Money can't buy happiness, but it can put food on the table and pay the bills. The first of a five-lesson unit teaches pupils about the unemployment rate in 1963 and its relationship with the March on Washington. They learn how to create...

Help your class find the the magnetic field of a toroid, a solenoid bent into a circle with an activity that allows the class to see how a loop of wire carrying an electrical charge behaves much like a magnet. The resource provides...

Digestion is an amazing and complicated process that provides humans with the energy they need to survive. Lesson six in this series on the science of food uses sliced turkey and a meat tenderizer to demonstrate how enzymes help break...

Introduce your class to magnetic fields with an activity that demonstrates that a compass is affected by the magnetic field of the earth, unless a closer, stronger magnetic field is present. Pupils can use this fact in the...

Students collect and analyze data, then draw conclusions from the data and apply basic concepts of probability.

Students practice the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers. They view a video clip on addition and subtraction of integers. Students observe a Web site that reviews multiplication and division of integers....

Students subtract mixed numbers that require regrouping and have a difference less than fifty.

 Students explore the likelihood of events.  For this logical thinking lesson, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or...

First graders examine data on a graph and determine which variable on the graph has more. They draw pictures of their family members and determine which families have more members than other families. Using squares of paper to depict...

Students explore the differences between man-made and natural objects. In this lesson plan designed to compare properties of objects, students differentiate between natural and man-made objects and complete an activity designed to show...

Students create a travel budget. For this budget lesson, students research vacation destinations. Working independently, students research destinations on the Internet and construct a budget for the vacation.  Resources provided.

Students use gummy bears to count in this lesson. They sort the gummy bears into color groups. They then count the gummy bears in each grouping. Finally, they survey their classmates' favorite color of gummy bears and record this...

Students explore Earth science by participating in a weather identification activity. In this scientific instrument lesson plan, students identify several weather related tools such as the weather vane, thermometer and rain gauge....

Students plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. Given a game board and other manipulatives, groups of students participate in a coordinate grid game where they stand and place their feet and hands on a given grid position. Much like...

Students explore the principles of flight. In this flight lesson, students construct a model plane and investigate the forces acting on the flier. They will measure the thrust and calculate the stored energy.

Students distinguish between wide and narrow manipulatives and sort accordingly. They use construction paper strips, ribbon, fabric strips, books, popsicle sticks and sock puppets.

Second graders explore shapes. After reading books about shapes, 2nd graders describe the properties of various shapes. They identify shapes if they have been rotated, flipped, or slid. Students create shapes using drawings and geoboards.

Young scholars review fractions and fractional parts by making a hotdog meal.

First graders use a clock to practice telling time and using fractions. They review the different parts of the clock and play a game using time. They help each other with telling time.

Students recognize the mathematical connections between fractions and percents. They develop and study graphs to make connections between their data and what it represents. They write about the connections they have discovered.

Eighth graders explore congruent and similar figures.  In this eighth grade geometry lesson, 8th graders use geoboards to create congruent and similar figures and explore the relationships between the sides and angles. 

Fourth graders use the language of mathematics to describe in words a 3-D structure created with one-inch cube. They interpret a written description of a 3-D structure and re-create it with one-inch cubes. Students use Quick Time...

Students identify patterns found in nature. In this algebra lesson, students model situation in nature using fractals. They investigate biological geometric structures and draw conclusion based on geometric concepts.

Students show reflection, translation and rotation of a simple coordinate graph picture which they have created.