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Scale Drawing
Students use ratio and proportions to solve problems. In this geometry activity, students apply ratio and proportions to real life scenarios.
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You Sank My Battleship
Students apply the concept of transformation to the game of battleship. In this algebra lesson, students relate their linear equations to how they would graph or set up their game pieces to win.
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Estimating Deer Population
Students calculate the deer population using proportion. In this algebra lesson, students apply the concept of ratio and proportion to real life scenario.
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The American Flag-Basic Ratios and Proportions
Learners solve problems with ratios and proportions. In this algebra lesson,students apply the concept of ratios and proportions to the real world.
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What Are My Chances?
Students calculate probability. In this lesson on probability, students use given data to calculate to chances of a given event occurring. Many of the calculations in this lesson are applicable to daily life.
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Teaching Students Mathematical Reasoning Skills
Students can build upon their basic math skills and become higher order thinkers when we encourage the following principles.
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Awareness of Pre-algebra Concepts
Students demonstrate different algebraic equations using Borenson's Hands-On Equation materials. They work in a cooperative group to solve algebraic equations.
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Roll Me Some Factors
in this factors game activity, students follow a set of instructions to play a factors game, then answer 2 related questions. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Chills And Thrills
Learners learn what happens when ice melts. They explore melting, and devise ways of speeding up and slowing down the melting process.
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TAKS Quiz-Probability of Drawing One Item
In this TAKS math quiz worksheet, learners take an online quiz focused on the probability of drawing one item. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Basic Probability
Learners explore basic probability. In this Algebra II/Geometry lesson, students use modeling to solve basic probability problems involving real-life applications.
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Simplifying Roots
In this simplifying roots worksheet, students simplify given roots and express them in terms of exponents. Explanations and examples are provided. This three-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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More, Less, and Equally Likely
In this math making predictions worksheet, students solve 3 math word problems that require them to make predictions based on the information presented.
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Zero Subtraction Games
In this zero subtraction games learning exercise, 3rd graders play two games using dice, starting with a given number of points, subtracting a number after each roll and recording the score until the winner gets zero.
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Investigating Volume
Students investigate the components of volume and use appropriate units and procedures to calculate the volume of several household boxes.
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Exercise in Perspective
In this exercise in perspectives, students are required to analyze a topic by completing six different activities. Students can work in groups, pairs or independently to complete the activity.
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Linear and Non-Linear Equations
Students study linear and non-linear equations. After a teacher demonstration, they use calculators to solve and graph equations. They distinguish the difference between linear and non-linear equations.
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Choices and Consequences
First graders explore the relationships between the choices one makes and the consequences that follow. The importance of choices in context of getting along with others is stressed throughout the lesson.
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Choices and Consequences
First graders read "The Red Racer" by Audrey Wood. They identify choices and consequences present in the story. They identify and evaluate choices, and the consequences of those choices, in everyday life both at school and home.
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Integrating Mathematics Into Literature
Students discuss tables, multiples, fractions, ratios, and probability while participating in daily activities in this cross-curricular Math activity using examples from Literature. State standards in Mathematics are addressed over the...
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Find Probability
In this finding probability worksheet, students use a tree diagram and a grid to discover the probabilities and possible answers. Students answer six problems.
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Too Many Tens
Students practice grouping in different ways by putting numbers up to 1,000 in the correct place value. In this place value lesson plan, students estimate items in a jar and then count them out by grouping them by 10s.
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Working Backwards as a Problem-Solving Strategy
In this problem solving strategy learning exercise, 3rd graders roll a dice three times and record the number in the hundreds, tens and ones place on the chart, then solve an addition and subtraction problem with that number.
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What Happened to the Mean and Median
Students find the mean, median and mode. In hs statistics lesson, students collect, plot and analyze data. The identify the effect the central tendency have on the data and line.