Students identify and explain the variables effecting supply and demand in the marketing industry. Then they define the terms supply and demand and graph supply and demand curves on a standard grid. Students also formulate what happens...

Students investigate the relationship between evaporation and temperature changes. In this evaporation and changes in temperature lesson, students measure the changes in temperature of different solutions on a cotton ball.

High schoolers investigate the uses of pesticides and the pros and cons of their use. In this pesticides instructional activity, students observe simulations of the three classes of pesticides and the effects or actions each has. High...

In this rates and slopes worksheet, students solve 2 problems where they find the rate corresponding to the speed of the galaxies in a Hubble diagram for galaxies and they calculate the rate of the sunspot number change between indicated...

In this solar micro-flares worksheet, students read about the X-ray bright spots that the Hinode satellite's X-ray Telescope detected on the sun's surface. Students determine the scale of the image, the dimensions of the smallest bright...

In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 24 open-ended questions about electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.

Students analyze the amount of space required to pack round objects. In this geometry lesson, students practice using space economically by practicing packing spheres into beakers. They then translate this concept to molecules being...

Students investigate an accident and relate it to math. In this trigonometry instructional activity, students measure the accident scene, the friction produced, and the speed from the skid marks. They create a poster of their findings.

Learners examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. In this environmental science lesson plan, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.

Students study the effects of wildlife conservation and relocation.  In this conservation lesson students view video on the preservation of the giraffe populations and discuss the impact that humans have had on them.

Participate in a class instructional activity on ratio, rate, and unit rate. Successful usage of this instructional activity requires the pupils and the teacher have access to the Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Middle School math text....

Students show their knowledge of properties of objects as it pertains to sorting and creating patterns. In this food pyramid power lesson, students show their ability to use whole numbers in different representations by appling...

Students examine inflation over the years and learn to calculate how it changes over time. In this money management instructional activity, students learn how price changes affect their purchasing power, how to come up with strategies...

Students estimate and calculate the distance of a shape. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate between a horizontal distance and it's reflected image. They measure the reflection and the point starting at the eye of the observer.

Students, after researching a Texas coastal basin, map and graph the information they collect and then translate it into a short report to be presented to their classmates. They brainstorm unique ways to maintain Texas estuaries as well...

Learners examine and discuss Newton's Laws and discover his contribution to physics. In groups, they participate in an experiment in which they much apply the Laws to the world around them. They describe contact and conservative forces...

Students analyze linear functions. In this algebra lesson, students create a linear model to relate coordinate pairs. They evaluate and solve equations.

Students explore finding the percent of a numbers. They survey their peers to determine modes of transportation used in getting to school. Afterward, students organize information and create graphs and charts. They explore alternative...

Students explore coffee production.  In this cross-curriculum rainforest ecology lesson, students research regions where coffee comes from and investigate how the native birds in the rainforest are effected by coffee...

Each student is given the task of spending $1 million. The way students spend their money is dependent on a theme such as "creating a dream world," "taking a trip," or "doing something to better society." Each student researches,...

Students explore the concept of estimation. In this estimation lesson, students discuss making estimates through teacher led discussion. Students use the Internet to complete an activity where they must estimate the length of lines.

Pupils create visuals of the effect of a spring scale. In this algebra lesson, students use the navigator to graph the effects created by a spring scale. They draw conclusion from the graph.

Students analyze cloud cover and to compose written conclusions to a given related scenario. They submit a letter of response and a report detailing their calculations and conclusions.

Students explore the concept of stem and leaf plots.  In this stem and leaf plots instructional activity, students plot the 50 US states' capitals on a stem and leaf plot according to the first letter of each state. ...