It's not a sprint, it's a marathon! Statistic concepts take time to develop and understand. A guided activity provides an opportunity for individuals to practice their linear regression techniques in spreadsheet software. The activity...

Define the sharpest in the group. Given a section of a trail map, pupils determine a method to measure the sharpness of each turn in the path. Individuals then determine what modifications to their formulas to make to find the sharpness...

Students study an abacus while counting marathon runners.  In this place value instructional activity, students watch a video segment on how counters keep track of marathon runners to reinforce the idea of place value.  

In this running schedule worksheet, students determine when Carla will run 6 miles after four days of running. Students determine what day she completes the first 6 mile run.

Sixth graders investigate time, distance and speed. In this math lesson, 6th graders convert elapsed time into hours, minutes, and seconds. They analyze a marathon to find data on elapsed time.

Middle schoolers apply concept of ratio and proportion to determine length of Statue of Liberty's torch-bearing arm. They view video of Statue of Liberty, determine how long statue's arm would be if its nose measures four feet six...

Students solve problems with proportions. In this proportions lesson plan, students solve word problems as they learn about how to set up formulas for solving proportions. Students then solve problems using proportions.

Graphing functions in a real world application makes math come to life. Learners graph points on a coordinate plane and identify various points on a graph by working through a set of real world problems. This is a perfect review exercise.

Students discover what forces work together to hold up a suspension bridge. They see various bridges around the world, and learn the basic principles that enable each bridge to support itself. Groups design their own bridge, testing how...

In this conversion worksheet, students solve 9 problems where they convert from one unit of measurement to another using a given table with conversion factors.

In this statistics worksheet, students solve 6 data problems. They construct a histogram of given data, they create a frequency polygon, and a stem and leaf diagram. Students create a dot plot and a pie chart for given data sets. On the...

For this addition and subtraction equations worksheet, students use mental math to solve the addition and subtraction equations. Students then answer two test prep questions.

In this logic worksheet, students solve a word problem using logic about people sewing dresses. Students complete 1 problem total.

In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! and exponential functions to predict if, and when, women will better the men's record in the marathon event in the Olympic games.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca figures out a way to count the thousands of runners in the New York City Marathon.

This unit on sequences and series is intended to help young scholars make the connection from math to real life situations. Developing a marathon training program for a beginner runner is one simple way that students may use patterns in...