Students compare contemporary cultural differences with historical differences based on population percentage. In this cross-curriculum Gold Rush/math lesson, students analyze aspects of California's Gold Rush population and diversity...

Put an end to wasted instructional time with this lesson on responsibility and preparedness. After completing this series of activities students will learn the importance of these social skills not only in the classroom, but at...

A set of quizzes and assessments would make a great companion to your lesson on making decisions and opportunity risks. Learners watch a PowerPoint before answering multiple choice questions about interest rates, saving money, and the...

Students, in teams, play Math Jeopardy against each other as a way to reinforce their skills.

Young mathematicians define and use Euler's method to solve problems in this calculus lesson. Learners visualize graphs and solve differential equations. They create these visuals on the TI calculator.

Assemble a great lesson on assembly lines. In the first installment of a nine-part technology/engineering series, future entrepreneurs learn about the manufacturing process, specifically about the assembly line and cycle time. The lesson...

This link takes you to a comprehensive unit that delves into emission spectra and supernovas. There are four parts: How and where elements are created, electromagnetic radiation, spectroscopy, and the newest technology for studying our...

Students examine candy preferences to create a plan in order to improve candy sales. In this technobiz instructional activity, students build spreadsheet and organizational skills by graphing and calculating data. Students are introduced...

Students explore photovoltaic systems. For this alternative energy lesson, students calculate solar panel efficiency and convert devices to solar energy using photovoltaic cells.

Students describe Frieze designs using the work of indigenous people.  In this math lesson, students create 7 frieze designs using different patterns.  They create one row of repeated art and repeat this 7 times over...

Young scholars measure the flight of a gilder. In this fight of angles lesson, students explore the flight of a glider and measure the distance flown. They collect statistical data of the flights and determine the slope of each flight. ...

Students use economic reasoning to analyze both the short-term and long-term benefits and opportunity costs of educational choices, identify incentives that may influence students' career decisions and solve an "economic mystery"

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...

Students explore the concept of exponential growth.  In this exponential growth lesson, students solve a problem about ensuring fairness in a Tug-of-War.  Students determine which students should be on a team to ensure that...

Students consider gender equity in mathematics careers. Students will view 12 15 minute episodes on future math careers then discuss that particular career as well as how women have been treated in both traditional and non traditional...

Rational expressions are just fancy fractions! Pupils apply fractions concepts to rational expressions. They find equivalent expressions by simplifying rational expressions using factoring. They include limits to the domain of the...

Scholars view the video, "Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land," and discuss examples in nature which have proportions of the golden ratio. They measure and record different body lengths from a worksheet and convert the ratios to equivalent...

Students are able to convert large numbers into meaningful ratios. They are able to conceptualize 1 million. Students grapple with the concept of a million. They use this activity to convey the idea of millions by converting war death...

Students utilize the scientific method to discover the age of an item.  For this historical dating lesson, students compare and contrast a 400 year old cabinet to one made within a few years by using carbon dating.  Students...

Students explore and derive functions. In this calculus instructional activity, students graphs a function and find the derivative of each function as they compare exponential graphs. They relate and compare each function to its derivative.

Young scholars collect and analyze voltage data. In this math lesson, students investigate exponential functions using the TI and a Voltage Probe. They graph their data and analyze it using a table.

Students integrate functions using u substitution.  In this integrating functions using u substitution instructional activity, students integrate functions by setting part of the function equal to u and the other part equal to...

Students determine how they will finance their postsecondary education. In this student loan instructional activity, students create spreadsheets that help them budget their first year of college. Students identify methods to fund the...

Pupils create a Holocaust memorial. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use geometric shapes or forms to create a Holocaust monument.