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What Are the Risks?
Middle schoolers use dice to determine the risk of being exposed to radon. They practice using new vocabulary related to probability and ratios. They make predictions about the results and record their observations.
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Multiplying Decimals Worksheet
In this math worksheet, learners view the "Multiplying Decimals and Mixed Numbers" lesson found at www.shodor.org. Students choose their own number to work with and make predictions about results.
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Miss Nelson is Missing Lesson Plan
Second graders listen to the story Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall. In this literature lesson plan, 2nd graders predict the story's ending with drawings and discussions within groups.
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Polynomials Functions
High schoolers factor polynomials and linear functions and apply concepts of the fundamental theorem of algebra to solve problems. They graph their solutions and analyze the graph.
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Investigating the Probability
Students investigate probability using coins and dice. They collect data, graph, organize and interpret data. They predict, describe, compare, compute and draw conclusions based on what they observe and record.
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Young scholars predict results, design a model, and carry out trials to determine probability based on their experimentation.
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The Bell Curve
High schoolers explore the concept of the bell curve. In this bell curve lesson, students discuss the controversy associated with the bell curve. High schoolers use an applet to explore a normal distribution. Students discuss mean,...
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La Toteca- A Tropical Paradise
Students collect data on the time of the ferry. For this algebra lesson, students use the data to predict a ferry schedule. They also compute the depth where oxygen would be needed when diving.
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How Sharp Is Your Memory?
Students play a memory game as they explore reasoning. In this algebra activity, students identify concepts using pictures and words. They model real life scenarios using hands on manipulatives.
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Discovering Growth Patterns
Young scholars explain the differences between linear (arithmetic) and exponential (geometric) growth. They use worksheets imbedded in this lesson to help them make predicitions and graph data points.
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How Much Is Too Much?
Students examine population growth and collect data. In this statistics lesson plan, students create a scatter plot to represent the different species found in the water and are being harvested. They graph their data and draw conclusion...
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Let's Get Physical
Students collect data using the CBL. In this statistics lesson, students predict the type of graph that will be created based on the type of activity the person does. The graph represents heart rate depending the level of activity.
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2, 4, 6, 8 . . .What Do We Appreciate-Patterns, Patterns, Patterns
Students recognize patterns in a numerical sequence, create new patterns and predict outcomes to established sequences.
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What's For Lunch? A Combination Sensation!
Students combine different foods to make possible lunches and determine the specific combinations of lunches that can be made from a finite set of foods.
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Students connect different mathematical concepts. They create a circle graph. Students then create a question in which they collect data in order to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to percents.
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Grade 2: Roll or Slide?
Second graders organize solids into categories, depending upon whether they will roll, slide or do both on a home made ramp. Students describe and compare attributes of three-dimensional geometric solids.
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Pumpkin Seed Experiment
In this unique lesson plan students participate in a pumpkin seed experiment. Students interact with the pumpkins weight, seeds and record their findings of what lies within the pumpkin once the top of the pumpkin is cut off for...
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Statistics and Shopping
Students explore the concept of using consumer data and statistics to aid in the consumer decision making process. In this consumer data and statistics instructional activity, students research consumer data and statistics. Students...
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Comparison of Two Different Gender Sports Teams - Part 1 of 3 Measures of Central Tendency
Students gather and analyze data from sports teams. In this measures of central tendency lesson, students gather information from websites about sports team performance. Students analyze and draw conclusions from this data. This lesson...
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Geometric Basketball Court
Students calculate the area and perimeter of a basketball court. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similarity and congruence of geometric objects. They test conjectures and use it to solve problems.
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How Do They Relate? Linear Relationship
Students collect information and use a line to represent it. In this algebra instructional activity, students investigate real world data to see if it makes a line. They graph the line comparing the relationship of the x...
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Discovering Magnets and Graphs
Sixth graders investigate averages and statistics by discovering magnet strengths. In this magnet experiment instructional activity, 6th graders utilize different magnets and attempt to attract different materials to them....
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Figuring Elapsed Time
Students discover the concept of elapsed time. In this calculating time lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to complete record sheets based on the concept of elapsed time. Finally, the students answer questions on their own.