Learners investigate the properties of segments formed which chords, secants, and tangents, intersect. The dynamic nature of Cabri Jr. allows learners to form and verify conjectures regarding segment relationships.

Students find the length of the arc of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the length of an arc and find the measure of the central angle given the length of the arc. They convert between linear and angular speed. They...

Fourth graders read the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Reader's Circle, they also are writing a variety of pieces for the Writer's Workshop that is closely related to the novel. The quality and the quantity of work that...

Students identify positive and negative angles using the Unit Circle. In this pre-calculus lesson, students identify the different angles on a unit circle using the coordinate plane and the four different quadrants as a guide. They...

Students predict what might happen to their pulse rates after physical exertion and then make conclusions about the effects of physical activity on pulse rates.

In this vocabulary learning exercise, students study 6 words in a word bank and complete 30 activities such as alphabetizing, rhyming, sentence writing, and illustrating.

Young scholars discover the components of primary and secondary colors. In this physical science lesson, students create a set up in which water will separate a color into the component colors along a piece of filter paper. Young...

For this reading worksheet, students examine 8 short words in a word bank and participate in a variety of activities: sentence writing, alphabetizing, word puzzles and rhyming.

In this exercise worksheet, students take their pulse after jumping rope. Students jump rope several different ways for thirty second and for one minute. They write about their physical reactions.

In this family activity worksheet, students work with family members to discover the various shapes of objects around them. Students complete the presented activity and respond to 2 short answer questions about what they have discovered...

Demonstrate the lunar cycle to youngsters using flashlights and lollipops. The procedure is somewhat vague, so it will need to be modeled for them before turning them loose to try it. The questions that follow the activity are not...

Students construct clocks and then learn how to read a clock face, tell time, and determine how much time has elapsed.

Fourth graders circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly. In this spelling lesson plan, 4th graders read four words in each row and circle the correct one.

Pupils demonstrate an understanding of price-per-unit mathematics. In this computation lesson plan, learners accurately figure the unit price of grocery items. They create a chart and record the item, the price, the size and the cost per...

Students analyze graphs and make conclusions about climate change.  In this climates lesson students produce graphs and identify relationships between parameters.

Students establish classifications of shapes by various properties (angles, sides, etc.). They introduce the important properties of common shapes. Students develop an awareness of the wide variety of ways the 2-D shapes can be alike.

A lamp, four globes, and some signs taped around the room are all you need to set up a solar system simulation for teaching how Earth's tilted axis creates the seasons. (Sticky dots are also needed, but not mentioned in the materials...

Students experience what it is like to depend on a group for their safety and to accomplish a goal. They increase their need for interdependence and cooperation in building relationships. Students need to explore the effective...

Excellent lesson! Anne Linehane's geometry story, The Greedy Triangle, offers an opportunity to practice forming various types of polygons with your learners. Using elastic bands (or Chinese jump ropes),...

Young scholars identify polygons.  In this polygon people activity, students draw required shapes and construct a polygon person.  They identify each shape and its characteristics.  The activity may be extended by allowing...

Learners identify what they consider to be the most important dimensions of their own identity, and examine stereotypes.

Learners investigate surveying in this secondary mathematics lesson plan. They will explore a real world application of geometry and trigonometry as they create a plot plan using a geometry utility and calculate the area of the land parcel.

Identify and use prepositions to describe how objects relate to one another. Each child draws a house and then draws items in, around, on, and under the house to demonstrate different prepositions. Written descriptions accompany their...

In this circumference lesson plan, learners review how to find the diameter and circumference of a circle, they apply their skills to a real life application. Students are presented with the task of determining the circumference of trees...