First graders explore estimating and measuring distances. They analyze and discuss a map of New York State, make estimations, measure distances using yarn, and calculate total distances between cities on the map.

Students calculate costs and determine change in scenarios where they buy 2002 Olympic Winter Game memorabilia for themselves, family and friends.

Learners use imagination to draw his/her locker. They develop measuring and estimation skills.

Knowing the standard algorithm opens up a whole new world of division. Scholars learn how to convert division involving decimals to division involving whole numbers to use the standard algorithm. Knowing how to multiply with powers of...

Accommodate your chemistry class with an experiment that is both entertaining and educational. Through the activity, blossoming chemists perform calculations on various isotopes, as represented by beans and legumes, to obtain...

Measure the amount of energy in a peanut by igniting a chemical reaction. Classes use a laboratory setup to burn a peanut and measure the amount of heat it releases through a temperature analysis. They calculate the number of Joules of...

What does viscosity have to do with splatter? An activity shows that the viscosity of a substance is inversely proportional to the distance of its splatter. Learners conduct the experiment by collecting data, graphing, and analyzing...

Students access prior knowledge to round numbers and add decimals. In this mental math lesson plan, students share the book Betcha and calculate estimates for three jars based on the book. Students calculate money answers based on coins...

Students study math. In this real-life problem solving lesson, students work on their skills dealing with time and money. They work in small groups on various time and money word problems and by the final day they have a final problem...

Twelfth graders use Algebra and Geometry to solve a real life problem at the Zoo.

Students explore the physical properties of eggs. In this scientific observation lesson, students define characteristics of eggs, measure eggs vertically and horizontally, and use the scientific method to perform simple experiments using...

Students explore wolves. In this ecology and wolves lesson, students research predator-prey relationships on the Internet and complete a related worksheet with a partner. Students interpret data on bar graphs to determine growth and...

Students explore rain forests.  In this rain forest lesson plan, students participate in a "BioBlitz" of their schoolyard, observing and recording every living thing in a designated area.  Students visit websites about rain...

Using a number line worksheet, learners solve seven different problems using the shown number line in each. They estimate what number is selected on the number line in each problem and write it out.

In this estimation worksheet, students read story problems, determine the correct operation, and mentally evaluate the problem by using compatible numbers or through the process of rounding. Students complete three multiple choice problems.

In this estimating measurements worksheet, learners solve 15 real life application problems. Students estimate heights and sizes of objects and figure out if estimated numbers are reasonable. This page is intended to be an online...

Students listen to the reading of "The Button Box" and use buttons provided to tell a story about a chosen button, compare their own buttons to those in the reading. They estimate how many buttons are in a bag and sort buttons based on...

In this differentiability worksheet, students write expressions for a tangent line approximation to a graph, determine the limits, and use Taylor's theorem to differentiate given functions. This three-page worksheet contains a...

In this addition and estimation worksheet, students complete 3 sections in which they use estimation and addition to solve the problems. There are 8 problems on this worksheet and students can check their answer by clicking on the Check...

In this math worksheet, students guess the answers and then calculate the real answer without using a calculator. There are 10 questions on this worksheet.

In this Euler's method worksheet, students compute the successive approximations for a given function. They compute the piecewise linear function to produce the approximation to the solution of the initial value problem. This four-page...

In this integral instructional activity, students use Riemann sums to estimate their answers. They answer story (or word) problems about distance/speed. Students are given a defined interval and use the Riemann sum to find the endpoints...

In this calculus question worksheet, students read calculus questions by their peers. The students attempt to teach each other by answering the written questions. Questions cover limits, test for convergence, approximation, interval of...

In this calculus and analytic geometry learning exercise, students problem solve and calculate the answers to five word problems involving the third degree Taylor polynomial function and the Maclaurin series computation.