Dr. Math explains how Pascal's triangle can be used to determine the possible combinations of ice cream cones that can be made with different numbers of flavors. His response also includes an explanation using combination functions.

Fun and yummy lesson to do on a sunny spring afternoon. Have the students take a poll of their favorite choice of ice cream and create a bar graph showing the information. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in...

In this lesson, students will figure out how many different combinations of ice cream flavors and cones they can make. Students will work cooperatively to make the different combinations. They will use various materials to actually make...

When it comes to making ice cream, in order to make the mixture cold enough to freeze, you surround the container with ice and rock salt. This experiment helps you learn how the addition of salt (or other substances) affects the freezing...

The purpose of this task is to engage students, probably working in groups, in a substantial and open-ended modeling problem. Students will have to brainstorm or research several relevant quantities, and incorporate these values into...

An informational ebook about using technology as a means of communication. Special vocabulary words are highlighted and reviewed as well as a quiz checking understanding of the story.

Learn how states of matter are dependent on an object's average kinetic energy.

The purpose of this task is for students to represent and interpret categorical data. As a class, students will answer a question with three possible answers and construct a bar graph with the responses. Multiple discussion questions and...

On this interactive site students learn to read two and three digit numbers, use words to write numbers, put numbers in ascending and descending order and locate place value of digits.

On this interactive site students learn to place numbers in ascending and descending order, write 4-digit numbers in expanded notation and discuss place value.

On this interactive site students learn to read and write large numbers in numerals, round numbers to millions, and locate prime and composite numbers.

This site, part of the Modern American Poetry site maintained by the University of Illinois, provides biographical information on Stevens, commentary on many of his poems (including "Anecdote of the Jar" and "The Emperor of Ice-cream"),...

Students explore materials engineering by modifying the material properties of water. Specifically, they use salt to lower the freezing point of water and test it by making ice cream. Using either a simple thermometer or a mechatronic...

Experiment shows students how to use the lowered freezing point of water to chill another mixture (ice cream) to the solid state. Teacher's notes provide background information.

Discover how liquids can change to solids while making ice cream.

After reading Tim's Ice Cream Store by Rachel Griffiths and Margaret Clyne or Curious George Goes to the Ice Cream Shop by H. A. Rey, young scholars create an ice cream chart and learn to tally their favorite flavors.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Themed backgrounds for making your own flashcards, such as snowman, tooth, heart, and ice cream cone. Blank pictures can be used for math problems or whatever goes along with the theme of the unit.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews bar graphs, how to create them and read them. Excellent activity to get your students involved in a tasty math activity!

Match the cause with the appropriate effect in this colorful game.

As learners begin their study of states of matter, this hands-on activity demonstrates how the interaction of a solid and a liquid can reverse the initial state of each material.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...

Students quickly realize the importance of learning how to read and find information in charts, graphs, and tables compared to finding the same information written in a paragraph. This is a fun, high energy lesson!This lesson plan was...

Gelatin. It's hard to think of another food that is used as frequently on the dinner table as off. You can find it in all sorts of sweet foods, from ice cream, yogurt, and gummy bears, to marshmallows and yellow colorings for sodas. Off...

Do you always wash your hands before preapring food? Simple things that can be done during food preparation reduce the risk of food contamination. In this activity students learn how to safely prepare a fun treat in class- fruit ice cream.

Chances are, you have several materials around your house made of gelatinized materials. Gels are used in all kinds of products and materials: pudding, diapers, insoles, packaging, ice cream, toothpaste, and much more. In this project,...