What is the relationship between a hemisphere, a cone, and a cylinder? Using Cavalieri's Principle, the class determines that the sum of the volume of a hemisphere and a cone with the same radius and height equals the volume of a...

What does math have to do with the behavior of the earth and sun? Learn how the movement of celestial bodies has influenced the development of trigonometry. Scholars connects the details in mathematics to their...

How many points are needed to define a unique parabola? Individuals work with data to answer this question. Ultimately, they determine the quadratic model when given three points. The concept is applied to data from a dropped...

Tree rings from North America give a continuous history of El Nino intensity over the last 1,100 years. Scholars learn how scientists use tree rings to create timelines demonstrating variations in weather patterns. The cumulative...

How would you react to the Trunchbull if she was your teacher? This is the focus of an activity that has readers imagining and then acting out their reactions to various Trunchball scenarios in the story.

Get in touch with your sense of self! The fifth and final lesson in a series of college and career lessons for fifth graders reinforces the relationship between interests and career choices. Pupils play a scenario-driven game, then dig...

Patterns in polygons lead to patterns in polynomials. Presented with a series of polygons, individuals create polynomial expressions to represent their patterns. The algebra project consists of nine problems that incorporate polynomial...

Fifth graders study probability of events. They predict outcomes, and participate in hands-on experiments to find the probability of specified events. Afterward, 5th graders write probability of events in fractions and decimals.

Students listen to the math problem and discuss. They work alone or in groups to come up with the possible solutions and put their pictures of the bottle arrangements on the wall so that the class can refer to them.

In this probability and statistics worksheet, students work with a family member to determine the number of outcomes in a given situation. The two page worksheet contains four questions. Answers are included.

Third graders explore their addition and subtraction skills. For this number sense lesson, 3rd graders analyze different scoring possibilities for a basketball game. This lesson incorporates the use a video titled "Blossom and...

Sixth graders use a video and the internet to determine whether a game is fair or unfair. For this probabilities lesson plan, 6th graders determine the fairness of a game based on the probabilities of the outcomes.

Students problem solve to find the probability of each tree in a small forest to catch fire. In this probability lesson plan, students use the computer to complete this application.

Students explore the concept of binomial distribution. In this binomial distribution lesson, students perform binomial distributions on a number of problems in this lecture lesson. Students find the mean and variance of binomial...

Students explore the concept of line of best fit. In this line of best fit lesson, students find lines of best fit in examples about riding your bike home from school and dentistry. Students find two data points and find the line of best...

In this ratio, proportion and percent worksheet, learners solve problems involving ratios and proportions. They identify the percent of increase and decrease, solve ratio problems with proportions, and find sale prices. This two-page...

Ninth graders investigate the concept of probability. They use a clear objective that is a visual cue for what is required for the lesson. They apply the basic practices of probability to real life like situations.

Young scholars explore the connection between geopolitics and the economy by tracking the stock prices of blue chip companies at the time of major events affecting U.S. security. They, in groups, create presentation posters to illustrate...

Students examine the useful information to be found on the "invisible web." They find the best sources of relevant information.

In this counting principle worksheet, learners find the possibility of an event while using the counting principle. They read about this tool to find the total number of combinations.

Fourth graders use critical thinking, evaluation, and geography skills to find alternative locations that Brigham Young could have taken the Mormons to settle.

In this unit, 3rd graders investigate one variable to see if they can make a paper plane fly farther. They use scatter plots to establish a possible relationship between variables then use what they have found to make a paper plane to...

Fifth graders discuss the forest products industry and its affects upon their communities. They inventory the wood and paper products they consume and determine how it translates into the number of trees cut. Using a spreadsheet, they...

Pupils research their families travel patterns over the last 100 years. They work with students in other countries to publish their findings. They also examine key events over the same 100 years.