What makes a function a function? Learn the criteria for a relation defined as a function both numerically and graphically. Once young mathematicians define a function, they use function notation to evaluate it. 

A little too much strain could cause a lot of stress. Groups conduct a strength test on clay. Using books as weights, pupils measure the compression of clay columns and calculate the associated strain and stress. Teams record their...

Can your class write linear equations three different ways? Here is a study guide that includes slope-intercept, standard, and point-slope forms. Learners are given the slope and a point on the line, or two points and are asked to write...

In this nonfiction sharing board activity, learners complete questions about the books main idea, vocabulary, facts, connections. Students also graph information from the book, go beyond the text, and evaluate how they felt about the...

Do you need to create custom line plot worksheets for your math learners? Use this template to create the line plot. Include up to five questions below the plot. 

What are diverse media formats? Have your class figure this out on their own through small-group brainstorming. The resource includes two related activities about different kinds of data that will help your class get a grasp of media...

Test your class on earth science with this extensive resource. This test, created by The University of the State of New York Regents, is made up of 50 multiple choice questions and 32 short answer questions that cover the branches of...

A peer review form just for science? Specifically tailored for science writing, this resource asks editors to give detailed responses to questions about the relevance of the study, the clarity of the hypotheses, the methods, materials,...

Where is my robot? Pupils create programs that utilize the localization services that a Roomba uses to determine its surroundings.

Which sports drink provides the best pick-me-up after the big game or grueling workout? It may not be the one you'd think! Food science is the focus in a surprising lab activity. Pupils use colorimetry to determine the amount of protein,...

in this derivative activity, students find the derivative for the function w'(t) and tell the meaning of this. They create a sign chart for the derivative of two functions. Students create the graph of the derivative of a function as...

In this math worksheet, students create a bar graph using a ten by ten grid paper. Students can also create shapes using the grid paper.

In this tally charts worksheet, students discuss how to use a tally chart and how to read the chart. Once students record information on a tally chart they answer questions showing their ability to read a tally chart.

In this science worksheet, students describe and draw what the moon looks like in four phases. Students also research about what the phase of the moon was like on the day and year they were born. Students ask their classmates and...

In this math worksheet, students create an alien mask and practice graphing coordinate pairs. Students follow the directions to plot coordinates on an x and y axis. When they are finished students will see an alien face which can be made...

In this math learning exercise, students try to fit a line to a set of data. Then they use the least squares method is based on minimizing the sum of the squares of the errors.

In this histogram learning exercise, students solve 6 multiple choice and short answer problems. Students read histograms and determine the frequency of a particular item.

In this prescription drug instructional activity, learners answer short answer questions and create graphs on the sales of prescription drugs over a five year span. Students complete six questions.

Determining the number of solutions is an important stepping stone to higher math. In this case, the resource asks algebra pupils to find a second linear equation for a certain solution of a system. When one is asked for a linear...

Use this resource as a basic review of economic principles. There are six questions relating to the factors of production, opportunity costs, wants and needs, tangibles and intangibles, and more.

Here is a worksheet on Urban Ecology in the state of Arizona. In it, learners answer nine short-answer questions on this topic. The last two questions have them use the reverse side of the paper to create tables and graphs which deal...

What is "viral marketing" and how does it relate to mathematics? Young mathematicians use exponential functions to develop a mathematical model for a business advertising campaign. Learners then see how their campaigns increase...

In this scatter plot worksheet, students write an equation for a line that would fit the given scatter plot. They create scatter plots from given information. This two-page worksheet contains eight problems.

In this data handling worksheet, students explore multiple ways to represent data.  They create stem and leaf plots, histograms, and bar charts.  Students examine and interpret diagrams and statistics.  This eleven-page...