Second graders review the weather through a role-playing game.

Third graders examine the relationships between rhythm and math, tone color and science, form and geography, melody and art, and harmony and social studies. Why, they are like cousins! Students, in groups, present projects demonstrating...

Second graders analyze the likelihood of simple events.

Third graders use two days to create, collect, display and analyze data. Classroom activities and practice build greater understanding to a variety of forms used to display data.

Students explore probability through cooperative group activities and interactive video technique.

Students play a racetrack game using money vocabulary and adding coins with the same value. They read car racing stories and observe the reverse of the Indiana quarter. They locate Indiana on a map.

Students student the concept of bycatch, the act of unintentionally catching certain living creatures using fishing equipment. They determine the difference between bycatch and target creatures. They discover what species become bycatch...

Students explore and complete a variety of activities demonstration probability. They make observations about the results of the activities. Students complete and discuss conditional probability. Also, students draw conclusions about...

n a class discussion Students identify events or situations as being likely to occur or unlikely to occur. Then, they work in pairs to generate likely and unlikely statements to share with the class.

Students investigate the traditions and history around Thanksgiving. They divide into groups and research specific aspects of the holiday. Students then share their findings with the rest of the class. They also complete crafts,...

Fourth graders locate the three regions of North Carolina (Coastal Plains, Piedmont, and Mountain Region) and differentiate between the regions on a physical and cultural level. They identify a region based on characteristics through a...

Students explore forestry. They discuss creating fire breaks to control forest fires. Students create models to determine the best way to manage forest fires. They discuss current techniques of forest management.

First graders illustrate a math problem with counters while reading story books, such as Margie Burton's "Add the Animals". They demonstrate a positive learning attitude toward mathematics and communicate clearly in oral, artistic,...

In this language arts worksheet, students read the article and define the concepts of life by comparing the parts of life that culminates in death.

In this probability worksheet, students use math models and the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them complete the two probability questions.

Students develop creative thinking skills that will help them in future jobs.  In this investigative lesson plan students select from a list of job titles, get into groups and make up job descriptions for them. 

What can you build with things around the house? Select what you would like to make, click on three items you have and want to use, and click on the spinner to get ideas and instructions.

An adjustable spinner to provide random spins of a computer based spinner for any mathematical experiment requiring random spins.

This interactive learning activity allows students to explore experimental and theoretical probabilities using a spinner. Teacher resources are included.

This handy math spinner does most of the work for you. You can choose whether to use numbers, dice, yes/no, etc., and how many sections there are on the spinner. Then you spin it and it tabulates the results, creating a bar graph as it...

Illustrated reference guide features useful information on the spinner dolphin with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.

Use this tool to create a spinner to examine experimental and theoretical outcomes.

A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of The Fairy Spinner by Miranda Hill, a book of stories for children.

Students also explore probability and patterns in place value by using two spinners and analyze and record the results.