Help Mary Find Her Way Home

Fifth graders locate points on a coordinate plane. Through lecture and observation, they discover the parts of the coordinate plane and how to plot an ordered pair. Students locate x and y values in an ordered pair.

Young conservationists enlist the aid of their classmates and family members in assessing and monitoring energy usage at school and at home. After studying forms of energy and energy transportation, class members learn how to read...

In this math patterns instructional activity, students use the problem solving strategy of understand, plan, solve, and look back to help them find patterns to solve word problems.

For this finding patterns worksheet, students follow the steps of read it, picture it, and solve it to help them find the patterns in the two word problems. Students show their work.

Pupils use the provided census data to guess the future height of a child. They organize and plot the data, solve for the line of best fit, and determine the likely height and range for a specific age. 

Use area models as a strategy for solving problems involving finding the area of a rectangle. The definitions of rectangle and area are reviewed, along with the difference between perimeter and area. Then, two different problems are...

Tables are a great way to organize data to help us see patterns and relationships. In this first video of a series, learners use a table to organize data from a books-to-DVDs ratio and find other equivalent ratios. Show your learners the...

Do you need to find the area of a prism? Watch this video to find out how! An instructor goes through each step, recording her work on a whiteboard for reference. A solid instructional video that could be used at home or in the classroom.

Looking to teach your class how to find the y-intercept of a line using another point and the slope? Consider this video as an instructional tool. Learners can watch as a lecturer demonstrates how to find the y-intercept, using the...