Young scholars graph lines using the slope and y-intercept. For this algebra lesson, students create data using tables and equations. They use their data to make predictions and draw conclusion.

Young scholars use the Internet to do research on the roller coasters at Magic Mountain Amusement Park. They must use mathematical formulas to calculate the highest and fastest coaster at the park.

Students examine how ancient Maya counted, and practice addition and subtraction using Maya number glyphs.

Students role-play coyotes looking for natural resources.  In this natural resources lesson, students examine the relationship between animal life and the environment.  Students play a game that demonstrates how natural...

Learners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.

Students examine water supply issues caused by population growth and land use. They read and discuss an article, develop a water usage trivia game, write a news article, illustrate a desalination process, and research aquifer systems.

Pupils explore different ways heat can be added to water.

For this measurements worksheet, students review how metric conversions work and the prefixes associated with the conversions. Then students complete 27 problems, 1 short answer, 14 matching, and 7 fill in the blank questions.

Students analyze interior design as a profession. In this interior design lesson, students design their own dream bedroom and explore interior design as a profession. Students draw a scaled drawing using graph paper and appropriate...

In this fractions worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the correct terms that relate to fractions. A reference web site is given.

Students investigate how we use technology to communicate.

Students make a thermometer and write a paragraph about how they did it.

In this percentages activity, students write twelve decimals as percentages and twelve percentages as decimals. Students check their answers with the key when they are finished.

In this percentages worksheet, students write eighteen fractions as percentages. Students problem solve each fraction as a percentage.

Fifth graders examine smog and particulate matter as two major visible air pollutants. They discover how the pollutants formed and how engineers work on visible air pollution. They design an advertisement for a hybrid vehicle.

Students calculate evaporation rate using differential equations. In this calculus lesson plan, students explain how pan evaporation works. They complete a worksheet to sum up the lesson plan.

Students identify the processes involved in the water cycle. In this math lesson, students explain what civil engineers and hydrologist do. They watch a video about flooding in Texas.

Students determine the difference between immigration and emigration. They read and listen to books about emigration westward during the Gold Rush years. They examine life in Gold Rush towns while determining why gold is so valuable....

This site has a detailed step-by-step instruction of how to convert units of measurement. Multiplying by 1 is explained as are compound units, and finding conversion factors. The discussion is slowed down for students who may have missed...

This task challenges a student to use understanding of time to convert between hours and minutes to make comparisons of units of time.

Resource reviews seconds, minutes, and hours, and how to convert between them then provides practice problems.

Solve word problems that involve converting between metric measures of distance, volume, and mass, as well as measures of time. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students solve word problems involving time written in 24-hour format. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:38] and a set of...