Learners model a real-life scenario by writing a two-step algebra equation and solving it, as they complete this instructional activity. Ten practice word problems on one piece of paper are nicely prepared just for your young...

Young scholars investigate the customs and habits of other cultures by reading letters from a Peace Corps Volunteer.  In this global customs instructional activity, students discuss how analyzing a culture is similar to analyzing...

How can we estimate time? Have your young mathematicians make a clock. Then they compare and contrast types of clocks. They practice writing times in two different ways and make a book about telling time.

Learners explore the emerging budget flight industry and the resulting increased competition among airlines. They compare a budget airline with a legacy carrier in terms of cost, corporate profile, flight statistics, amenities, and...

In this math worksheet, young scholars will work with a coach to solve a problem about elapsed time. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.

Young scholars investigate the role of mathematics in their everyday lives. They discover, through reading a Times article and through analyzing a specific example of art, that mathematics exists on a deeper 'metaphoric' level in art.

In this math homework worksheet, students will solve a money multiplication problem with the support of a "Coach". Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.

In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a two-digit division problem. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.

In this mixed skills word problem worksheet, 6th graders solve 10 different problems that include various steps in completing each. First, they determine how many pieces of jewelry that a person had in all. Then, students determine the...

In this Algebra II worksheet, 11th graders investigate matrix multiplication. The two page worksheet includes instructions and examples and two problems. Solutions are included.   

Learners consider what things cost 150 years ago and what those costs would be in today's money. They compare costs and services between the 1850s and today to find out if things are cheaper or more expensive today, in inflation-adjusted...

Students survey each other and determine their common interests. They examine the use of algorithms by various websites that are used to develop networks of interest groups among users. They then design proposals for a social networking...