Learners with sensory perception issues discover the properties of light through a series of excellent hands on activities. They look at beams of lights in a darkened room; use a kaleidoscope and optical illusions as they experience the...

First graders identify community helpers and their roles. In this transportation lesson, 1st graders complete a series of lessons integrating technology and literacy. Students decode sounds of short u, c/s/ and g/j/ words and improve...

Students complete computer activities about estimating if items are more or less than a given amount. In this estimation lesson plan, students also estimate measurements around the classroom.

Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...

Students are given data and are to calculate averages and yearly totals of how many cars travel the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. They also make a graph of the data.

Learners work in teams creating and posing math rules and trying to guess them using a formula controlled worksheet they create with Excel. Student pairs take turns to see who can crack the other's code the fastest.

Young scholars explore electrical terms and circuits.  In this conductor activity students divide into groups and complete a lab on electricity.

Pupils convert recipes for tortillas. They calculate the amounts of ingredients as they convert recipes and write an explanation of the task to demonstrate their calculations. After reviewing their calculations, they demonstrate how...

Students create a slideshow of multiplication facts using Keynote. Students create slides with a multiplication fact and a picture representation for the multiplication facts from 2 through 5.

Fourth graders discover that a polygon is a closed figure formed by line segments, and that the perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of its sides. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain lots of practice with...

Third graders experience multiplication facts through movement and music. They view the Multiplication Rock video, choreograph a movement or dance to teach the multiplication facts of threes, and perform their dance.

Students analyze energy efficiency in lighting by visiting eight different classroom stations, determine cost vs. light output, graph their results, and answer questions on worksheet.

Students study pandemics through the investigational research of the 1918 swine flu. They apply the information by choosing a current virus and role-playing a member of the Centers of Disease Control (CDC).

Students calculate the mean, median, and mode in a set of numbers. In this data analysis instructional activity, students put a set of numbers in ascending order and perform calculations to find the mean, median, and mode.

A quick game in which students must evaluate an arithmetic expression involving three numbers and any of the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Students must be careful to do the operations in the...

Order of operations goes beyond the traditional basic four operations to include positive and negative exponents and parenthesizes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This learning module provides four videos and a set of practice questions in which students use the four basic operations to fill in the missing answer in equations...

Make the target number using four cards and four operations in this interactive game.

Combine all of your knowledge about the four basic operations in this lesson that focuses on comparing operations. Discover the relationship between of each operation and key vocabulary terms to build your number sense.

Overview of the four basic number properties with examples.

You can challenge a friend to play this game to practice your arithmetic skills. Be ready because any kind of problem can pop up. You can adjust the problems to make them harder and also to give you less time.

This page discusses the science and mechanics involved in the operation of a basic four stroke engine.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students understand the four basic arithmetic operations. There are activities to give them practice using them to solve problems. Assessment questions are included.

Use this interactive worksheet for practice or assessment of basic computation skills. Problems covering all four operations are included such as four-digit addition and subtraction and multiplication and division facts through twelve...