Students line themselves up from smallest to tallest at the chalkboard with the teacher marking their heights. After recording their names on the board next to their mark, they work with a partner to measure their height using several...

In this math worksheet, students complete 12 subtraction problems which they check with addition. They solve 6 short mixed word problems and write a number sentence for each while solving it.

Students identify the different place values. For this algebra lesson, students represent decimal place values with manipulatives. They identify the correct place value using commas and mathematical reasoning.

For this Roman numerals worksheet, students write 10 numbers shown in expanded notation using Roman numerals. Students write prices of 6 items (in pence) by converting Roman numerals to Arabic. Students also compare sets of Roman...

In this place value cards worksheet, students demonstrate what happens when multiplying by ten by pushing all the digits one place to the left and inserting a zero in the units column.

Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.

Nine fractions and mixed numbers are provided for your class to write as decimals. All have denominators of 1000. Then, nine decimal numbers, all thousandths, are provided for learners to write as fractions or mixed numbers. If you use...

Pupils play a game with coins and then use reasoning skills to develop a strategy for winning the game.

Students explore forestry. They discuss creating fire breaks to control forest fires. Students create models to determine the best way to manage forest fires. They discuss current techniques of forest management.

Sixth graders, in groups, are given different parts of the whole project. They use information from Busch Gardens to explore line graphs, averages, and other math vocabulary.

Learners use a book or magazine to research the use of letters. They complete a worksheet and compare their results.

Students examine levels of language difficulty for different audiences. They explore how to simplify texts to suit a younger audience. Students use a thesaurus to find synonyms. Students select a news article to rewrite. They create...

Students examine a water bill from their household and examine it to find out how much water is used each month. They read their home water meters at the same time of the day for seven days and then construct a graph using their data.

Second graders make a chart comparing Roman numerals and our number system using toothpicks and construction paper. This clever lesson has students use toothpicks to create Roman Numeral translations for standard numbers.

Learners observe and discuss cloud cover. They identify percent of cloud cover, calculate cloud cover by fraction and convert to a percent, and compare their models with the current real sky cloud cover.

Students combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.

In this math worksheet, students convert the fractions to decimals. They also practice converting decimals into fractions or mixed numbers.

Learners design and build a snowplow using LEGO materials. They compete in an Engineer's Challenge to clear a path through Styrofoam peanuts.

Young scholars play a trading game using Base 10 blocks that incorporates decimal place value. Then they each receive a paper with a decimal number on it and must arrange themselves in a line from least to greatest.

Young scholars collect sunflower heads from their community garden. They estimate its seed count using different strategies. They graph their estimations on a graph and use calculators to find the actual total.

Students discover that the mathematics behind this question is a comparison of the rate at which adding a fixed number increases the total compared to continual doubling of a number. In fact no matter what whole numbers you start with,...

In this arrays worksheet, learners analyze 10 arrays. There are no directions on the page, but it is assumed that students would write the multiplication fact that matches each array.

Students increase their knowledge of scientific processes in chemistry. They compare and analyze 3 sets of data, they have gathered, for accuracy and precision.

Third graders review the concept of place value and number sense. With a partner, they are given four cards with numbers on them. Using the cards, they practice making new numbers and completing addition and subtraction to find the...