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To Recycle, or Not Recycle?
To recycle or not to recycle, that is the question. Your class can find the answer by taking a teacher created WebQuest, where they assume a role of a community member taking a stand on implementing a community wide recycling plan. The...
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Ornithology and Real World Science
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing instructional activity! This cross-curricular Ornithology instructional activity incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry,...
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Twelve Days of Christmas--Prediction, Estimation, Addition, Table and Chart
Scholars explore graphing. They will listen to and sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and estimate how many gifts were mentioned in the song. Then complete a data chart representing each gift given in the song. They also construct...
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Misleading Graphs
Students explore number relationships by participating in a data collection activity. In this statistics instructional activity, students participate in a role-play activitiy in which they own a scrap material storefront that must...
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Skating Data
In this collecting data activity, 4th graders view a table on ice skaters at a public rink in order to answer 2 multiple choice questions, 1 short answer question and make a graph showing one piece of the data.
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Using Charts, Graphs, Tables, or Charts
In this charts, graphs and tables learning exercise, students view 3 different types of visual representations of data, make a list of 20 items and decide how the items can best be put together in groups to make a graph, chart or table....
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Discovering Magnets and Graphs
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths. In this magnet experiment lesson, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them. Students record...
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Temperature Line Graphs
In this temperature instructional activity, students create 3 line graphs from data tables showing dates and recorded temperatures. This instructional activity includes an answer key.
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Cricket Weather
In this collecting data worksheet, 4th graders use the data collected on crickets chirps and the temperature to make a line graph by following 4 directives.
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Animal Runners
In this collecting data instructional activity, 4th graders use the data shown on how fast 6 animals can run to create a bar graph. Students follow the instructions on 3 directives for their bar graphs and answer 1 short answer question.
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Pounds of Paper
In this collecting of data worksheet, 2nd graders study and analyze a pounds of paper table in order to solve and answer 6 mathematical questions.
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Survey Says...
Students practice taking surveys to answer different questions about radio. In this communications lesson, students brainstorm to create questions they can ask strangers about how often they listen to their radio. Students...
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Make a Graph
In this graphs worksheet, 4th graders, after studying and analyzing a table on bicycles sold within several years, answer 2 short answer questions relating to the table.
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Yummy Apples!
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...
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Poetic Math Greeting Cards
Fourth graders work in groups; collect data in a survey; depict in tables, charts, or graphs the results of the survey; and make predictions. They use creative writing skills and computer skills to generate a greeting card of their own.
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Patterns of International Tourism in Canada
Students retrieve data on the number of international tourists to Canada, analyzing the seasonal patterns and long-term trends for each region in Canada. They retrieve statistical data from E-STAT; and explain the effect of seasonal...
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Be Sharp and Never Flat
An outstanding instructional activity on music awaits your young composers! They learn about patterns found in music, the different sections of an orchestra, and see the differences between musicians and a composer. Excellent streamed...
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Hot and Cold Colors
Students experiment with the color and solar energy absorption. In this color and solar energy absorption lesson, students spend two days discussing and experimenting with the concept of energy absorption. They paint cans with different...
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Do Medicines Grow on Trees and Plants?
Students study the importance of preserving rainforest. They investigate the uses of rainforest plants for medicinal uses by participating in rainforest immersion activities.
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Kites: Patang - The Indian Fighter Kite
Students investigate the history of fighter kites and build their own. In this aeronautics lesson, students discover how other countries utilize fighter kites and where they originated. Students create their own fighter kites...
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Rolling with Links
First graders explore geometry by completing a worksheet in class. In this non-standard measurement unit lesson, 1st graders discuss different techniques for measuring items without the use of a ruler. Students read several short stories...
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Observing and Sketching the Lunar Surface
Students explore space science by conducting an illustration activity. For this lunar lesson, students discuss what the moon is and the role it plays for our environment on Earth. Students view images of the moon and utilize chalk to...
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PowerPoint Probability
Sixth graders investigate film making by creating a video about probability. In this math visualization instructional activity, 6th graders create a presentation for their class demonstrating the probability of random events taking...
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Building a Scale Model
Third graders create a model of the solar system. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders create a scale model of the solar system. Working in pairs students solve mathematical problems to correctly measure the distance each planet is...