Elementary schoolers investigate how to round numbers to the nearest tenth. In this number sense lesson, learners view a video clip on the Internet to practice rounding numbers. They use place value charts to help aid in the rounding...

Learners explore scale drawings. They use maps to investigate scale drawings.  Students create a scale drawing of their own island. 

Students investigate the weather in different places in the world. For this algebra lesson, students use technology to gain an understanding of how to study integers. They add and subtract integers on a number line.

Grab your class and get them graphing polygons on a coordinate plane! They investigate the four quadrants, discover the x and y axis, and correctly plot ordered pairs. To show their comprehension, each child creates a coordinate picture...

Students investigate the correct mix of material types for compost. In this composting lesson, students explore the correct amounts of different types of materials to create a compost heap. Students then create a compost heap.

You are what you eat! Your statisticians keep a log of what they eat from anywhere between a day to more than a week, keeping track of a variety of nutritional information using a spreadsheet. After analyzing their own data, individuals...

Investigators examine the clues to complete 17 sequences by skip counting backwards. There are two examples to get them started, and all of these patterns include the first three numbers but are missing the last five. If you want...

Challenge young mathematicians to buy classroom supplies by staying within the means of a $1,000 budget. The mathematical activity provides learners with the opportunity to decide what items from the supply list would benefit a class of...

Students solve a mystery at their school. In this classifying lesson, students find suspects who committed the crime. Students categorize them into race, sex, and fingerprint type. Students show their results in graphs.

Fourth graders investigate where math is used in real world situations in this unit. Students engage in a variety of activities in order to determine how and where math is used in the business world.

So, exactly, what does it look like? The easily usable graphing calculator allows pupils to visualize the graph of equations and inequalities. The interactive supports any algebraic graph needed for high school mathematics and then some.

Learners investigate insects. In this insect activity, students explore various insect models and identify the characteristics of each. Learners observe insects outside and tally how many insects they observe.

Students model and solve a real-world problem by constructing the centroid of a triangle. They explore relationships of the medians of a triangle and investigate how the centroid partitions each of the medians. Students investigate...

Students watch a video clips before problem solving the use of angles in real world situations. They problem solve using spatial reasoning while connecting math to a sports activity that investigates the path of a bouncing ball.

Students investigate measurement.  In this fifth/sixth grade mathematics lesson, students explore the relationship between inches and centimeters.  Students measure their height in inches or centimeters and convert the...

Students examine composition of dirty bomb and its possible effects on a city, and investigate simulations of such an event; students use computational and problem solving skills to assess damage and prepare report proposing solution to...

High schoolers are introduced to the concept of convergent infinite series using a recursive geometric construction. They explore the concept of a convergent infinite series using partial sums. Students use formal calculations,...

Students investigate geo-profiling.  In this secondary mathematics lesson plan, students use geo-profiling to determine the most probable location of a criminal.  Students find the centroid of a polygon where the vertices...

High schoolers investigate parabolas and their equations.  In this parabolas and their equations activity, students graph quadratic equations on their graphing calculator.  High schoolers find the axis of symmetry of a...

Students identify Roman numerals and the history associated with them.  In this historical number lesson, students investigate charts and photographs to discover the history of Roman numerals.  Students bring a Roman numeral...

Students investigate data collection and analysis.  In this Algebra I lesson, students create a scatter plot and find the equation of best fit in a simulation of a leaking water pipe.

First graders investigate picture graphs. In this graphing lesson plan, 1st graders create a picture graph with the x-axis being number and the y-axis being color. Students sort their gummy bears by color and use pictures of colored...

Students investigate the Napoleon triangle theory. In this polygon instructional activity, students  differentiate between the boundary points, interior and lattice point of a polygon. They apply concepts of equilateral...

Students solve quadratic functions. In this solving quadratic functions lesson, students determine the height of an object at a given time. Students determine the time at which an object hits the ground. Students answer questions...