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Speed Trap
Students explore the usefulness of algebraic skill development as they make decisions based on their ability to accurately estimate the speed of moving vehicles. The life and death possibilities place an interesting"spin" on this skill.
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Skittles Lab
Students use Skittles as manipulatives to practice computing decimals from fractions, computing decimals into percentages, and creating bar graphs from gathered data.
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Managing Your Money
Young scholars use the internet to gather information on saving money. They describe the history of money and the responsibilities of the United States Mint. They list their own personal goals and keep a journal as they operate a...
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Daily Radiation "Balance"
Students explore the amount of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. They calculate the total amount of incoming and outgoing radiation over a day and determine how "balanced" the radiative system is over a particular location.
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What is Motion?
In this motion worksheet, students will write in motion vocabulary words including velocity and speed to complete 7 statements. Then students will calculate average speed and velocity in three short answer questions.
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Negative Numbers
In this algebra worksheet, students review basic division and multiplication concepts to solve problems using order of operation. This worksheet contains 11 multiple choice questions.
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Pet Care Adds Up
Students calculate the costs of properly caring for a pet. In this animal welfare lesson plan, students use pet supply catalogs and websites to gather information about the cost of caring for a pet. Students are divided into groups and...
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Christmas Around the World
Students use the internet to examine how other countries celebrate Christmas. They practice saying "Merry Christmas" in different languages and create a flyer about the benefits of having a tree for the holidays. They also write a...
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Population Density in the Ghettos
Young scholars examine population density in Jewish ghettos. In this Holocaust lesson plan, students calculate population density of cities around the world using the provided information. Young scholars then discuss the...
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Explorit's Do-It-In-Your-Head Numbers Quiz
For this mental math worksheet, learners complete a 6 question multiple choice online interactive activity without using pencil, paper or calculator. Included are word problems, multiple operations, averaging, and basic arithmetic.
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Ratio and Proportion
Students investigate ratio and proportion. In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students write ratios and find equal ratios. Students use ratio and proportion to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy...
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Holidays Around the World
Students use the internet to gather information about holidays around the world. They create a calendar with all of the holidays outlined and calculate the percentages of countries who celebrate each one. They design a greeting card to...
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Bug Race
In this motion worksheet, students compare two graphs showing a bug's distance traveled over time. Students calculate the average speed of the bugs and determine which bug was traveling at a constant speed. This worksheet has 1 short...
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Math Vocabulary Maze
In this math maze activity, students navigate their way through a maze using clues and spelling out math vocabulary words. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Sine and Cosine
Students solve problems using sine and cosine. In this precalculus instructional activity, students solve word problems using sine and cosine. They identify where it is appropriate to laws of sine and cosine and where to use the...
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Making Connections, Linking Population and the Environment
Pupils find out that all habitats have a carrying capacity. They explore how the world's human population has grown markedly in the 20th century, and that humans impact environmental health. Students investigate that people can and must...
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Perimeter and Area of Irregular Figures homework 16.5
In this finding the perimeter and area of irregular figures worksheet, students review the steps for each calculation and solve the problems. Students solve both perimeter and area for seven problems.
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How Big Is It?
Fifth graders look at the Garrison flag and estimate how big it is. In this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders then calculate the area and perimeter of the flag.
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Visualiziing Equations
Young scholars use visuals and words to solve equations. In this algebra lesson, students observe the necessary steps needed to add, subtract,multiply and divide to solve an equation. They graph their solution using the TI calculator.
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What's The Point?
Learners solve word problems using the correct math symbols. In this algebra lesson, students use the TI calculator to graph their equation and analyze it. They find the line of regression and use to draw conclusion.
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Fractions in the Kitchen
Seventh graders use the World Wide Web for research, identify fractions found in everyday life by finding a recipe that uses fractions.
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Saving Money Through Mathematics
Third graders discuss light sources and collect data about energy sources. They compare data and create a multiple line graph showing energy used by light sources for each student in the group. They present their graphs and write a...
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Pooling Around
Learners complete a unit of lessons on computing area and volume. They play a Jeopardy game of basic area formulas, calculate surface area of shapes, develop a Powerpoint presentation, and conduct a simulation of finding the surface area...
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Why Do Things Fall?
In this science learning exercise, students complete a paragraph using 15 given terms. For example, "How can a spring be used to measure force?"