Budding scientists fall hard for a gravitational field strength activity! Physics pupils compare the masses and distances relative to the center of planets using an interactive from a Circular and Satellite Motion series. Individuals...

One cyclist goes to great lengths to make his proposal! Your classes must figure out just what length that is. Using a map with a bike route that spells out Marry Me, learners calculate the total distance of the ride. They base their...

For this distance worksheet, students read a story problem and write an equation to fit the situation.  Students determine the distance between two signs based upon the speed of a car.  This one-page worksheet contains 1...

In this distance and rate worksheet, students determine the rate in which something is moving, and explore the rate a surface area of a cube is changes under given circumstances. This one-page worksheet contains seven multi-step problems.

For this distance and rate worksheet, students read story problems, determine necessary information and write equations to solve problems. Most problems involve velocity. This one-page worksheet contains fourteen problems.

In this long distance phone plane worksheet, students compare various phone plans and determine which long distance plan has the greatest savings. Students support their answers visually through the use of tables and graphs. They write...

Young scholars discover how to calculate speed, distance, and rate. In this problem solving lesson, students view an episode of "Cyberchase" and use the distance formula to determine the fastest route that the main character in the...

Learners use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distances between two points. Use this Pythagorean Theorem lesson plan to have learners find the distances on a coordinate plane in small groups.

Help your class convert fractions to decimals and assess the relationship between a mile and a kilometer. This slide-show is intended to assist learners as they solve word problems that involve measuring long distances.

Sixth graders measure distances on a map using string and a ruler. They complete mathematical word problems about measurement.

In this equation of a line worksheet, students determine the equation of a line, use the distance formula to identify the relationship between two moving objects, and solve inequalities algebraically. This two-page worksheet contains...

Exploring problem solving involving the addition and subtraction of decimals can be done with word problems. In this worksheet on decimals, learners add and subtract distances measured in miles and expressed as decimals. This worksheet...

Which is longer? How do you know which tool to measure with? Learners review the basics of measuring length and distance, then determine which tool and which measure would be best to determine the length of eleven sets of objects. Note...

Using the California CareerZone Interest Profiler results, scholars choose an occupation to research then write a summary about what they discovered.

If a car gets heavier, it goes farther? By running an activity several times, teams experience Newton's Second Law of Motion. The teams vary the amount of weight they catapult off a wooden block car and record the distance the...

My name is Bond, Hydrogen Bond. Written for distance scholars working on chemistry at the high school level, the lesson includes eight weeks worth of material divided into six parts: substances you use, mixing it up, your skin, what's...

Examine the segment addition postulate through an online simulation activity. An interactive lesson allows scholars to manipulate points and watch as the lengths of segments change. Through their study, they are able to apply the Segment...

Young mathematicians to the rescue! Pupils use an interactive to find lengths relating a ladder against a building. The problems involve determining how long a ladder must be to reach a given floor to what floor can a given ladder reach.

In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use the distance formula to determine the length of the give line segments.  The one page worksheet contains eight problems.  Answers are provided. 

You're safe, when calculating the odds of stealing second base! Learners compare the rate of a runner to the distance the ball travels, in a instructional activity that explores right triangles and measurement. Full of discussion...

Immigration, refugees, and cultural change due to the movement of people around the globe is discussed. Learners examine the work of Michael Blum to gain an understanding of how national and cultural identities shift due to immigration....

In this problem solving learning exercise students solve two problems regarding finding the shortest route.  One problem is finding the shortest linear length given dimensions and the other problem is finding the shortest route as...

In this distance between points worksheet, students determine the distance between each pair of points. Students complete 10 problems.

In this travel time and distance, imperial fractional units worksheet, students solve 6 word problems.