Fourth graders compare amounts of time in seconds, minutes and hours.  In this multiplying and comparing time activity, 4th graders problem solve a plumbing problem scenario to find which amount of time is the least.  Students...

Fifth graders analyze data from a simple table. In this graphing lesson plan, 5th graders compare distributions.  Students recognize that the mean helps them find the formula.  Students answer questions on the mean, median, and...

Students examine the difference between whole foods and junk foods. In this food instructional activity, students learn the definitions of whole food and junk food. They find the difference in tastes and textures of different foods by...

Fourth graders learn about price and comparative shopping. In this price and comparative shopping instructional activity, 4th graders read Amy Axelrod's, Pigs Go To Market: Fun with Math and Shopping. They use the book to investigate the...

First graders investigate numerals and size by ranking different numbers based upon value. In this number sense lesson plan, 1st graders practice using the terms smaller, larger, less and more in order to organize numbers on a number...

In this problem solving worksheet, students learn to use a picture to find a fraction and compare two fractions. Students read 4 story problems about fractional parts of a whole and solve them by using the picture.

Students compare real and make believe animal behaviors by drawing and comparing them. In this real and make believe animals lesson plan, students compare the animal behaviors, express how colors create a mood in artwork, and investigate...

Students compare and evaluate landscape poetry. In this poetry lesson, students read poetry by Owen Sheers that describes place/landscapes. They read and compare two similar poems before looking at visual images related to the poems....

Students discuss apples and how they are grown. They listen as the teacher reads "Apples," by Gail Gibbons. Students discuss the story. They view several different types of apples and compare their characteristics. Students taste several...

Students calculate unit rates with fractions and whole numbers. In this algebra lesson, students compare numbers, perform long division, and calculate the rate of different units through conversions. They model some of the problems as...

Students find the number of possible arrangements of several objects by using the Basic Counting Principle. In this math lesson, students divide into groups and determine the number of possible sandwiches which can be made given certain...

In this writing equations for comparison word problems worksheet, students use a as the variable in equations, compare numbers, and solve. Students solve six problems.

In this math worksheet, students examine 6 shamrocks, each with 3 numbers. Students circle the number that is the greatest. All numbers are between 50 and 100.

In this oxidation numbers activity, students compare metals and nonmetals, draw Lewis Dot Diagrams, and determine the oxidation number for the given elements. This activity has 1 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 12 fill in the blank...

In this elementary math worksheet, students examine the shaded fraction models and compare them to the value given. Then they answer the 3 questions in the multiple choice format.

In this elementary math worksheet, 4th graders compare the circle graphs expressed as fraction models in order to determine the fraction values for the four graphs.

In this number worksheet, students color a scoop of ice cream that has a larger number on it. Next, students color the scoop that has the smallest number.

In this math and language arts instructional activity, students read 24 questions and answer using words. Some questions are easy, some are unclear. Example: What number bus comes to college? How many shelves in the cupboard? How old is...

In this expression comparison activity, students solve 14 pairs of expressions to determine whether they are greater than, less than , or equal to one another. Students also respond to 2 word problems.

In this number comparison instructional activity, students determine how many time larger or smaller a number is than another number. There are 22 questions on this instructional activity, and the answers are on the second page.

In this early childhood problem solving worksheet, students make a bar graph with the provided information and then use the graph to solve 4 problems.

What's in a name? Pupils create a data set from the number of letters in the names of classmates. Each group then takes the data and creates a visual representation, such as a histogram, circle graph, stem-and-leaf plot, etc.

How can 5th graders show understanding that 30 x 225 is half of 60 x 225 without completing the computation? They can use an area model and draw it out. An array, or an open array, is an area model that allows for young learners to...

Middle schoolers solve 10 different problems that include multiplication and division of various inequalities. They determine how to make each inequality true. Pupils multiply or divide both sides of an inequality by any positive number...