Symmetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of symmetry by using various examples and performing independent practice with scaffolding provided by the teacher. They review reflection symmetry and cover the new rotation symmetry using manipuatives.
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Drawing Quadrilaterals

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math instructional activity, learners draw quadrilaterals and also find the sums of the inner angles for each. They practice drawing rhombuses as unique quadrilaterals.
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Cross That Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create paper bridges. In this geometry and architecture lesson, groups use legal paper and paper clips to design a bridge that will hold 100 pennies. Links to mini-lessons exploring stability of different geometric...
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Preposition Review

For Students 6th - 8th
In this preposition practice learning exercise, students fill in the 20 blanks in the 11 sentences with the appropriate prepositions.
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Identify Angles

For Students 5th - 8th
In this angles practice worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to identify the pictured angles as acute, right, or obtuse triangles.
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Identifying Triangles

For Students 5th - 7th
In this triangles practice learning exercise, learners respond to 4 questions that require them to identify the pictured triangles as acute, right, or obtuse triangles.
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Identifying Angles

For Students 5th - 8th
In this angles practice worksheet, students respond to 4 questions that require them to identify the pictured angles as acute, right, or obtuse angles.
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Describing an Object's Position

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore language arts by participating in a shape identification activity. In this geometry shape lesson plan, students discuss the vocabulary terms used to describe the location of an object. Students complete a worksheet based...
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Sketch Up

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students estimate and measure exact. In this geometry lesson, students create different object in three-dimensional pattern. They use SketchUp to create their shape and perform measurements on their shapes.
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My Spelling Words: Spelling List #160

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling activity, students practice reading and writing twelve spelling words. Next, they look up the word and write its' definition. All words are math related, having to do with area, geometry, and order of operations.
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Exercises in Plotting Points

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geometry worksheet, students practice plotting points on coordinate grids. They plot and translate points in 6 grids.
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Transformations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students draw on graph paper. In this geometry lesson, students review types of triangles and quadrilaterals. Students investigate geometric transformations, including translation, rotation and reflection. Students practice each...
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Rotational Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills practice learning exercise, students respond to 4 questions that require them to identify rotational symmetry.
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Symmetry

For Students 5th - 7th
In this geometry skills practice worksheet, students respond to 6 questions that require them to identify images that have symmetry.
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Rotational Symmetry

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry skills practice activity, students respond to 3 questions that require them to identify rotational symmetry
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Rotational Symmetry

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geometry skills practice activity, students respond to 4 questions that require them to identify images that have rotational symmetry.
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Irregular Fractals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study and research irregular fractals and construct a few based on their research. Students practice pattern recognition skills and plane geometry skills calculating dimensions on the Fractured Pictures activity.
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Impossible Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students distinguish between possible and impossible graphs of functions, and to learn why some graphs are impossible. They have practiced plotting functions on the Cartesian coordinate plane
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Identifying Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore basic geometry. In this geometry lesson, students study points and lines that exist in flat planes. Students investigate parallel and perpendicular lines.

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