Young analysts write a comparative essay, but about what? They compose a paper based on several critical discussion about reality and illusion, and how both are blurred in art. They analyze several theatre pieces that exemplify Brechtian...

Tune in for savings! Scholars investigate pricing schemes for two different online music download sites. After comparing the two, they determine the numbers of songs for which each site would be cheaper.

Fourth and fifth graders make predictions using data. In this analyzing data lesson, pupils use experimental data, frequency tables, and line plots to look for patterns in the data in order to determine chance. You will need to make a...

Was Puritan society governed as more of a theocracy or democracy? After comparing and contrasting a series of primary source documents, middle and high schoolers form small groups and debate the question.

Track down the Cyberchase episode that this lesson is associated with. Using a worksheet that is embedded in the plan, learners must find the next two numbers and shapes (a double pattern). Once these have been discovered, pupils try...

Here is a comprehensive task for your middle school mathematicians regarding the multiplication and division of integers. Word problems and practical problems abound, while occasional graphics make the page more visually appealing. A...

You can eat a solar cell? A unit on solar energy begins with a discussion about organic solar cells, followed by directions on how to build your own. After following the teacher's directions to build an anthocyanin...

Middle schoolers engage in a lesson which reminds them that root words indicate the base meaning of a word, and that those roots are found in many different words that have similar meanings. Pairs of pupils use construction paper and...

Illustrate the importance of specific details and clear directions. Sitting back-to-back, partners take turns building a Lego structure and giving directions to their partners to create an identical structure. The subsequent discussion...

In this pattern, comparing and ordering worksheet, students complete a total of 10 multiple choice questions that use concepts of ordering, comparing and patterns.

In this number comparison learning exercise, students fill in the less than, greater than, or equal to symbol in order to compare two numbers. There are 21 two-digit and one-digit numbers to compare.

For this comparing numbers activity, learners circle the smaller number in a pair, 58 pairs total. Worksheet is labeled "sample" and is part of a subscription site with links.

In this comparing numbers instructional activity, students examine 60 pairs of 1 and 2 digit numbers. Students identify the smaller number in each of the pairs.

In this comparing numbers worksheet, students examine 6 pairs of pictured shapes. Students determine and identify the set in each pair that has fewer shapes.

In this comparing numbers worksheet, students examine 10 pairs of 5 and 6 digit numbers. Students identify the numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.

In this comparing numbers worksheet, students examine 10 pairs of 5 and 6 digit numbers. Students identify the numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.

A learning task that involves creative ways of thinking permits children to use paper models as a way to visualize the fraction one-half. Learners can fold or cut their models in such a way that the unshaded regions, and shaded...

Learners investigate the connection that exists between Algebra and Geometry. They classify two and three-dimensional figures. Pupils use formulas to solve problems in geometry and use appropriate measuring devices in the right contexts.

Mathematicians make representations of fractional parts of a whole and learn that a decimal is another way to represent a fractional part. Understanding is extended by comparing and ordering fractions and decimals on a number line. This...

For this comparing weights worksheet, students observe sets of three objects and number them from lightest to heaviest. Students solve 9 problems.

Students represent equivalent amounts using concrete materials, number symbols, and number words.

Young scholars compare and contrast different forms of communication.  In this poetry lesson, students focus on the ballad form and read "Timothy Winters". Young scholars draw conclusions from the ballad and divide into groups to...

Students create a ticket table illustrating the cost of tickets by alternative transportation. In this number sense lesson, students write number sentences to compare and contrast difference information in their chart. Students figure...

Students read the novel, "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Using excerpts from the novel, they complete a performance and literary technique objective. In groups, they finish handouts to give them more information on the Holocaust. They compare...