Students examine how the environment influences tree growth. In this tree instructional activity, students analyze the growth of rings to see how plants adjust to adverse conditions in order to survive.

Fifth graders complete several activities to learn about earning, budgeting, and saving money. In this saving money lesson plan, 5th graders read a book about saving money and complete a 'Savings and Earnings' worksheet. Students work in...

Students complete several activities to learn about currency and the functions of money. In this money functions lesson, students complete activities to learn what are the functions of money. Students calculate item prices with...

Students use NASA satellite data to see cloud cover over Africa.  In this seasons instructional activity students access data and import it into Excel. 

Pupils solve multi-step number stories. They create number models to solve number stories.  Everyone chooses the appropriate operation to use after reading the problem, and then work in small groups to...

Little learners recognize symbols, objects and how to depict numbers. In this matching lesson, they can match the number names with a set of items, model ordinal numbers, and complete a cute, cartoon-character worksheet.

Middle schoolers explore the primary purposes of a variety of types of insurance. They determine who benefits the most from insurance coverage, and examine the factors that lead to increases and decreases in insurance premiums. The...

Groups of learners research a city in Arkansas, then plan and create a brochure which would promote business growth in that city. The groups access the Internet in order to find out the necessary information about the town to put in...

Groups collect data describing the number of times a bag of microwave popcorn pops at given intervals. Participants discover that the data fits a normal curve and answer questions based on the distribution of this data.

Caffeine affects your heart rate — or does it? Learners study experimental design while conducting their own experiment. They collect heart rate data after drinking a caffeinated beverage, create a box plot, and draw conclusions....

True or false — Double Stuf Oreos always contain twice as much cream as regular Oreos. Scholars first measure the masses of the filling in regular Oreos and Double Stuf Oreos to generate a class set of data. They use hypothesis testing...

Students explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. In this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Students collaborate with...

Students explore the concept of finding the least common multiple of two numbers. In this least common multiple lesson, students find the least common multiple of two numbers.

Students explore the concept of place value. In this place value lesson, students subtract numbers from a specific place value.

Students participate in a trading simulation to learn about barter and the benefits of using money. In this barter lesson, students participate in a trading simulation and learn about coincidence of wants. Students then use money cards...

Students complete basic math problems. In this measurement activity, students learn about measuring in inches and feet. Students are given a worksheet where they work independently to complete addition problems with inches and feet.

Young scholars recognize and identify shapes in their environment. They investigate why objects can be composed of several different shapes. They follow a pattern to recreate designs using various shapes.

Students experiment with time. In this time lesson, students discuss the importance of time and clocks. They use a timer to find how long it takes to complete activities. 

Students study telling time to minutes and hours. In this telling time lesson, students watch the teacher complete an example of telling how many minutes are in 120 minutes and how many hours are in 150 minutes. They answer 10 questions...

Third graders analyze word problems. In this number sentence lesson, 3rd graders evaluate word problems. Students create number sentences from word problems.

Students listen to the explanation of lesson plan and how to do the worksheet by observing examples on the board. They then work on their own to complete the worksheet of multiple-step problems.

Students write and solve various number stories. They solve number stories using one, two and three digit numbers. Students practice writing sentences using the following 6+1 traits, ideas and content, organization, word choice and...

Students study word problems and learn to identify key words to solve the problems. For this word problems lesson, students role play as detectives to find key words in addition and subtraction word problems. Students then create a...

Sixth graders practice using negative numbers by completing number equations.  In this math problem solving lesson, 6th graders discuss the different ways negative numbers can be used in a math problem and practice completing...