Young scholars manipulate five random cards out of a deck of cards to get the target number. In this equations lesson plan, students manipulate cards around with the use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in order to...

Students answer short answer questions, state their likes and dislikes, say what roles they have, and more about themselves. In this all about me lesson plan, students read books about how we are all different and the same.

Students make different crafts to represent spring and Easter. In this crafts lesson plan, students make cookies, nests, and bunnies out of their hands.

Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...

Students view groups of pickles and discuss putting the groups together. Next, they discuss a group of pickles and cucumbers, can these be put together? Students listen as the teacher explains equivalent fractions and ways to change...

Students set up a classroom currency exchange and explore the idea of bartering to get what they want. They create a monetary unit that is based on fractions and multiples of a standard unit, and compare this system to the U.S. monetary...

Students play a relay race game that gives them points for finding and retrieving hidden items. They record data on a graph.

Students examine how ancient Maya counted, and practice addition and subtraction using Maya number glyphs.

Students participate in a simulated trade session similar to one that may have occurred at Wyam during the Lewis and Clark expedition. They determine how trade with the native people allowed the expedition to be successful.

Students write a descriptive essay.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discuss what it must have been like for Anne Frank to stay inside for two years.  Students try to appeal to all five senses in their descriptions. 

Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.

Young scholars discover the underlying scientific principles in common, daily events.

Students work together in groups to collect data in relationship to how much water marbles can displace. After the experiment, they use the data to identify the linear equation to determine the best-fit line. They use the equation to...

Students discuss how all objects fall at the same rate and vertical motion is independent of the horizontal motion. Students apply this information to center of mass activities before solving equations.

Students explore the concept of problem solving. In this problem solving lesson, students use a decision square to solve a word problem. Students practice using a decision square to problem solve.

Here's an interactive problem solver allowing you to type in a multi-digit number and get answers to what place value each number represents.

Groups of 4 to 5 students follow teacher prompts to enter one part of a number (ex: 6 thousands), and then the next student adds the next part until the entire number is built, one digit at a time. Self-checking!

Practice your two-digit place value skills here. Just press the "go" button and find the number on the right that is represented by the base ten blocks on the left.

Students learn to add using place-value material and a calculator. They make connections between base-ten numerals and the quantities they represent.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This fun decimal addition worksheet introduces students to the world of operations with decimal numbers. Fifth graders use models to visualize the addition of numbers in the tenths and hundredths places...

This task challenges a student to use place value knowledge and understanding of operations.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to solve word problems involving different-sized sets of the same item. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem...

Shark Numbers is a mobile-friendly place value game. The learning objective of this game is to know what each digit in a 3-digit number represents, (for ages 5-8).

Fact Monster: Decimals is a learning module that focuses on digit placement. It also provides videos on how to add and subtract decimals and how to multiply and divide decimals.