Curated OER
Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters 3
In this early childhood letter recognition worksheet, learners examine the 5 lowercase letters in the left column and match them with the 5 uppercase letters in the right column.
Curated OER
How Many?
In this counting worksheet, students circle the correct number that corresponds with the M&M's in each row. Numbers used are 1-5.
Curated OER
How Many? Numbers 1-5
In this numbers worksheet, students color the correct number of M&M's that match a given number at the beginning of a row. Numbers used are 1-5.
Curated OER
Write How Many: Numbers 1-5
In this number recognition worksheet, students write how many pictures of M&M's appear in a series of rows, 5 rows total. Numbers 1-5 only are used.
Curated OER
Letter Mm Practice
In this letter Mm worksheet, students color the M purple and the M&M orange. Students then cut Mm's from magazines or newspapers and glue them on the circle of the M&M candy. Students then practice writing the letters Mm.
Curated OER
Addition Math Lesson Plan
Students write a math lesson plan with manipulatives, drill and practice, and assessments. In this math lesson plan, students do this for addition.
Curated OER
The Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story
Learners organize items in a "doohickey kit" distributed by the teachers, creating categories using classification schemes. In this classification lesson, students compare systems within groups and write questions that could be answered...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: M&m's and Exponential Graphs
Students can use M&M's to model a decay equation - exponential equations.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Radioactive Dating: Looking at Half Lives Using M&ms
In this activity, students gain a better understanding of radioactive dating and half-lives by using M&Ms to demonstrate the idea of radioactive decay. They will be able to see how scientists can determine the age of rocks by looking...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: M&m's and Blogs: Interpreting Data!
In this hands-on, technology-rich lesson plan, students will interpret data. The students will define words involving graphs, create a bar graph using M&M's, and post information from their findings on the internet. The students will...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Graphing With M&m's
M&M's can be used to create a unique data set and can be graphed by students
University of South Florida
Fcat: Bungee M&m's: Teacher Notes
Students will learn how to draw a line of best fit for a set of data using m&m's and a "Bungee."
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Mysterious M&m's
Students will ask questions and learn more about dissolving in this activity where they place M&M in water. Activity includes students activity sheet and teacher instructions.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exponential Growth and Decay : M&m's Activity
In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! to model exponential growth and decay.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Deviant M&ms
This activity uses the basic M&M color activity of old to introduce students to CellSheet, CellSheet Converter, and TI-InterActive! while figuring the % Deviation for each color. If there is extra time or for a more advanced math...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: M&m's and Decay Graphs
Observe exponential decay with the classic M&M lab, here written up and ready to go. At the end, the author intends for students to send equations and data to the teacher via TI-Navigator, but this step can done on paper if the...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Isotopes: Using M&m's as a Model for Calculating Atomic Mass
This activity allows students to gain an understanding of the relationship between the mass and relative abundance of an isotope and its effect on the average atomic mass of the element. Students will be given a random sample of the...
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: M&ms in the Bag Graphing Activity
Use a bag of M&Ms to learn about probability. Includes graphs and percentages, and the steps needed for the students to duplicate the numbers.
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: M&m's in Different Sugar Solutions
An activity to investigate the factors that affect the rate of a substance dissolving. In this activity, students see if the rate of dissolving of the M&M coat is changed by the amount of sugar already dissolved in water. This...
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Colors Collide or Combine
Do M&Ms colors combine or collide when they are put together on a plate of water? This lab activity will have students investigating what happens when M&Ms get wet.
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Racing M&m Colors
An activity where students can experiment with whether different colors of M&Ms dissolve faster in water versus others. This lab includes a student worksheet and teacher instructions.
University of South Florida
Fcat: Get a Half Life!: Teacher Notes
Learners use M&M's and a graphing calculator to collect and graph data. This activity helps them to understand exponential functions and the concept of half-life.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: M&m Math
By using a simple bag of M&Ms, you can conduct an experiment in statistics to determine the frequency of colors in the package. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Recipe for Air
Students use M&M's to create a pie graph that expresses their understanding of the composition of air. The students discuss why knowing this information is important to engineers.