Graphing the Annual Food Drive

Fifth graders collect information from the food pyramid on healthy vegetables and graph data on vegetable preferences in the classroom.  In this data analysis and health lesson, 5th graders tally student preferences and decide on the...

In this using a graph to solve word problems worksheet, students choose graphs to display data sets, explain and show their graph, and solve the problems. Students solve three word problems.

How can a canned food drive be connected to math? It's as simple as counting and organizing the cans! Children demonstrate their ability to sort non-perishable foods into categories that include soup cans, vegetable cans, boxed items,...

Help your class understand the natural cycle of growth and decline in an economy, and the importance of GDP, the unemployment rate, and inflation. Your learners will begin with reading, worksheets, and detailed direct instruction on...

In this organizing data worksheet, 7th graders solve seven different types of problems related to data. They first identify the type of data as categorical, discrete or continuous from the information given. Then, students use Excel to...

Learners conduct a food drive. In this service learning lesson, students put on a school-wide food drive, decorate the bags the food will be delivered in and possibly even help distribute the food.

Sixth graders watch a teacher made PowerPoint presentation to examine the necessary parts of a graph. They make graphs using information from designated slides, before making graphs that show nutritional values of food using spreadsheet...

Fourth graders participate in a canned food drive.

Share the expertise in finding roots. Using expert groups, the lesson introduces the class to solving quadratics. Experts learn to find the roots of a quadratic by either graphing, completing the square, or using the quadratic formula....

Learners discover how both mail carriers and the United Way are considered community helpers. They examine how families support giving and sharing in one's community while they trace the movement of ideas and goods. They write letters...