Learners make a mental map of their neighborhood. Using a software program, they make an aerial and digital map of their school and locate their school on given maps. In groups, they calculate the distances to various locations and...

First graders complete a variety of experiments with solids, liquids and gases. They read books about matter, identify the characteristics of solids, liquids and gases and the sort and classify a variety of matter. Students make...

Students take part in a variety of measurement tasks. Students measure the length of a slinky. Students work out how many slices of tomato will fit around the edge of a pizza. Students measure the label from a can accurately.

Young scholars explore the concept of irregular fractals. In this irregular fractals lesson plan, students discuss how to find fractal dimensions through teacher led discussion. Young scholars calculate fractal dimensions of various...

Students develop a creative building design. In this technology lesson plan, students create a model of their building using a computer software. They present their final product in class.

Students conduct an experiment to determine the distance between touch receptor fields in parts of the right-hand side of the body. They enter data into the data table.

Young scholars work together to review what they know about damage during tornadoes. They design a structure that they hope protects people against tornadoes. They share their structure with the class.

Third graders focus on state birds as they learned absolute location (latitude/longitude) of each state, as well as their relative location (bordering states).

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of scale drawings. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...

Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of scale drawings and models. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of scale drawings and models. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It"...

This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of scale drawings and models.

An urban planner needs your help in creating a scale drawing. Let's use our knowledge about scale factor, length, and area to assist. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video...

Practice with corresponding sides and points in scale drawings.

This is a lesson plan for an activity where students take measurements of their school and then make a scale drawing of it.

Students practice interpreting scale models, receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...

Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.

Students will learn about the ongoing issues associated with drought in California and how water conservation can be part of a solution. Students will design a rooftop water catchment system for drought-conscious Ms. Drizzle to install...

For this lesson, students create and solve problems related to scale and write and perform a scene to share their problems and solutions. Media resources and teacher materials are included.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize unit scale as a ratio between units of measure of scale dimension to actual dimension.

In this lesson, students create a class mural by using scale, ratio, and proportion. Media resources and teacher materials are included.

A guide to support parents as they work with their students in ratios and proportional relationships.

Using the Glass Box Theory, students will make scaled technical drawings of 3D objects. This site includes the challenge, tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.