Students practice rounding numbers to ones and tens places, multiplying numbers, and working with simple fractions. They study the placement and distances of planets in the Solar System.

Students, while using a graphing calculator, graph systems of conic sections as well as identify their solutions. They complete various word problems dealing with conic sections with their calculators. In addition, students sketch graphs...

Students perform basic matrices operations. In this algebra lesson, students add, subtract, multiply and divide matrices. They solve system of equations using matrices.

Students use "play money" as manipulatives, moving from coin identification to coin combinations totaling one dollar. They combine classroom work with Internet sites. Students use a buddy system to practice writing and solving word...

First graders complete a number of activities that increase their number sense and use of simple operations. They use dice and worksheets to make two-digit numbers and to record them, they count by tens and ones, and order numbers using...

Learners examine the Canadian parliamentary system through the investigation of various learning centers that address the issues using a variety of learning preferences.

Middle schoolers study the basic concepts of the Global Positioning System and how it increases the accuracy of navigation. They examine trilateration and how the speed of light is used to calculate distances.

Students investigate the free-market system and anti-trust laws. In this Bill of Rights instructional activity, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of monopolies and the progressive reform...

Students explore how to multiply and divide by 10, 100, and 1000. In this computation lesson, students participate in an online activity using the interactive whiteboard. Students generate sums by using dice.

Eighth graders determine which numbers are rational numbers. In this number instructional activity students answer a series of questions related to natural and whole numbers as well as integers and rational numbers. Students work...

In this algebra worksheet, students are asked to find replacement sets for modified problems. There are 39 questions with an answer key.

Need more detail in showing your class how to solve two-step equations and proportions? This lesson plan outlines the steps young mathematicians need to solve simple equations and check their results. 

Tenth graders work as a grade to conduct a mock election. They tally votes in two different systems and discuss if proportional representation or straight counting of votes leads to a fairer outcome.

Students examine the administrative systems in place in the travel and tourism industry in the United Kingdom. They investigate what happens when administration goes wrong and how to correct the error.

Fourth graders study the components and physiology of the human circulatory system.

Middle schoolers determine just how large the sun is. In this solar system instructional activity, students follow the prescribed steps to draw a box that represents the size of the sun and its mass compared to the entire solar system.

In this math worksheet, pupils practice converting the units of length for the Standard System. They also choose the operations of multiplication or division to perform the conversion.

Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...

How are skyscrapers built? What does it take to make a structurally sound building? How can one work within a budget to complete a building project? These guiding questions will be investigated and answered within a hands-on lesson....

Knowing good project management means knowing how to conduct good financial analysis. Learner are introduced to the ins and outs of financial planning as it relates to cost, benefit, and project capital investment. 

Young scholars explore number values by completing mathematical worksheets in class. In this decimals instructional activity, students identify the different place values a number has and the use of decimals to represent a fraction of a...

Students create a group wall drawing that demonstrate the contributions that each part makes to the whole.

Assign groups of middle school oceanographers to research one of the following underwater robots; ABE, Herculues, ROPOS, RCV-150, Tiburon, or general purpose ROVs. An included handout guides them through information to be gathered. Each...

Challenge your students with this lesson on American government! Learners discuss the three branches of government and its responsilbities, and then go on to more complex critical-thinking activities. Students interview members of the...