Students explore money. In this counting money lesson plan, students play a card game using the rules of "War." Students turn over cards, determine the money value represented, and the student with the highest value keeps the cards.

Third graders demonstrate their estimating and measuring abilities.  In this length measurement lesson plan, 3rd graders produce estimates of how long a handful of French fries will be before physically measuring them....

Young scholars understand number line concepts and the addition of positive and negative integers. In this number line instructional activity, students create and use a number line to play a game. Young scholars will use different...

Eleventh graders collect data about the state they live in. In this statistics lesson, 11th graders collect and analyze data as they compare themselves to students in other states. They analyze data about a person's education level, and...

Young scholars investigate the amount of fresh water on earth and which water can be used for consumption. In this fresh water lesson plan, students calculate the amount of fresh water that can be used for consumption on earth. They use...

Students explore maps to discover historical information about their local area.  In this mapping and history lesson, students use panoramic maps of their own town/city to interpret historical information.  Students also place...

Students design a candy container that contains a specific amount of candy. They demonstrate how an engineering problem can be solved with math and that there are multiple answers to the problem. They compute volume of spheres.

Students explore slope.  In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students analyze and interpret graphs as they investigate slope as a rate of change.  Students use a motion detector to collect data as they...

Teach how to explore exponential equations.  In this Algebra II lesson plan, students investigate the graph that occurs as a hot liquid cools.  Students model the data algebraically.

Learners investigate the process to work problems that involve equivalent fractions. They practice finding the equivalent values of fractions listed on the worksheet. The lesson includes example steps and problems for the teacher to use.

For this multiplication worksheet, 4th graders multiply 8 multiplication math problems by different multiples of 10. Students answer 3 word problems on the lines provided.

Third graders select a recipe and compare prices for ingredients at two different stores. They select the best place to buy the ingredients and answer questions about the process. They include their data on a spreadsheet related to their...

Students practice using visuals to solve math problems. In this math manipulative lesson, students utilize pattern blocks to participate in a class game in which geometric shapes touch other player's pieces. Students gain points based on...

Students explore scientific notation and the structure of the metric system.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students read How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz to introduce students to the need for scientific...

Second graders access prior knowledge of addition and subtraction using two-digit numbers and calculate easily with them. In this three-digit addition lesson, 2nd graders learn to add and subtract three-digit numbers with and without...

Students exercise rounding numbers to the nearest tens, hundreds, and thousands. In this rounding numbers lesson, students participate in a rounding numbers activity, covering the concept of rounding in both addition and subtraction.

Students investigate modular arithmetic and how to use it to solve real world problems. In this modular arithmetic lesson, students use computers to work on modular arithmetic after a teacher guided lesson. They complete guided practice...

Learners solve equations through trial and error. In this algebra lesson, students first estimate their answers and then calculate it to check their work. They solve problems involving roots and integers.

Students explore the concept of decimals. In this decimals lesson, students examine number patterns as they complete a worksheet that requires them perform multiplication with decimal numbers.

Students discover the idea of rounding numbers.  In this rounding activity, students are given worksheets having to do with rounding whole numbers and fractions.  Students participate in an activity with number flashcards.  

Fourth graders complete math problems where they round numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand. In this rounding lesson plan, 4th graders explain how to round the problems they solve.

Students practice adding and subtracting numbers with decimals. In this decimals lesson plan, students use grid paper and money to learn how to add and subtract decimals.

Second graders use black and red construction paper to symbolize different one digit numbers that add up to 10. In this sums to 10 lesson plan, 2nd graders discover different combinations and patterns that can lead them to the number 10.

Students measure and convert between units. In this geometry lesson, students investigate through measurements of distances. They relate the properties of circle to solving problems with radius, diameter and area.