Students explore probability and the process of data analysis and predictions. They participate in two activities, one involving a calculator and one the Internet, in which they make predictions and conduct activities to test their...

Students learn the meaning of the word "factorial" and how to apply the factorial concept to describe a special kind of numerical relationship.

Middle schoolers use large numbers and learn exponential representation and explain patterns and relations of powers of 2.

Students calculate the weight of a motor vehicle using only a sheet of graph paper and a tire gauge. Extensions provided offer additional challenges.

Get your class on track with their affixes by covering prefixes, suffixes, and root words in depth. This short three-lesson unit includes vocabulary lists to study, detailed plan procedures, and some accompanying worksheets.

Three geometric constructions students like to say are "impossible" are explained here. Trisecting an angle, squaring a circle, and doubling a cube are examined as being either possible or impossible, depending on the "rules" you use.

Nadir and his family play in a band. Can you help him get all the instruments together? In these activities, students will write data using symbols, use one object to represent one item, create a column graph, and determine whether...

This site from Bowling Green State University provides an introduction to probability. It discusses topics and activities such as interpreting odds, listing all possible outcomes (the sample space), basic probability rules, equally...