What better way to learn about muscle than by dissecting one? Using cow muscle (beef), learners compare bundles of yarn to muscle fibers as they explore each. The supplemental reading about astronauts losing muscle mass in space and what...

The ultimate legacy of Emmett Till's violent death is its role in the non-violent roots of the Civil Rights Movement. A lesson compares contemporaneous articles with the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "The Death of Emmett Till" and prompts...

Kids are presented with the problem of finding the missing numbers to each of nine 100s squares. They'll need to subtract and add to make each puzzle equal 100. Great challenge or daily warm-up activity.

Learners add-on to determine which set of blocks make each of the four given numbers. There are five sets of blocks, they count the two block sets that compose the indicated number when added together.

Teach your learners to solve word problems. They will review how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals. Then they solve multiple problems.

Middle schoolers write fractions as decimals. They multiply, add, and subtract positive and negative fractions and decimals. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.

Turn your mathematicians into addition superstars with these multiple-addend equations. They add up three, four, and five-digit numbers to find the sums, a few of which are six-digit numbers. The twelve vertically aligned equations...

Those are some big addends! Challenge students to find the sum of 16 equations, each of which has at least three addends. They are adding, two, three, and four-digit numbers here, and regrouping is a given. Two example problems offer...

Young scholars investigate diversity. In this diversity lesson, students look at a variety of apples in order to compare and contrast their physical characteristics. They apply the concept to people by listing how people are the same and...

What is the meaning of sea level? This resource helps your class understand the meaning of elevations above, below, and at sea level. Provides for good discussion on using positive and negative numbers to represent quantities in the real...

An excellent way to reinforce math vocabulary in your classroom! Seventy-eight posters focus on number and number sense, computation and estimation, measurement, geometry, probability and statistics, and patterns, functions, and algebra.

Seventh graders compare and contrast different types of art associated with different cultures. They identify how cultures express their values in art. They create their own collage about Japan.

A collection of ten slides reveals bright graphics and photos. Though the title is "Properties of Matter," the content is incoherent. You will find a couple of slides on chemical reactions, a few on the example of the S.S. Hindenburg...

Count and compare numbers and fractions using "greater than" and "less than." Learners count on by 2s and 10s and represent the end number with base ten blocks, counters, and cups. They use circle stickers to illustrate fractions and...

Eighth grade physical science classes examine why the ice on which hockey is played is slippery. They do so by discussing phases of matter and the molecular motion in each. They read an article on a website and write out answers to...

Students discover the benefits of kind acts by dissecting the word itself.  In this vocabulary lesson, students utilize the letters in the word "kindness" to create other words which they record.  Students figure out what...

Second graders count up coins of money that add up to one dollar. In this money lesson plan, 2nd graders also spend money and keep track of how much they have spent.

Kids count by 100 to determine a number in the thousands. They fill in the missing number by counting on  100 starting at the number 5000. They then add 100 to numbers like 2800 and 2600. There are 12 problems to solve.

Learning how numbers are put together as parts and wholes is a big step in building the foundational number sense of young mathematicians. Here, children are given a number less than 10 and are asked to find as many pairs of numbers as...

In this order of operations activity, students complete addition and subtraction problems with parenthesis and 3 and 4 digit numbers. Students complete 9 problems. 

In this math activity, students multiply the values that are using decimals. They pay special attention to the place values for the decimals.

For this math worksheet, students subtract the decimals while taking special care to keep the decimals in the correct place value. The answers are also available.

In this addition learning exercise, 3rd graders add three digit numbers to one and two digit numbers without regrouping. Students complete 40 problems.

In this vertical addition worksheet, learners add one through three digit numbers together vertically. Students complete 40 problems.