In this math worksheet, learners apply the skills of reading and critical thinking in order to create the solutions to the word problems.

In this coal mining math learning exercise, learners perform a set of operations to determine profit of mining a "chocolate chip cookie" and graph results.

Students research the history of measurement in this lesson. They compare todays units of measurement to historical units of measurement. For example, they weigh themselves on a bathroom scale and figure out how many of them it would...

In this figuring rates practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

Students identify nutritious meals and the prices of a healthy meal. For this nutritious meals lesson, students work in small groups and plan a menu for a nutritious meal. Students figure the total cost of the meal and collect money to...

Student create a savings chart given a set allowance per week. They explain how people in the local community make choices about using goods, services, and productive resources, and how they compare costs and benefits in economic...

Middle schoolers are introduced to the meaning, symbolism, and value of the quarter. They determine the percentage of total monetary value held in quarters and graph the results. Students infer about the U.S. Mint's distrubution of...

Advanced economics pupils analyze a series of graphs, data sets, and profit scenarios all related to monopolies and marginal revenue. They read through the background information, complete a graph using the data provided, and justify...

It used watt amount of energy? This resource investigates the power usage of small household appliances. Using a watt meter, groups measure the actual wattage used by an appliance and then calculate the energy used daily. 

Do flexible circuits change dimensions during fabrication? Groups use GeoGebra software to measure the length of pictures of flexible nano-circuits. To determine if the circuits change dimensions, future engineers use Microsoft...

Your pupils can build their own electromagnet — awesome! The culminating activity in an eight-part series challenges groups to design and build their own electromagnet. The goal of the activity is to build a magnet capable of picking up...

Your pupils may believe that you and their parents are the oldest things in the universe, but surprise! There are elements of the universe that are even older. Elementary scientists create a class timeline to demonstrate the...

Seventh graders review the concept of finding the areas of a rectangle. This lesson uses the classroom as a real life application for the formula of area. They measure classroom in order to compute the area.

Sixth graders explore area and perimeter. In this online interactive area and perimeter activity, 6th graders investigate why the perimeter of rectangles can vary considerably even when the area is held constant. Students construct...

Sixth graders develop long term finance goals and understand why they are important. In this character education lesson, 6th graders compare the benefits of perseverance versus impulse spending. Students set five personal goals.

In this finding area instructional activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems using the provided diagram.

Learners explore coin value and count coin combinations. In this money counting and social studies lesson, students read The Coin Counting Book by Rozanne Lanczak Williams and practice counting money and making change for a lemonade...

Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this personal finance instructional activity, students consider economic choices and why people donate to causes. Learners investigate the processes of borrowing money and investing money...

Seventh graders explore the skill of finding the increase and decrease of a quantity. Calculating the increase and decrease is covered by a percent. The proporition for finding a percent is also part of the lesson.

In this decimal worksheet, students fill in decimal numbers in a story, choosing from a "decimal box" at the top of the page, filling in blanks so that the story makes sense. 

In this review worksheet, students identify the characteristics of intersecting and parallel lines  They explore vertical, supplementary, alternate interior, alternate exterior  and corresponding angles.  This...

In this review of trigonometry worksheet, students determine the values of angels using sine, cosine, and tangent.  They determine arc length and find the coordinates of endpoints.  This two-page worksheet contains...

In this review worksheet, students match a function to the proper description.  they identify the domain of a function.  Students determine the slope of an inverse function.  They find the derivative of given...

Young scholars identify the reasons why they believe people save money. After this list, they discuss what they spend their money on and determine if the reasons for saving money change over time. In groups, they use the story of "Uncle...