De-icing materials may have a harmful effect on our environment; have your class perform an experiment to test the nature of these effects. Scholars monitor the survival rate of a sample of daphnia as the concentration of a de-icing...

Don't go off on a tangent while writing equations of tangent lines! Scholars determine the equations for tangent lines to circles. They attempt both concrete and abstract examples, such as a tangent line to the unit circle through...

Young mathematicians compare the growth of two snake lengths in feet over one year in a straightforward word-problem task.

After reading a series of primary source documents detailing the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, class members craft newspaper columns assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each man's vision, and present their...

Develop a sketchy approach to solving quadratic inequalities! Using a sketch of a graph, the presenter shows a way to solve quadratic inequalities. Pupils then practice that method to solve their own quadratic inequalities and apply the...

Using Alpha Smarts, 3rd graders write a "Story-in-the-Round". The end result of this project is one story for every student in the class that has been written by the entire class. Students create a PowerPoint presentation with a...

In this deciding how to write the quotient word problem worksheet, learners write short answers for each step of the problem solving process, find the solution, and write the quotient. Students solve two word problems.

In this problem solving learning exercise, students read a word problem, write sentences explaining comprehension of important information, how to check each guess, the solution, and how to check for a reasonable answer. Students write...

Learners take turns writing to an advise columnist and replying to those letters. They solve the problem by writing letters that solve the problem.

Students observe and demonstrate how to decipher and organize the information in a math word problem and apply mathematical concepts to different story problems. They discuss the parts of a story problem, and write their own original...

In this multiple solutions learning exercise, 3rd graders solve and complete 6 different problems that include determining multiple solutions for each. First, they identify the number of items in each and the total cost for the items....

In this problem solving worksheet, students solve for the amount of the fortune a father starts with before he divides it among his children, given a set of clues.  Students must also solve for how many children the money is divided...

In this noise pollution in the oceans worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...

Learners understand what problem solving means and that problems can be solved in different ways. In this problem solving lesson plan, students discuss real life problems in groups and present their solution. Learners create journal...

Students construct and maintain a school garden. In this gardening lesson, students plan the construction of the garden by writing letters to local businesses asking for supplies and materials; students build the garden using their math...

For this logical reasoning worksheet, 4th graders read a paragraph about what three students are brought for lunch before determining what each student eats through logical reasoning. They record what they understand, make a plan, fill...

For this trigonometry word problem worksheet, students calculate how close a ship comes to a lighthouse.  The solution with explanation is provided.

For this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students solve a problem posed by Lewis Carroll involving rate, time and distance.  The one page worksheet contains one problem with the solution. 

In this total value worksheet, students read short story problems and write equations to solve the problems. Stories involve formulas such as distance and mixture formulas. A total of 14 problems are available on this two-page worksheet.

In this problem solving learning exercise, 2nd graders use strategies to solve story problems. Students write a number sentence for two word problems and complete the operation for a solution in each.

Students solve problems about air quality. In this air quality lesson, students receive a scenario from the problem wheel and find solutions to the air quality problem. Students write a paragraph summarizing what they learned.

Your class will create a four section flip book and write titles for characters, setting, problem, and solution. They will also draw a picture to show what they wrote about.

Help your class listen and respond to a fictional story by creating a story structure mobile illustrating the main characters, setting, plot, problem, story events, and solution. Using a coat hanger, they will create an artistic element...

It's time for them to show you what they've learned! The review provides a sampling of the different concepts learned throughout the eight-part series. Learners solve equations by combining like terms, applying the distributive property,...