Students explore ratios and their relationships to fractions. They explain the process of identifying ratios and describe their comparison. Students write ratios as fractions and by using colons. They convert the ratios to percents.

Students develop a rock word web during a large group discussion. Using the categories generated during that discussion, they sort their rock samples accordingly.

Students collect, organize, and analyze data while studying the Pythagorean Theorem, measure length and width of several rectangular objects, and compare the measured results to the calculated results.

In this percent applications worksheet, students complete a total of 10 problems that involve calculating percentages. A reference web site is given.

In this math activity, students investigate the concept of using combinations. They compare this with permutations where a different order of the same set of objects is counted separately for the outcome.

Students begin the activity by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and...

In this statistical worksheet, students organize given data into a stem-and-leaf plot. They then use their organize data to answer given questions. Students create two stem-and-leaf plots and answer five questions. An answer sheet is...

Help your sixth graders reach their Common Core math standards by providing them with a checklist of "I can" statements for each standard. As each concept is covered, kids can check it off, as long as they can do what it states. 

Students locate California and New York on a map and explore available means of travel in the 19th century. Students explore the role of trade in pioneer America and simulate various barter transactions.

Sixth graders practice translating verbal expressions into algebraic expressions. In this introductory algebra lesson, 6th graders practice writing written/verbal sentences into algebraic expressions and vice versa. Students also review...

Students participate in a layered unit that includes activities like: Write a character study (minimum 250 words) of a character you are familiar with from a book or play. What is their personality like? Who would you compare them to (in...

Second graders use a number line to practice subtraction.  In this subtraction lesson, 2nd graders use a number line to count backwards.  Students participate in mad math activities and solve problems.

Students practice addition and subtraction problems and answer questions using greater than and less than. They chart information to create a graph on the computer.

Students try to reach a "best explanation" after viewing diagrams.  In this trackway lesson students complete several worksheets, make observations and hypothesize.

Students will compare historical figureheads to determine their purpose and meaning for the sailing vessels. They will use plaster to carve and create figureheads that are contemporary representations of themselves and their culture.

Students follow tracks of a monster who has walked through their classroom to see what he has done. They discuss sequencing vocabulary before using computer software students sequence the monster's visit using a concept map. In a word...

Third graders discuss the weather and how it changes during the different seasons. They listen to a read aloud of Judy Barrett's, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. They write and illustrate a news article about the weather that is found...

Eleventh graders discover the appreciation of the importance of visuals in exploring different aspects of society past and present. They collaborate on comparing and contrasting information. Students look at what life was like during the...

Young scholars receive instruction on dominant/recessive traits, access World-Wide Search for the Dominant Trait and download information on which traits to assess. They collect data on at least 20 people and prepare a data chart.

Sixth graders explore the art of sculpture. They examine the sculptural techniques that can be used. Students select sculptural materials, tools, and techniques to create a novel interpretation of an everyday object.

Third graders discuss what they think the word "observation" means and discover different ways that we observe. They observe as the teacher demonstrates how to use a hand lens as a tool for observing tiny details. They then use hand...

Third graders represent fractions as part of a whole. In this fractions instructional activity, 3rd graders use manipulatives to show how a fraction is a part of a whole. This instructional activity includes individual practice and an...

Eighth graders use the Internet to research information of American corporations and the PowerPoint to relate this to their classmates.

Students compute the mean and median of the number of seeds in a watermelon. They work in groups with a slice of water to complete and compare their calculations. They get a class average and mean.