Incorporating concepts in algebra, number sense, patterning, data collection, and geometry, this lesson engages learners in various hands-on activities to explore the relationship between regular polygons and the number of diagonals...

Students explore how much weight a spaghetti bridge can support and whether width and length matter. Printable lesson.

Students will pour liquids into different sized containers to test their predictions as to the amount each will hold. Printable lesson plan.

As a teacher jumps rope, students determine the arithmetic pattern. Printable lesson.

Middle schoolers will design and construct parachutes to determine the rate of descent using the distance formula. Printable lesson plan

By determining the dimensions necessary for building a box with the greatest volume, students will explore the world of polynomial and rational expressions. Graphing calculators can be used for this activity.

Predict and determine the frequency of an event and measure to the nearest centimeter while constructing whirlybirds in a simulation of a parachute jump competition.