Examine the relationship between time and geometry. A series of five lessons provides a grade-appropriate problem from elementary through high school. Each problem asks learners to compare the movement of the hands on a clock to an angle...

Score some problems all related to soccer balls. The first few problems focus on pattern blocks to see relationships between figures. More advanced problems focus on actual soccer balls, the patterns on the balls, and their volumes and...

Challenge individuals to compete as many tasks as possible. Lower-level tasks have pupils apply costs and rates to solve problems. Upper-level tasks add algebraic reasoning and conditional probability to the tasks.

Double the dog ears, double the fun. Five problems provide increasing challenges with non-linear growth. Topics include dog ears, family trees and population data, and geometric patterns.  

Don't use use a fraction of the resource — use it all! Scholars attempt a set of five problem-of-the-month challenges on fractions. Levels A and B focus on creating fractions and equivalent fractions, while Levels C, D, and E touch on...

Students in a teacher education class address consumer related issues involving packaging. Using volume, surface area and graphs, they create a package for a given volume of a product. They design modifications for this lesson and to...

In this limits worksheet, students find the limits of given equations. They find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of a function. This two-page worksheet contains four problems.

In this systems of linear inequalities worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice problems about linear inequalities.  Students determine the maximum and minimum values of systems of linear inequalities.

Learners work in groups to calculate the costs of a trip to Six Flags amusement park. In this domain and range instructional activity, students calculate the least and greatest amounts of money needed for tickets, food, souvenirs, and...

In this minima and maxima worksheet, students find the global and local maxima and minima of one function. They work in small groups to solve one optimization problem. Steps for solving are listed on the page.

Students model data using quadratic equations. For this algebra lesson, students simplify and factor quadratic equations. They graph the function using collected data and analyze the parabola.

Students investigate road surface and calculate speed. For this algebra lesson, students analyze the roughness of a road and calculate distance and speed based on friction. They relate friction and energy to speed.

Young scholars analyze graphs for specific properties. In this algebra lesson, students solve equations and graph using the TI calculator. They find the different changes that occur in each graph,including maximum and minimum.

In this modeling data worksheet, students use quadratic functions to model data using three different methods.  This worksheet provides explanations and an example.  Additionally, students are given the steps to find the...

Students make a box and whiskers plot using the TI-73 graphing calculator. Each student would have their own calculator but they would work in small groups of two or three to help each other enter the data and make the plots.

Students determine how much moisture in the air affects the diurnal temperature range. They investigate to determine the different climatological regimes of both the Southern Plains and the world. and greenhouse gases effect the earth's...

Sixth graders determine appropriate scales when graphing data. In this graphing activity, 6th graders use an the applet "Graph It" to determine what is an appropriate scale for their data.

In this graphing polar equations learning exercise, students solve and complete 10 various types of problems. First, they construct a table of values using the special angles and their multiples. Then, students plot the points in the...

Students explore maximum and minimum points, slopes and tangents. In this Pre-Calculus lesson, students solve optimization problems and find rates of change.

In this graphing worksheet, students read the average monthly maximum and minimum temperatures in Paris and use them to complete a color coded line graph. Students graph 24 figures.

Students identify critical points on a graph. In this calculus lesson, students graph their equations on the TI calculator. They zoom in and out to identify the critical points.

Students explore various approaches to solving a problem of maximizing the total production of apples in an orchard. In this apple orchard lesson, students collect data in order to solve the apple orchard problem presented. Students plot...

In this chemistry worksheet, students answer 2 problems on solution stoichiometry. They calculate the mass of products formed given a certain amount of reactant.

Students examine how water is treated prior to becoming available for human consumption. In this water treatment lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they filter water. Students formulate a hypothesis, test, analyze data, and...