Students identify, name, and measure angles using playing pool as a motivator in this lesson plan. They measure, define, and label different angles. They then discuss how their knowledge about angles could be used in a game of pool.

Teachers create different activities and differentiate them to meet the students' needs. In this differentiation lesson, teachers do activities such as accelerated reader, sunshine math, problem of the day, around the world or vocabulary...

In this math worksheet, students will work in small groups to measure the height of objects, such as trees, using their shadows. Students will be able to determine heights of objects that cannot be directly measured.

Learners conduct an experiment in small groups, draw conclusions about the amount heat of a compound achieves and practice their data analysis skills.

Students create "fact families" using digital pictures of their classmates and knowledge of basic math concepts (subtraction and addition) in this technology-based math lesson intended for use in the early-elementary classroom. A...

Students extend, generalize, recognize, and write a variety of patterns using an AppleWorks template and the Inspiration or Kidspiration educational software. This technology-based math lesson is intended for the early elementary classroom.

Give the most important people watching the Olympics a beautiful place to stay! Learners create a luxury hotel for the games using AppleWorks, fractions, and their knowledge of perimeter and area. The math lesson includes resource links...

Second graders, through large screen monitor, study geometric design. They participate in a diagnostic assessment in which they use pnecils, scissors and paste.

Middle schoolers use their color categorized jelly beans to find the range, mean, median and mode. They use their recorded data documenting how many jelly beans there are for each color in order to calculate the range, mean, median and...

Students design a geometric garden. Shapes to be included are squares, triangles, and hexagons. After reading a book together about shapes, students get to use construction paper to cut out and design their own shape garden.

Practice converting a conventional number into scientific notation, and vice-versa. Using an applet, they perform the operations of multiplication and division on numbers expressed in scientific notation.

Here is a fantastic, nine-page, multi-session lesson plan on the Zia Sun Symbol (found on the New Mexico state flag), and the seasons of the Earth. Everything you need to implement the lesson is here, and the many engaging activities are...

Students identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs from the newspaper. They create a math story problem, then create a comic strip using dialogue from words found in the newspaper.

Students are assigned to shape groups and explore three-dimensional shapes. They review math skills and two-dimensional shapes.

Fifth graders practice adding and subtracting fractions in this Math lesson for the fifth grade classroom. The lesson uses a word problem involving snack food ingredients that is sure to please any hungry student. State standards for...

Students discuss tables, multiples, fractions, ratios, and probability while participating in daily activities in this cross-curricular Math lesson using examples from Literature. State standards in Mathematics are addressed over the...

Student examine the place value of digits in number up to 1000. They participate in a modeled activity about identifying place values. They access a math program online to practice this skill and complete worksheets.

Students measure their shadows early in the morning, record direction of shadow, make marks in ground with chalk or tape, measure with ruler, and record results. Students repeat process at noon, and then later in afternoon. Students...

Youngsters show understanding of accurate division of whole number, decimals, fractions, and percents using manipulatives (candies). They use white boards to demonstrate their understanding of representing numbers as defined in the...

Explore types of angles and the characteristics of each. After observing a PowerPoint Presentation, learners tour the school facilities and use a digital camera to capture prescribed angles. Using the digital pictures and written...

Young scholars measure and calculate the angle of the sun. They compare the leaf types on the north and south to compare the effects of the sun on the type of vegetation. They complete the activities inside the classroom or on a trip to...

Students explore where agricultural commodities used in snack foods are grown. They choose a snack food and locate the top five states that produce the food that the snack is made from.

A fun (and delicious!) instructional activity teaches measurement to your third graders. They work in small groups to first predict, then to measure the weight, circumference, and number of seeds found in a watermelon. Everyone gets to...

Do you like apples? Create a taste test for your first and second grade learners. Cut red, green, and yellow apples, and have learners select their favorite. After tasting all of the apples, they collect data and graph the results with...