Does the number of calories you eat affect the total time you sleep? Young mathematicians tackle this question by collecting their own data and making comparisons between others in the class through building scatter plots and regression...

Parallelograms are pairs of triangles all the way around. Pupils measure to determine the area and perimeter of a parallelogram. They then find the area of the tirangles formed by drawing a diagonal of the parallelogram and compare their...

Young mathematicians explore the maximun area for patio with the added complexity of finding the mimimum cost for construction. First, they maximize the area of a yard given a limited amount of fence and  plot width v. area on a...

Here is an excellent, detailed one-page reference sheet to introduce students to what a grade point average (GPA) is and how to calculate their own. 

Define terminology related to a circle. Practice accuracy in measuring and then create a spreadsheet based on data collected from solving for parts of a circle. Groups can have fun analyzing their data as it relates to Pi.

Sew up pupil interest with an engaging, hands-on lesson plan. Learners first design a sports bag given constraints on the dimensions of fabric. They then evaluate provided sample responses to identify strengths and weaknesses of included...

Students, while in the computer lab working on a spreadsheet program, calculate interest and accumulated value of a savings plan. They follow specific directives on how to create their spreadsheets. At the end of the lesson they print...

Students participate in activities the connect measurement to geometry, statistics, estimation, and the real world. They collect measurements from their elbow to the tip of their middle finger and make a box plot of the data as well as...

Students explore perimeter, volume, and area. In this math lesson plan, students explore how changes in dimensions of geometric shapes affect the perimeter, area and volume of the various shapes. Students investigate the results when the...

Eighth graders participate in the mini-metric Olympics. In this measurement instructional activity, 8th graders solve real-world problems that require them to calculate length, area, and volume in metric units.

Practice with literal equations. Solve for one variable in terms of another.  Find the value of y given specific values of x. This short activity would make a good warm-up activity at the beginning of class or a quick assessment at...

Start off with the definition of the imaginary number i, then have your class practice simplifying expressions involving powers of i and look for patterns. See how the cyclic nature of powers of i translate to sums of powers of i.

Fifth graders investigate data from maps to solve problems. In this data lesson, 5th graders study maps and collect data from each map. Students present their data in a variety of ways and calculate the mode, mean, median, and range.

In this asymptote worksheet, students compute limits, graph vertical asymptotes, and find the slope of the secant line. This one-page worksheet contains six multi-step worksheets.

In this limit of slopes worksheet, students compute the limit of slopes, find the slope of the secant line, and determine the slope of the tangent line. This one-page worksheet contains five multi-step problems.

In this points of discontinuity worksheet, students observe graphs and label them as points of discontinuity and non-differentiability. They identify the derivatives of functions. This one-page worksheet contains five multi-step problems.

With this interactive instructional activity, learners compute the surface area of rectangular prisms. They visit an online investigation applet and record data on the provided handout. Pair this instructional activity with the volume...

Students participate in a instructional activity that covers the concepts of solving equations and inequalities. To master the concept they must demonstrate visually and verbally how both sides of an equation must be balanced. They...

Students pretend to borrow $1000.00 on a credit card. They pretend to make the minimum payments for a year. When they're done, they make a pie chart showing how much of their payments reduced their debt, and how much was interest.

Young scholars solve the area for parallelograms,squares, rectangles, trapezoids, and triangles. For this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast two dimensional shapes and apply their properties to solving real life scenarios....

In this measuring chemicals instructional activity, high schoolers investigate measurements of an aluminum slab including the length, width, height, mass, volume and density. They do the same for a piece of aluminum foil and they...

Learners investigate an accident and relate it to math. In this trigonometry lesson, students measure the accident scene, the friction produced, and the speed from the skid marks. They create a poster of their findings.

In this graphing rational functions worksheet, students answer 18 multiple choice problems about rational functions.  Students determine values for a which a function is undefined given the equation of the function.

Students, in groups, determine the volume of a box large enough to hold a million dollars. They calculate the dimensions of a bill and the volume of the money.