Students investigate time. In this investigative lesson, students run through an obstacle course using standard timers. They record the time and apply this knowledge to problems in math. Students record their predictions, and graph...

Students connect literature (story Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan) to math concepts. In these estimating and money lessons, students work with jelly beans, unifix cubes, pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, to estimate and make...

Fourth graders reserach the state of Missouri. In this Missouri History lesson, 4th graders plan a vacation to a region of Missouri. Students work in collaborative groups to determine all aspects of the trip. Students use math...

Students evaluate food prices. In this real world math lesson plan, students compare the cost of various grocery items to determine which is the best deal. They work in groups using grocery ads to decide how to get the most product for...

Third graders use various shapes to identify polygons and understand symmetry. They explore pattern blocks noticing their similarities and differences, then share with other team members. They draw 3 polygons in their journals and...

Students learn that maintaining financial security takes a good math understanding. In this lesson, students apply mathematical formulas to make important financial decisions like getting the right loan to buy a house, decide which...

Students are introduced to a five column way to record transactions. In groups, they discuss the importance of source documents when recording the transactions and balancing the account at the end of the month. To end the instructional...

Students determine the vertex, y-intercept and direction of a parabola and write an explanation of how to graph a parabola. They collect and graph data using a calculator.

Learners demonstrate regrouping in subtraction. In this math computation instructional activity, students use popsicle sticks to practice the regrouping strategy. Learners practice several examples of regrouping problems in small groups.

Students brainstorm a list of what they believe a customer is. In groups, they practice journaling sales to a customer who pays with cash or with credit. To end the activity, they discover the proper way to prove cash payments at the end...

In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders respond to journal prompts related to prisms and classifying solid shapes.  The two page worksheet contains nine questions.  Answers are included. 

For this midpoint worksheet, students solve 2 short answer problems. Students prove the midpoint of a segment using the definition of midpoint. Students given an example of using midpoint in everyday life.

In this distance worksheet, students determine how to find the distance between points.  They use the distance formula and justify their answers. This two-page worksheet contains 2 problems.  Answers are listed on the last page.

In this math worksheet, learners find the values associated with the geometric transformations. They read the instruction sheet for completing matrices with translations, rotations, reflections, and scaling by adding and multiplying...

In this math worksheet, students explain relationships that define even functions. They give the reason that given functions are even functions. Students describe even and odd functions.

In this math worksheet, students determine the range of the function. Then they graph the functions while finding the coordinates on the plane.

In this math worksheet, students list the three-digit order one palindromes. They find as many 4-digit palindromes as they are capable of. Students analyze the first order palindromes. They find as many third order palindromes as they...

In this math worksheet, students find the area of the triangle using the formula of 1/2 bh. Then they find the area using an alternative method.

In this math worksheet, middle schoolers examine the numbers while looking for the number patterns. They determine the values of the missing variables.

In this math problem solving worksheet, learners answer 5 problems in 10 minutes. The problems include a variety of questions that could be solved by students who have had geometry and algebra.

In this math worksheet, students read the discussion about the importance of games. They create a game as directed. They also read the rules for the Pascal Triangle.

In this math worksheet, students investigate repeated values on the calculator. They also read the explanation of the golden triangle and its proof.

In this math worksheet, students read the information and examples that progressively prove the Telescoping Sums Theorem. They work the examples on their own.

In this math worksheet, students observe that the triangular numbers are associated with the sums of consecutive natural numbers beginning with 1.