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Probability

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders predict future outcomes with an investigation of the mathematical principle of probability using spinners constructed by them. The spinner is a hands on application an they combine it with writing a ratio for the...
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Goobers. Goobers? Goobers!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and...
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Meet the Polygon Family

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate regular polygons. In this regular polygon instructional activity, 4th graders explore the attributes of different polygons. Students work in groups to complete a KWL chart regarding polygons.
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Raise It or Rest It

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders round to the thousands place using a rhyme.
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The Key to Word Problems

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn the key words to look for in multiplication and division word problems, to help them decide which operation to use. They analyze, wrte, and solve multiplication problems.
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Delicious Graphing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders sort trail mix by type and use that information to create different types of graphs for comparing.
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That Rascal Pascal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use the concept of number patterns to complete a portion of Pascal's Triangle as well as identify and describe the patterns represented.
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Calculate the Answer

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students solve basic multiplication or addition facts using a calculator and product cards. They draw a card, read the sum or product, and press single digits on the calculator to display the number on the card.
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Fraction Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solve problems as they create fractions from pictures, then write them into sentences.
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Prairie Dogs: Finding the Balance

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study about prairie dogs and determine the mean, median, and mode of a prairie dog tow's population.
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Count the Squares and Compare

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct squares and rectanges in order to help them find areas and perimeters. They gain an understanding of area and perimeter through teacher modeling and then they construct squares and rectangles.
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Roman Numerals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the roman numerals C and L. Students are given a worksheet to complete using previously taught roman numerals and the newly introduced ones. Students complete the second half of the worksheet...
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Fraction Fun with Pizza

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a pizza fraction project. In this pizza fractions lesson, 4th graders use construction paper to make toppings for a pizza and cover the pizza according to fraction exercises. Students put their pizza and partner's...
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Area And Perimeter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of area and perimeter, and they practice finding the values in various types of situations. They construct different representations of shapes using the area measurements and also explain the...
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How Much Water Do We Use In Our Homes?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the amount of water used for everyday activities around their home in this lesson. They research the amount of water needed by accessing a provided internet link. They then graph the information they discovered and...
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils analyze and graph the waste created in a typical lunch period. They increase awareness of various types of garbage students create during a lunch period. They construct and label a graph of lunch waste. They brainstorm...
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Graphs Abound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a survey for their classmates to collect data on their favorite foods, eye color, pets or other categorical data. They compile the data from the survey in a table and then make a bar graph of each category using a web tool.
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Sensing Somethong

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners are taught that they can gather information about objects using the five senses of vision, touch, smell, taste, and hearing. They are told that some sensing, like sight, is done remotely. Students observe how a camera can...
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Percentages: Converting Fractions and Decimals to Percents

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students calculate percentages. In this percentages lesson, students count the total number of floor tiles covering a given space, measure a designated section of the room, and then calculate the percentage of the room this area covers.
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Trash Pizza

For Teachers K - 6th
Students identify items commonly sent to landfills and summarize percentages/fractions of different items in landfills Students create a pizza pie graph of landfill components
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Play For Pay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice various skills with manipulatives, such as counting correct money amounts to pay for manipulatives.
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Sunrise/Sunset

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students apply data from a weather-related website to predict patterns in the sunrise and sunset.
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Election Results Map

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use election night returns to create a map of the results. They can represent popular vote results or electoral votes received. They use the internet to gather information about the electoral college and results.
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Every Tree For Itself

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game where they are trees gathering sun, water, and nutrients and CO2 represented by pieces of paper or poker chips. They record their collected requirements and graph how they grew as a forest.

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