Young scholars participate in numerous activities and games. In pairs, they play card games to find relationships between a random set of playing cards. After writing samples of Dear Abby letters concerning math problems, students...

Students explore the concept of prime factorization. In this prime factorization lesson, students participate in an activity where they find the prime factorization and greatest common factor of a number derived from their name. Students...

Students explore the structure and function of the periodic table of elements. Though memorization drills and games, students working in pairs, identify the elements of the periodic table, their grouping, their properties and their...

Students use the internet to discover information about dolphins. They examine their behavior, appearance and distribution of dolphins.

Students investigate the Legend of the Tower of Hanoi and complete mathematical problems related to the legend. They play the Tower of Hanoi game online in order to discover the number pattern involved. They solve problems using the...

Students practice using vocabulary terms about the Louisiana Purchase by creating a picture dictionary, an ABC book of terms, a word sort, or a game. Each project should include people, places and terms as they relate to the Louisiana...

Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet instructional activity students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 

Fourth graders discover what trees need to live and grow in the environment. They realize that trees sometimes interact or compete with other organisms as well as each other. They identify the physical characteristics of Utah's...

A tea party in Wonderland? An East Egg brunch with Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick? Breakfast with Miss Havisham, Lady Macbeth, and Abigail Williams? Or dinner with Andre, Hamlet, and Randle Patrick McMurphy? Class members select a favorite...

Language arts learners don't need a lecture about poetry; they listen to poetry every day on the radio! Apply skills from literary analysis to famous songs and beautiful lyrics with a lesson about literary devices. As...

A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...

Are you reading The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck in your class? If so, this quiz might be useful for you. This is an online interactive quiz that covers the novel's theme, plot, and characters. The quiz refers to the entire novel,...

Students construct two dimensional models to illustrate squared numbers. In this geometry instructional activity, students use graph paper and an x/y axis to build squares exponentially. Students identify powers and relationships between...

Eighth graders complete seven work stations that highlight math activities while they focus on the rules for Internet use and classroom rules for working in cooperative groups. After completing the activities, they complete a self-...

This animated Math Shorts video explains how the distributive property can help students model and create equivalent expressions. In the accompanying classroom activity, students play a quick game where they identify common factors...

Mangahigh is a website with math games aimed at twelve to eighteen year olds. On this site students multiply across single parenthesis using a constant.

Score goals as you answer questions about the properties of addition.

Learn the definitions and study examples of the four properties of addition. Then try the game to check your understanding of each of the properties. The game will tell you when your answers are correct. If you answer incorrectly, it...

Explains the four mathematic properties of addition. Gives exercises and games to practice this skill.

This site explains the four properties of multiplication. Gives exercises and games to practice this skill.

A comprehensive tutorial from AAA Math that includes multiplication facts, multiplying numbers, multiplying fractions, multiplying decimals and properties of multiplication. Games and practice exercises are part of this lesson.

Multiplying by more than one factor can be easy when you break the numbers down. Learn this problem solving strategy and others in this short lesson that demonstrates how to multiply with several factors. This lesson includes specific...

Use what you already know about addition to master this skill in multiplication. This lesson reviews the concept of carrying in multiplication. Detailed examples are provided along with interactive games to practice the skills learned....

A thorough site that delves into the physical characteristics, food habits, live history, migration and distribution, and behavior of the ringed seal.