Eighth graders investigate the concept of tessellations and transformations. They create patterns to demonstrate and practice the skill. Students write a description of the pattern for others to interpret. The pattern is assessed...

Students discuss scale diagrams and maps as well as the use of spreadsheets to find the best scale to use in a model before practicing scale and ratio problems on their own.

Students participate in a variety of instructional experiences about Computer Science. They define Computational Science and describe computational simulation. They also compare and contrast Computational Science and Computer Science.

Third graders examine the main parts of a bar graph and how to round up to the nearest tenth. They make an example of a bar graph and answer questions based on the graph using a list of state capitals and their average temperatures....

Students engage in a study of various concepts in relation to preparing for a calculus exam. They sketch and discuss and sketch a variety of functions. The lesson includes an outline of review that should be used by the teacher before...

Students examine the idea of "regularity" as it pertains to geometry.  For this geometry lesson students complete several assignments that are part of trihedral angles and regular polyhedrons.

Seventh graders define vocabulary and discuss the characters in a movie.  In this solar station lesson students explore robots on the Internet. 

Students study geometric images and polyhedrons. In this geometry lesson, students complete several activities to learn about geometric shapes and classify polyhedrons from polygons. Students watch a video, complete a web-directed...

Learners play a series of games involving Boolean logic.  For this Boolean Algebra lesson, students participate in games such as "George Boole Says" to explore Boolean logic.  The format of the lesson is difficult to read.

Students investigate the origin of the quadratic function. In this algebra lesson, students analyze solving an equation by completing the square. They compare the early methods as compared to our method for solving quadratics.

Students examine the life of renowned African American scientists. In this science literacy activity, students explore a website containing profiles and achievements of past and present African American scientists. They prepare a poster...

Discover the types of jobs that Mathematicians hold and find out what you could do with a degree in mathematics. This site provides influential, historical figures in math and science and research on these careers today.

This lesson plan is aimed at 7th and 8th grade students and involves researching famous mathematicians and the import of their contributions.

Students will use technology to research and explore mathematicians.

If art and math are both passions of yours, this project is meant for you! Spidrons are geometric forms made from alternating sequences of equilateral and isosceles (30 degrees, 30 degrees, 120 degrees) triangles. Spidrons were...

This lesson combines information literacy and technology skills with subject area skills. It is designed to be a collaborative effort between the classroom teacher and the school librarian. The topic of conestoga wagons is reseached from...