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FLIGHT FAIR
Young scholars conduct their personal investigations into paper airplane flight. Cooperative teams are formed, with students choosing the paper airplane design that they are most interested in building.
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Making Predictions
Students collect and classify items. In this making predictions lesson plan, students go outside and collect specimens of plants, insects and minerals. They classify each item and place them in a Venn Diagram. Students compare and...
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Elements of Art
Third graders discover elements in visual art. In this visual art lesson, 3rd graders explore the use of line, shape, and color in visual art. After reviewing works of art, students create unique art pieces. Technology resources provided.
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Draw a Picture
For this math word problems worksheet, 5th graders complete 5 word problems. Students must use the strategy of drawing a picture to help them solve each problem.
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New York State Testing Program
In this math review worksheet, 8th graders solve problems in preparation for the 8th grade final exam. There are 27 questions.
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Sudoku Puzzle: Logs and Exponentials
In this logarithms and exponential worksheet, students solve 29 multiple choice problems. Students use their answers to solve a sudoku puzzle.
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Waste Not Want Not
Students are introduced to the need to save natural resources. Through inquiry, hands-on activities, and problem solving, students increase their understanding of solid waste materials and the need to reduce, recycle, and reuse.
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Geometry in the Real World
Eighth graders complete a unit of lessons on basic geometry concepts. They participate in a variety of activities, culminating in a project that involves publishing a booklet or a poster that presents the major geometry concepts from the...
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Powerful Polygons
Students scan the classroom to find different common shapes. They listen as the teacher defines polygon and regular polygon. The teacher demonstrates regular polygons via the Internet and the "Math is Fun" web site. Students go outside...
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Secrets of Painting
Young scholars explore colors and shapes. In this art concepts lesson, students discuss shapes, lines, and color while creating a variety of abstract designs. The instructions for several art activities are provided. Basic art vocabulary...
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"Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander
Young scholars analyze characteristics of various 2 dimensional shapes and explore their properties and use various vocabulary terms to discuss geometric relationships.
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Worksheet 3: Vocabulary Review
As a short review of vocabulary, this 10 question activity is a good way to have learners practice words rich in meaning. This worksheet would be appropriate for upper elementary and any older ESL student.
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SAT Grid Ins Practice Test 05
In this SAT practice test instructional activity, 12th graders answer 10 short answer questions. Questions are from a variety of topics, but mainly ask about geometry concepts. The test is self-scoring.
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Harnessing the Wind for Electricity
Ninth graders explain how wind can produce electricity. In this geometry lesson, 9th graders construct their own pin wheel turbine and calculate its power. They discuss the pros and cons of using wind generator.
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A4 Containers
Fifth graders determine which container made from a single sheet of paper has the greatest volume. They look the solutions made by three different students before working on their own examples.
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Balancing Act!
Students participate in various balancing activities. In this body management lesson, students use cones, mats, ropes, and a balance beam to demonstrate balance. Students are divided into small groups and are assigned to stations.
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Exploring Shapes
Students practice moving over shapes they have designed. They work on trying to travel around the shapes while practicing their jumping and landing patterns.
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Geometry and Measurement
Students view a right triangle displayed by the teacher. Students measure legs and the interior angles of the triangle. They look for a pattern or relationship between the legs and angles. Students use pegboards and string to create more...
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Ordering Fractions Using Online Manipulatives
In this ordering fractions learning exercise, 6th graders use an online manipulative to aid them in ordering fractions. They complete 5 problems using the bounded fraction pointer online.
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Worksheet 22-Fall 1995
In this math activity, students examine the graph of the derivative. Then they determine the critical points that correspond to the relative extrema.
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Chapter 7 - Objective 3.1 - Distributive Property
In this distributive property learning exercise, learners use the distributive property to solve given equations. This one-page learning exercise contains eight problems.
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Chapter 6 - Objective 3.1 Multiplication
In this multiplication worksheet, students multiply algebraic expressions. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Shapes!
Students identify five basic geometric shapes by naming them according to their defining characteristics. They draw the shapes and identify food with similar shapes.