Students explore how to choose the correct car for them based on their needs.

Students explore how books are sorted in a library. For this sorting lesson, students play a game where they have to fill the shelves with books that share a common theme. Students compare this game to a real library. Students discuss...

Students explore the trials and tribulations early colonial life and note its successes. Through literature, Internet research, and interactive software, they engage in various activities to evaluate early social and cultural development.

Students create a spreadsheet to track their spending. In this algebra lesson, students use loan formulas to calculate the payback amount plus interest on a loan. They calculate how much money they would need to buy a car and house.

Students create a three column chart about working with wildlife and how different organizations help sea turtles. In this sea turtles lesson plan, students compare the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the Coast Guard, and Sea World and what they...

Students conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.

Students examine the poverty line. In this poverty line lesson plan, students discover what the poverty line is and how the U.S. government determines it. Students calculate alternative poverty lines and examine their implications.

Students calculate their carbon footprint. In this environmental technology lesson, students listen to a lecture on climate change. Students brainstorm solutions to reduce environmental impact based on travel options. Students calculate...

Students represent and solve problems using geometric models and apply geometric properties and relationships. They also practice constructing and measuring angles. By constructing, drawing, visualizing, and comparing geometric figures...

Learners investigate carpooling and determine to what extent it occurs in their community for a carpool challenge. In groups, students create a survey then collect, calculate and record data to determine how much pollution could be...

Challenge your students to create a satellite that can hold a cup of water and does not leak during a bumpy rocket launch. This site comes complete with a challenge, tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a formative assessment task where students are asked to first make a mathematical model of a mudslide given the dimensions of the area it covers. They then use an estimate of density to...