Middle schoolers explore the concept order of operations.  In this order of operations lesson plan, students make a song about the order of operations in groups.  Middle schoolers practice working problems using order of...

Fifth graders explore the four quadrants of a coordinate grid.  In this graphing lesson plan, 5th graders trace sea shells in each of the four quadrants of a coordinate grid and then label the ordered pairs on each shell.  For...

Young scholars consider the concept of ocean pollution. In this ocean lesson, students participate in a hands-on demonstration in order to replicate an oil spill and its effects on marine life.

Work on the concept of using division with integer powers. The skills of using exponents and multiplying powers should be in place before attempting this lesson. The lesson provides examples for the teacher to use for direct instruction.

Fifth graders devise and use problem solving strategies to solve a magic square arrangement. In small groups they explore various strategies including non-algebraic and algebraic techniques, write an explanation of their solution, and...

Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.

Fourth graders reflect on what fractions represent and visualize the fraction multiplication process. They reinforce what they have learned through practicing multiplication of fractions.

In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...

Practice finding the missing value in an addition or subtraction equation involving negative numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Practice determining whether the sum of two numbers is positive, negative, or zero. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Practice taking the absolute value of the difference of two numbers to find the distance between those numbers. Apply this principle to solve word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions...

Find a great selection of non-Java math flashcard activities. Choose from an index of flashcard topics of a variety of difficulty levels. Topics include: basic and advanced addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, algebra,...

At this site from Lizard Point Consulting, you can practice several different levels of difficulty of subtraction problems that use 1-digit numbers all the way up to 3-digit number subtraction problems that require regrouping. You can...