In order to determine how effective solar panels would be at various times of the year, it is important to know the amount of daylight at a given location. Students are asked to find an appropriate function that serves as a mathematical...

This PBS lesson plan incorporates math, language arts, and economics to study the current unemployment situation in our country. Students begin by watching a story from NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, then create a publication to showcase...

Ari has collected data on how much her classmates study each week and how well they did on their recent math test. Here is part of the data showing the percentage of each group (divided according to hours spent studying) who got B's or...

This lesson helps children make a connection between the digital and analog clock. In general, the number system is based on units of ten which can sometimes make it difficult for children to realize that time is based on cycles of...

Second graders worked on telling time to the hour and half hour earlier in the year. Now they will apply their understanding of counting by 5s to telling time to the five minute interval.

This lesson solidifies students' understanding of time to the hour (while enriching with basic geography content) and continues to build back up to 3rd grade goal of time to the minute.

During the 100 meter dash in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Florence Griffth-Joyner was timed at 0.91 seconds for 10 meters. At that speed, could she pass a car traveling 15 miles per hour in a school zone?

Learners learn about the distance and relative size of the rest of the planets compared to the Earth and Sun. The lesson plan includes an assessment and extension activities.