Students practice together measuring the lengths of the sides of various shapes as well as how to change units into other measuring formats. Individually they work on several word problems involving areas and perimeters. Formulating the...

In order to be able to multiply and divide decimals properly, students need to be provided with a variety of ways to practice this skill. In this basic worksheet, students practice how to multiply and divide decimals using word problems...

In this volume of cylinders worksheet, students solve 6 word problems related to the volume of various cylinders; students find volume, find height, solve reasoning problems and measure to given specifications.

In this pulleys experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment with one and two pulleys, a rope, bucket and load.

Students spend time examining the concept of water pressure. In groups, they research the amount of air pressure that is felt at different levels above sea level. Using a calculator, they calculate the water pressure given different...

In this math worksheet, students apply solving quadratic equations using word problems. They pay special attention to the units of measurement.

Students explore the history of Pythagoras and his contributions to mathematics. In this middle school geometry instructional activity, students use one inch tiles to investigate the Pythagorean Theorem and to find the length of the...

Second graders identify types of roots and their purposes and observe and document root growth. students observe their roots once a week and measure them to see if there has been any change. Each student keeps a written log of the...

Students investigate the properties of air through hands-on activities in conjunction with the demonstrations in a 3-2-1 Contact Video.

Students calculate whether or not a mole of M&M's fill their high school. They practice factor-labeling, define a mole, and calculate the number of cubic feet per mole of M&M's. To answer the question they measure and calculate...

In this pressure worksheet, students use a bottle, funnel, water, and more to experiment with the pressure water will make when a hole is cut into the bottle. Students see how far the distance the water squirts for 5 measures of water.

Students explore geometry by participating in a class card game. For this triangle lesson, students utilize playing cards with shapes on them which they group up and discard, similar to "Old Maid." Students complete a worksheet and...

Third graders explore the four basic instruments of the Brass Family in the four lessons of this unit. The French horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba are inspected as students develope a familiarity with their sight and sounds.

Students determine the energy content of various snack foods. They measure the temperature changes in various snack foods as the foods are burned in order to determine the foods' energy content. Students create graphs and data tables of...

Pupils investigate how to measure the speed of wind. They do this by building their own anemometers. Students calculate the air speeds while using their own projects and make observations. They conduct a mathematical discussion after the...

Young scholars calculate the height of a tree or flagpole. They measure the shadow of the tree or flagpole and the length of a shadow of a meterstick. Using similar triangles, calculate the heigh. Devise two additional ways in which to...

Students explore proportions which are typical of the human body. Given a list of classic proportions from earlier centuries, students work in pairs to test the validity of the proportions. Pupils share their personal measurements. ...

Students explore viruses and bacteria. They construct three dimensional models of microorganisms recognizing size relationships by comparing the size of viruses with the sizes of bacterial cells.

Students experiment with a Leyden Jar, a device that stores electrical charges. A large voltage can be built up in this jar by adding more and more charge. The modern name for this device is a capacitor.

Students study the fractional values of Cuisenaire rods while working with favorite family recipes.

Students study how drums produce sound by building and playing a simple drum. They measure the diameter of their can, then mark a circle two inches larger in diameter on their piece of plastic with the marker or chalk, and cut out the...

In this word puzzle activity, students use the 16 clues in order to fill in the crossword puzzle with the appropriate answers pertaining items used in the classroom.

In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem which involves how far behind a rental truck must the driver of a car be so that he can see a stoplight from behind the truck.  The problem can be solved with similar...

For this algebra worksheet, students identify the correct method to write positive and negative exponents. They solve word problems and write in scientific notation. There are 21 questions with an answer key.