Movies: How did they do that?

Post the names of movies that have sequels around the room and ask questions, which the students will answer by going to stand by the name of the movie that fits best. Then work with your class to analyze revenue from each film and...

Are two angles enough? Given two triangles, the class determines through the definition of similarity and transformations whether the two triangles are similar. Provided with pairs of triangles and measurements, small groups find out...

Flip, turn, and slide to get there. With the aid of hands-on materials, pairs transform a figure from one place on the coordinate plane to another. They determine a sequence that will move one figure to another and present different...

Your eighth grade learners are asked to analyze and graph linear data collected by fifth graders in order to prepare a report of recommendations on the length of shoe laces for shoe manufacturers. Given the bivariate data, learners...

Did I cause that? The instructional activity provides definitions of correlation and causation along with types of causation. Within the presentation, pupils analyze erroneous conclusions based upon correlation. Groups then develop a...

Which method results in a better estimate of the height? Using  different methods, groups estimate the height of three objects on campus. They record their measurements and any necessary computations and compare them to the actual...

Don't throw a Hail Mary ... score a touchdown with a fun and sporty lesson! Pupils investigate slope and y-intercepts by moving along a football field in the second lesson in a series of three. Using their locations on the field and the...

A source that includes a graph may not always be the best reliable. A short resource highlights how graphs and charts can be misleading. Learners view actual graphs and note the way the graph is distorted to make a point. 

Let the class use a clino—what? Groups build a clinometer to measure angles of elevation. Using their new tools, teams record the measurements made and calculate the height of two objects around the school. Teammates then make a...

Float like a butterfly, think like a bee! Build a huge hive, hexagonally! Find out the reason that hexagons are the most efficient storage shape for the honeybees' honeycombs. This neat little video would be a sweet addition to your life...