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Impact!!

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students perform a science experiment. In this algebra lesson, students collect data from their experiment and create a graph. They analyze the graph and draw conclusion.
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Finding Patterns in Tiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore perimeter and area of rectangles. In this rectangular lesson, students use tiles to discover the formulas for perimeter and area. Students solve for area.
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Curve Fitting and the TI-85 Calculator

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders follow a step-by-step guide for using graphing calculator to determine equations which best fit data graphed. They gather data from various sites on the web, or they do searches to find information necessary to complete...
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Does More Wins Mean More Fans At The Ballpark?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students, after getting information from the past baseball season off the Internet, calculate an attendance-to-win ratio for each of the 28 major league teams and then study the results to see if winning always leads to good attendance.
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You Can Bank on It

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze the impact of the J.P. Morgan/Chase Manhattan merger, and predict how the merger affect the company's financial performance. They create annual reports for the company based on their predictions.
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Finding Percent When Given A Fraction

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders calculate percentages when given a fraction. They convert a percentage to a fraction. All of this be done by each student's ability to read the graphs made available by the spreadsheet information.
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Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars gain practice reading coordinates and plotting points by participating in the Coordinates! Game. They demonstrate and test their skills with graph paper and the Maze Game.
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Dice Games - How to WIN!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play game to practice numerical skills.
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Do Objects Vary Very Much?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the concept of standard deviation, calculating mean, and collecting data. They measure the standard deviation in a bag of M&M candy, record the data, and calculate the mean.
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Ratios (Cost of a Habit)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider an individual habit and its cost. They study ratios and proportions, and use that knowledge to calculate the cost of a habit over extended periods of time. write a detailed comparison of the costs.
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Egyptian Weather Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students chart temperatures in Egypt on spreadsheet to determine how weather conditions affect lifestyles.
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Christmas Presents

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a graph of their Christmas gifts. They develop categories, compute fractional and decimal parts for each category, identify the number of degrees to represent each fractional part, and create a circle graph to...
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Heating the Atmosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a thermograph for maximum and minimum temperatures for the 2-week period. They illustrate how the earth's atmosphere is heated by convection and conduction currents and evaporation of water.
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Taste the Rainbow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice estimating and graphing by utilizing Skittles.  In this statistics lesson, students complete worksheets based on the likelihood of a certain color of skittle coming out of the bag.  Students create a graph...
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Equations and Systems of Equations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice using algebra to be applied to real world situational problems. The key concepts of translation of language to algebraic expressions is covered. They also look in depth at relationships between different quantities.
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Shape Detectives

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students become "shape detectives" as they identify, name, create and describe common shapes within pictures and objects found within the learning environment. Suggestions include incorporating shapes into all learning areas and daily...
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Plastic Wrap

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners compare the price and quality of different kinds of plastic kitchen wraps and then rank them from best to worst. They take into account how well it comes out of the roll, if it seals well, it is tangles, how much weight it...
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Patterns in Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils examine the patterns that exist in Pascal's Triangle. They explore multiples and factors. Sudents use an applet to create and color the multiples in Pascal's Triangle.
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Finding Patterns in Fractals

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover patterns and sequences. They use a website to explore patterns and fractals. Students share their discovery of fractals and their patterns with the class. They develop a list of patterns used in everyday life.
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Pascal's Triangle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study Pascal's triangle. They construct their own version of Pascal's triangle, and relate some of the uses for it. While working through this process, students practice their integer multiplication and division skills.
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Lines, Rays, Line Segments, and Planes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students are introduced to lines, rays, line segments and planes. They explore the differences between lines, rays, line segments and planes. Students pracice graphing lines, rays, line segments and planes.
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Cartesian Coordinate System

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars explore the Cartesian coordinate plane and plot points on the graph. They interpret coordinates for a point from the graph and give the ratio of rise over run for slope.
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Combinations And Permutations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the mathematical concept using a lecture format. The lesson plan includes a classroom management section with suggestions for lesson plan execution. Students write a definition for the Fundamental Counting...
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Measurement Investigations 2

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a number of practical measuring investigations, with an emphasis on accuracy of measuring and communication of their findings. They examine how to measure by first becoming aware of the physical attributes of objects...

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