Inside Out

Learners follow a series of instructions for drawing and coloring different shapes in order to learn the difference between the perimeter and area of a polygon. Then they are asked to find the perimeter and area of a 3x4 rectangular...

In this ESL learning exercise, students learn the positional vocabulary: inside, outside, overlapping. Students follow the directions in each of 4 problems to draw figures in the specified positions.

Help mathematicians estimate how many seeds are in a given vegetable or fruit. They are divided into pairs and estimate the amount of seeds in a whole fruit without seeing the inside. They then cut the fruit or vegetable in half and...

Finding the area of a rectangle is the focus of this metric activity. Here, mathematicians use their knowledge of finding the area of a shape in meters to discover how much material can fit inside a shape.

Start out with angles by asking your pupils to read this reading passage. Class members will learn about degrees, right angles, acute angles, and obtuse angles and then respond to five questions about the text.

In this inside and outside worksheet, students, working with a partner, determine how to identify the positions of inside and outside utilizing a piece of string and two buttons.

The distributive property is a foundational skill taught two ways in this interactive web page. Your young mathematicians can practice their order of operations by solving distributive problems working from inside out. They then move on...

Students distinguish between perimeter, area, and volume. They use tangrams and graph paper to create two-dimensional figures that are measured for area and perimeter. By creating layers of centimeter cubes, students explore the concept...

Students explore the greenhouse effect.  In this environment lesson, students describe how "ice out" affects animals and plants who live in a Maine lake.  Students graph "ice out" data and make predictions about the upcoming weather.

Ever use the inner circle/outer circle method of learning? Placing learners in a stationary inner circle and a rotating outer circle, they roll a die and attempt to be the first to call out an addition or multiplication equation with the...