Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...

A lesson in which students create mathematical models to represent rabbit population growths and then compare the models.

In this lesson, young scholars use geometry software to create a two-point perspective drawing.

In the July 2013 issue of United Airlines' Hemisphere Magazine, a pilot responded to a question about how far in the distance he could see at different altitudes. The solution involved right triangles, lines of tangency to a circle, and...

This problem presents a wedding reception scenario. The bride is creating centerpieces for the tables and must calculate how many marbles she needs to partly fill the vases and stay within her budget at the same time. Aligns with G-GMD.A.3.

Students use a model to define variables, write expressions, create an inequality and then interpreting the results in this lesson.

This task has students create equations to model a physical scenario, and then reason with those equations to come up with a solution. Aligns with A-CED.A.2.

Young scholars will solve a word problem with various outcomes by creating a meaningful representation of the problem by using objects, pictures, or equations. An explanation is provided.

The purpose of this task is for students to practice creating and memorizing subtraction equations while focusing on missing addends. After modeling the activity with the whole class, this game would be perfect for centers and small groups.

In this lesson students will work collaboratively to research information in order to prove or disprove if a super continent ever existed. Students will create a model of Pangaea to show how their research findings 'connect' in a puzzle...

Students learn about complex networks and how to use graphs to represent them. They also learn that graph theory is a useful part of mathematics for studying complex networks in diverse applications of science and engineering, including...

Use this lesson plan to help students learn about cylinders. Students will be creating cylinders, and comparing them and their capacity. This engaging, hands-on lesson will hold student interest and be very beneficial to student learning.

This lesson offers an interesting, hands-on experience for middle school students studying cylinders. Students will create cylinders, and measure and compare their volumes.

Middle schoolers are given pattern blocks and are told to create a tile design for a building to use on the floor. Printable lesson.

For race car engineers, F = m a, is the backbone of the vast majority of calculations. The selection of gear ratios is one example. Investigate and create a mathematical model for the relationship between force, speed, mass, distance and...

In this activity, you will create a picture of time and speed as they relate to changes in the weight of a radio controlled race car. This picture will be a graph - a mathematical model- that allows to you predict the speed of your radio...

Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 scouring the campus for items of various shapes, sizes and angles. The items that students will be looking for are outlined on the rubric. Students will use technology to create a creative digital...

This computer tool offers studnets a chance to see fractals being made step by step, including their own, and view the mathematical data each produce.

Using Melanie Watt's book entitled Scaredy Squirrel at Night, this multi-day instructional activity allows students to apply information about Scaredy Squirrel's night time experiences and its fears as their final product model. Students...

Learn the mathematics behind modeling in three dimensions to maximize or minimize one aspect of the situation.

The push to ensure all students engage in challenging classes in high school has created new demands on high schools, including a demand to providing extra help for students who are behind in reading, mathematics, and advanced reasoning...

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Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.