Look at climate change around the world using graphical representations and a hands-on learning simulation specified to particular cities around the world. Using an interactive website, young scientists follow the provided...

Through an interdisciplinary lesson plan, emerging engineers explore the history of surveying systems. After discussing various systems, they perform surveys on printable pages. Using their geometric skills, they physically stake out...

Young scholars explore the concept of patterns. In this patterns lesson, students use applets to manipulate tessellations. Young scholars predict the next number in a sequence by recognizing patterns.

Students calculate averages. In this average temperature lesson, students collect data and use their problem solving skills to calculate average temperatures.

Students practice estimating and graphing by utilizing Skittles.  In this statistics lesson plan, students complete worksheets based on the likelihood of a certain color of skittle coming out of the bag.  Students create a...

Students investigate what a controlled group is by creating an experiment.  In this plant growth lesson, students identify the different parts of a plant and discuss what is needed for a plant to be successfully grown....

Students calculate the rate of speed of various moving objects within the classroom setting, or outside under a controlled environment.

Students use clock arithmetic to find remainders. In this patterns in math instructional activity, students explore the relationship between clock arithmetic and remainders using a computer applet. Students also identify patterns in...

Learners explore scientific notation and the structure of the metric system.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students read How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz to introduce learners to the need for scientific...

Using a twelve foot knotted rope, students form a 3-4-5 right triangle. Following a discussion of observations about the lengths of the sides of the triangle, students use grid paper, scissors and a centimeter ruler to draw and measure...

Students discover the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. They find the length of an arc of a circle.Students use estimation strategies in real-world applications to predict results (i.e., interpolation...

Everyone does their fair share. The sixth segment in a 22-part unit presents the mean as a fair share. Groups build a conceptual understanding of the mean of a data set, rather than simply learn an algorithm. Learners use the...

The shape of the histogram is also relative. Learners calculate relative frequencies from frequency tables and create relative frequency histograms. The scholars compare the histograms made from frequencies to those made from relative...

Students investigate error. As shown in earlier activities from navigation lessons 1 through 3, without an understanding of how errors can affect position, one cannot navigate well. Students explore how computers can help in navigation....

Students create paper bridges. In this geometry and architecture lesson plan, groups use legal paper and paper clips to design a bridge that will hold 100 pennies. Links to mini-lessons exploring stability of different geometric figures...

Students explore the rebound of balls. In this energy conversion lesson, students explore the physics behind the rebound of various types of sports balls. Through the experimental design process using balloons, students investigate and...

Students calculate the cost of painting a room. In this surface area instructional activity, students create a scale model from provided dimensions of a bedroom. Groups use area formulas to find square footage, from which materials and...

Young scholars practice map skills. For this map skills lesson, students locate the cities of New York and Paris on a map. Young scholars read about the flight made by Charles Lindbergh in May 1927 from New York to Paris. Students answer...

Students explore the concept of the coordinate plane. In this coordinate plane lesson, students graph points on the coordinate plane using an applet. Students graph functions using an applet. Students play a Maze Game where they must...

In order to be able to multiply and divide decimals properly, students need to be provided with a variety of ways to practice this skill. In this basic instructional activity, students practice how to multiply and divide decimals using...

Students calculate their family's water consumption. In this water usage lesson, students discuss the water they use in their homes. Students complete the 'water wise' worksheets to tally their family's use of water. Students answer...

Students complete activities to learn about the common land features in Alaska. For this land study lesson, students study an overhead for permafrost features. Students define ice wedge polygons, thermokarst, and pingos. Students also...

Pupils investigate probability.  For this fourth through sixth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, organize and display data in an appropriate chart or graph as they calculate and apply basic probability. 

Sixth graders fill out worksheets to find the perimeter and area of rectangles. In this perimeter and area lesson plan, 6th graders color in the area and measure the perimeters.