Middle schoolers 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.

Students use maps and mathematics to determine the appropriate panther population in a given area. In this Florida ecology lesson, students research the area requirements of male and female panther and use a map to help calculate how...

Students design a community with minimal environmental impact. They rate each other's community's presentation using the "Planning and Zoning Commission Rating Scale".

Learners receive a copy of a "Spaghetti Measure" task sheet along with the scoring rubric. Students preview the task and the rubric prior to starting the task. tudeThey determine the circumference of a circle of spaghetti that will...

Young scholars examine fish adaptations. They identify types of adaptations, and create a 3-D model of an imaginary fish that demonstrates various adaptations using a potato and craft materials.

Students use the Internet and other resources to find insect common names that begin with each letter of the alphabet. They write a brief description of each insect, focusing on what the insect eats and where the insect lives.

Sixth graders write journal entries o school site at least once during each season, including sketched and written observations of present environment. They can use sample topographical maps and student's own maps. Students can use...

Students investigate cultural art from Canada by reading about Maud Lewis.  In this Canadian history lesson, students identify the work of Lewis by visiting her magazine website.  Students identify other heroes in Nova Scotia...

Young scholars identify what materials make up compost. In this science of recycling activity, students explain the benefits of composting determine how compost is a good plant fertilizer.

Pupils use the Internet to read about an explorer's survival in the Antarctic. They try to find a better route for him to have taken.

Middle schoolers participate in a review unit in Astronomy using the Layered Curriculum. This allows them to take charge of the type of assessment that is given. The method also allows better differentiation of instruction to occur.

In this lesson, learners will construct a scale model of the Earth-Moon-Mars system.

Students practice interpreting scale models, receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

This activity is specifically designed for a field trip to Drayton Hall, which is a historic plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. It does provide a model of how a similar activity could be designed for a local area, and there are...

This lesson will not only help students compare and contrast the concepts of area and perimeter, but it will also move toward the concept that area is maximized while minimizing perimeter with a square.

Through this instructional activity, learners will learn how to use ratios to create a scale drawing of their classroom's floor plan. It provides adaptations, discussion questions, assessment rubric, and suggested readings to help...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson studnets find actual or scale dimensions using a given scale, ratio, or proportion. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

Students further their understanding of the engineering design process (EDP) while being introduced to assistive technology devices and biomedical engineering. They are given a fictional client statement and are tasked to follow the...

Explore ratios in terms of scales on a map.

Students can follow these easy steps to develop a model (drawing) of their room and the things in it. Then they can broaden the drawing to include their entire floor, apartment, or house.

Middle schoolers will utilize new found knowledge of architectural design and engineering to apply math and science skills in building a structure. By using interactive websites, they will create scale drawing plans and design and...

Students follow the steps of the engineering design process while learning more about assistive devices and biomedical engineering applied to basic structural engineering concepts. Their engineering challenge is to design, build and test...

Students explore proportional relationships in this activity as they create a giant that is proportional to an original model. The proportions are graphed and students can interact with the graph to change the giant's size.

Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...