Students investigate the 1950's pollution tragedy in Minamata, Japan. The elements of dose, response, individual susceptibility, potency, and threshold of toxicology are explored in this instructional activity.

In this math skills practice worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to respond to story problems.

Students discuss their favorite ice cream flavors and read the math problem. They brainstorm the problem and brainstorm for ways to solve the problem. Students work in pairs and share solutions.

Students investigate population trends. In this African American history instructional activity, students access U.S. Census records from 1900 to the present online. Students analyze the migration of African Americans from one area of...

Students earn class points for exhibiting good behavior.

Fourth graders examine the makeup of the electromagnetic spectrum and how the various forms of EMRs are similar and different from each other. They, in pairs, solve problems from worksheets imbedded in this lesson plan.

Second graders build towards making their own bar graph by using data to make a tally chart.

In this video, musician Jake Shimabukuro uses the pitch of musical notes and vibrations in hertz to illustrate the concept of ratios. This clip is from Center for Asian American Media. In the accompanying classroom activity, students...

Second graders use data to create a tally chart and make a bar graph. This lesson includes a detailed plan, videos of students engaged in the lesson, and printable worksheets.

A sample problem is provided to help you create a histogram using a frequency distribution chart. Sample charts and formulas are provided to help explain how to find the area of the rectangles in the histogram and how to interpret what...

This engaging activity combines the concepts of statistics and measurement. Students create a simulation of a parachute jump using whirlybirds, to predict the frequency of an event occurring. A detailed lesson plan which includes a list...

What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...

The lesson is a hands-on project. Students will work in pairs to gather various measurements, organizing the data into a provided chart. The measurements will be used to review, reinforce, and introduce skills such as measures of central...