Third graders use fractions to describe part of a set. In this fractions lesson, 3rd graders are introduced to fractions through a book and use pattern blocks to describe a fraction as a part of a set. This lesson includes a scripted...

Young scholars create an image using given coordinates and evaluate how the coordinates change when a slide or rotation takes place.

Students examine transformations. In this math instructional activity, students view and describe flips, slides, and turns. Students practice making transformations with shapes.

Sixth graders explore lines and angles. They create visual representations of lines, rays and angles by drawing them on paper and using a geoboard. On paper, 6th graders write a summary of the characteristics of their representations.

Students explore the concept of Mandelbrot sets and Julia sets. In this Mandelbrot and Julia set instructional activity, students use a function integrator applet to investigate two-variable function iterations. Students use Julia set...

Students examine the art of Pysanky. Using the Internet, they identify the cultural similarities and differences between the United States and the Ukraine. Using Pysanky's art, they discover the symbolism he used in his artwork and...

Fourth graders design their own letter graph, and then produce the resulting graphs after a translation, reflection, and rotation. After a review of vocabulary, 4th graders create their graphs using crayons.

Students explore the concept of fractals. In this fractals lesson, students play the "Chaos Game" via an applet. Students place dots on the screen to recognize that they have created Sierpinski's Triangle.

Fifth graders create a reflection of a poygon using a Mira. They discover that a line connecting a vertiex of a polygon and the corresponding vertex of its reflection is perpendicular to the line of reflection. Students create a glide...

Tenth graders investigate the volume of a cylinder.  In this geometry lesson, 10th graders create three-dimensional cylinders and use a ruler to determine the dimensions.  The lesson progresses to the use of the formula to find...

Students investigate the Pythagorean Theorem.  In this seventh through twelfth grade geometery instructional activity, students explore the Pythagorean Theorem and its converse and use it to find the length of the missing side...

Students calculate the area of parallelograms. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify properties of parallelograms and use to to solve problems. They create polygons using Cabri software.

Students explore the concept of the Pythagorean Theorem. In this Pythagorean Theorem instructional activity, students derive the distance formula and slope of a line from the Pythagorean Theorem.

Fifth graders investigate mathematical concepts related to the construction of a three dimensional cube. They construct the cube from two dimensional patterns and compute the surface area. Students also define the faces, edges, and...

Students use triangles to find the length and slope of each side. After connecting the vertices, they add points based on their specific instructions. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete a worksheet to end the lesson plan.

In this graphical interpretation of vectors worksheet, students execute operations of addition and multiplication by a scalar. They sketch results and determine the commutativity of vector addition. This three-page worksheet contains...

Students collect and analyze data using a graph. In this algebra lesson, students explain their findings orally and with a graph. They use their knowledge to solve real life scenarios.

Students differentiate between ellipse and hyperbola. For this algebra lesson, students graph and solve elliptical equations. They use the cabri program to create the different conics and move them around.

Fifth graders, after seeing Honeycomb examples, complete a Classifying Angles worksheet, Clock worksheet, and Defining Angles worksheet.

Students explore tessellations that are found in nature and everyday objects. They observe the works of M.C. Escher. Students create their own tessellations using pencil and paper.

Twelfth graders solve problems involving linear and angular speed. Using information about a compact disc, they solve the problem using multiple rates and conversion factors. Students also solve additional problems involving bicycle...

In this line and angles worksheet, students explore basic geometry vocabulary.  They classify polygons.  Students determine the area and perimeter of given shapes.  They examine the parts of a circle, find volume and...

Students identify the properties of a dragon curve. In this geometry lesson, students identify sequences and patterns as they solve fractals. They investigate patterns found in nature.

Students solve and verify the solution for unknown measures. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify the properties of circles. They use the arc, angle and segment relationship to find the missing measures.