One cyclist goes to great lengths to make his proposal! Your classes must figure out just what length that is. Using a map with a bike route that spells out Marry Me, learners calculate the total distance of the ride. They base their...

In this algebra worksheet, students solve word problems involving marriage and children to explore the concept of algebraic equations. There is an answer key with this word problem.

Do women with college degrees get married later? Using a provided scatter plot of the percentage of women who earn bachelor's degrees and the median age at which women first get married over time, pupils conduct a linear regression...

A very clever marriage of social studies and math is offered in this presentation. Young mathematicians look at slides of a variety of flags of the world and try to find the line of symmetry in each. A clever way to practice symmetry!

In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem in which they determine the fraction of the town’s adults are married. The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution. 

Learners create a pictograph showing household size for the class.In this data collection and graphing lesson, the teacher guides students through the creation of a concrete object graph, then learners analyze and summarize the results.

Students investigate the cost of living. In this financial awareness lesson, students play a game to simulate various family situations and their incomes. Students choose activity cards and record information on their family profile...

Students explore financial planning. In this financial plan lesson, students read real-world problems from a current newspaper. They discuss methods for paying off debt, consolidating debt, computing net worth, and increasing cash flow....

Twelfth graders explain basic information concerning financial investments. They identify consumer rights and responsibilities and effective practices for purchasing consumer goods, services, housing and insurance. They list steps in...

In this epitaph worksheet, students read a poem and write an algebraic equation from the given riddle.  Students solve the equation to determine the age of Diophantus at his death.  This one-page worksheet contains one...

Students use an ancient math game to establish the context for solving problems by investigating them in a systematic and mathematical way. They also need to have the ability to solve various types of equations.

Students plan a one-month budget, allowing for unexpected expenses. Using checkbook skills, they pay mock bills. Working in small groups, students watch a teacher-prepared Powerpoint presentation, visit financial Websites, and utilize...

In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...

Young scholars examine websites and resources related to Bush's 2001 tax plan. They discuss the history of taxes and other tax topics. They look for evidence in the local newspaper of government spending at work.

This article is an in-depth look at graphs. Topics covered are graph models, terminology, representations of graphs, graph isomorphism, connectivity, Euler and Hamiltonian Paths, and more. Examples and explanations are included.

Here's a short biography of the fascinating Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician of the 18th century. She balanced math, motherhood, and marriage, plus a place in the French court and friendship with Voltaire, and "helped shape the...