Here is a wonderful tool to reinforce converting percents into fractions and decimals.

As the Summer Olympics are approaching, incorporate Olympic-type games into the classroom. From straw javelin to cotton ball shot put, these games are sure to keep leaners engaged. The best part is that there is math involved! Pupils...

Roses are red, but did you know that some are lighter while others are darker? Scholars read an infographic to decipher the fraction and percent of rose color and their country of origin. They go on to make comparisons and estimate while...

Two exponent worksheets are available in this resource. On both, mathematicians expound their understanding of exponents by evaluating 20 expressions. An answer key for both pages follows the worksheets. Be aware that some of the...

Young scholars identify Fibonacci's sequence of numbers and use the pattern to write poetry with one syllable words. In this math and writing instructional activity, students identify Fibonacci's sequence of numbers and learn about this...

Though the problems are the same, it's always a little more fun to do them on the computer. Here, mathematicians solve 10 problems by multiplying fractions with whole numbers. After clicking on an embedded link to read the lesson, they...

Money can't buy happiness, but it can put food on the table and pay the bills. The first of a five-lesson unit teaches pupils about the unemployment rate in 1963 and its relationship with the March on Washington. They learn how to create...

Young scholars access the Internet to locate data regarding their assigned mathematician. They organize their notes onto a data form, then enter it into a database, and sort the database according to given criteria.

Seventh graders discuss computers and their makers. In this lesson, 7th graders choose a mathematician of their choice and discuss how they impacted our world. They research a favorite mathematician based on tiers.      

Four fabulous activities immerse amateur astronomers into measuring objects that we cannot handle. The experiences are applied to NASA's Space Interferometry Mission, which will take measurements of planets around stars other than our...

The Golden Ratio. The Divine Proportion. Yup. It's math and art blended into one colorful activity. Young artists combine colored tissue paper circles and parts of circles to create geometric patterns. As a bonus, kids get to figure out...

Swimmers know to float by turning their bodies horizontally rather than vertically, but why does that make a difference? In an interesting lesson plan, scholars explore buoyancy and the properties of air and water. They test cups to see...

The Black Death epidemic is responsible for more than one million deaths in the United Kingdom. An inquiry-based activity has young scholars explore the rate of disease spread. They then analyze graphs showing data from epidemics such as...

For this dominoes worksheet, students solve a word problem involving different ways to put dominoes together. Students complete 1 complicated higher order thinking problem.

Research the interrelationship between math and science. Search the Internet to discover the history of several branches of mathematics and make text-to-world connections between the concepts covered in each branch with related...

Readers are asked to identify how a key detail reveals the main idea of a paragraph about Galileo.

Eureka! Using the clay boats made in the previous lesson, learners investigate the idea of buoyancy and water displacement to finish the last installment of five in a Floaters and Sinkers unit. Their observations during the activity...

Young math whizzes role play a doctor operating on a patient without diagnosing the patient's condition. They relate this medical malpractice to performing a mathematical operation before evaluating conditions or deciding what the...

For this magic square worksheet, students put the number 1 through 9 into the magic square so that each row, column, and diagonal add up to the same number. Students complete 1 square.

The five agents of evolutionary change are reviewed in this slideshow. Definitions of common terms involved with populations and equilibrium are given, and there are some presentations of Hardy Weinberg equations for common examples of...

Have you ever conducted a Web search and received too many hits? Teach your class about Boolean search terms and provide them time to practice conducting efficient online searches. This lesson plan contains several fun activities which...