Nuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not?

Your young algebra engineers brainstorm a list of machines that are then related to algebra functions to begin their exploration of the mighty invention called function notation. A discussion follows using a box to represent the machine...

Playing What's My Number? would be a great warm-up game to introduce this activity. The resource begins with the cooperative group members drawing and counting to figure out the pattern in the number of restaurant goers seated at tables...

Change is the name of the game in this task and provided supports, as young mathematicians investigate proportional and general linear relationships. Scaffolded formative tasks and many teaching notes with instructional suggestions make...

Don't be obtuse, this geometry unit is the just the right resource for educating the acute young minds in your class. From classifying and measuring angles, to determining the congruence of shapes, this resource covers a wide range of...

Use STEM activities within the class to provide connections to concepts. The resource includes activities that range from working with buoyancy to building rockets and launching them. Other activities involve the engineering design...

This turn-key unit on ratios and unit rates walks through a 30-lesson unit on teaching proportional reasoning, with each lesson broken into detailed teaching notes and time allotments for all parts. An unbelievable resource when taken...

Help young mathematicians get the point of decimals with this extensive collection of worksheets. From teaching basic place value and the ordering of decimals, to the procedures for multiplying and dividing them, this resource is a...

Revisit the 2012 Summer Olympics by having seventh graders calculate the unit rate sprinting speed of the 100-meter gold medal winner. 

Here is an extensive set of teacher's notes to help you teach all about integers. Begin by introducing a number line and how it can be used to visualize positive and negative numbers. Talk about absolute value and the additive inverse...

Add some variety to your school or district's math curriculum with this comprehensive collection of materials. Offering over 900 pages of Saxon Math lessons, worksheets, and activities, this resource is a gold mine for any middle school...