In this data management and probability applications worksheet, 7th graders solve 13 different types of problems that include finding the mean, median, mode, and range of each set of values, as well as, solving a number of word problems....

Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week honors the contributions of the newspaper and is celebrated in the resource within a civics, mathematics, and fine arts setting. The resource represents every grade from 3rd to 12th with questions...

Learners examine a science journal to develop an understanding of graphs in science.  In this data analysis lesson plan, students read an article from the Natural Inquirer and discuss the meaning of the included graph....

Students examine their own lives and how well they manage their time outside of school. In this this time management lesson plan, students discover the amount of time they spend on other activities, and create a pie chart with that...

Students complete a character study using a database to compile information from a novel. They design a five slide presentation highlighting the character's reaction to different situations in the book. They write an acrostic poem using...

A cross-curricular resource teaches and reinforces mathematical concepts with several activities that use parts of a newspaper. Scholars use scavenger hunts to find the different ways math is used in the paper along with using data...

Students explore the process of decomposition. In this ecology and measurement lesson, students prepare a worm home to be used for vermicomposting. Students weigh a group of worms and the added food, recording this information on a data...

Students investigate the dangers Coral Reefs face by investigating satellite images.  In this environmental protection instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to discover the types of satellites and sensors used to...

Students explore wolves. In this ecology and wolves instructional activity, students research predator-prey relationships on the Internet and complete a related worksheet with a partner. Students interpret data on bar graphs to determine...

Young scholars practice estimating and graphing by utilizing Skittles.  In this statistics lesson, students complete worksheets based on the likelihood of a certain color of skittle coming out of the bag.  Young scholars create...

Third graders analyze their health. In this analysis lesson plan, 3rd graders rate their health on a 1-10 scale. They then tally the scores from the class and create a data chart. Then they answer true and false questions based on...

Students investigate what a controlled group is by creating an experiment.  In this plant growth lesson, students identify the different parts of a plant and discuss what is needed for a plant to be successfully grown....

Students collect data to create different types of graphs-line, pie, and bar graphs. They use StarOffice 6.0 to create graphs.

Students discuss biological diversity in ocean communities. In this diversity lesson, students examine the variety of organisms compared to relative abundance. They will write an analysis and discuss their findings with the class.

Your young architects use the Internet to research tall structures or sky scrapers to help in the design of their scale drawings. This is instructional activity one of three in which learners design, build, and test model skyscrapers for...

Students encounter the complexity of identifying the cause of unusual variations in WOW conductivity data. They propose theories on why there was a sudden increase in conductivity in Ice Lake, Minnesota during July of 1998.

Students visit numerous places to help in their understanding of Ecology. In this biology lesson plan, students will learn about characteristics and how to identify numerous plants and animals. This lesson allows for many field trip...

Students research the economic importance of the major reservoirs in Illinois. In groups, they manage a budget for one of the lakes to promote tourism in the area. They also work together to create advertisements.

In this number book activity, students cut out, color and assemble a mini counting book of numbers and leaves from one to ten. Students trace each dotted number on each page of their books.

Students participate in activities which help them with the idea of families. They discuss what characteristics make a good friend or family member. They rotate between centers focusing on different aspects of their family.

Students listen to a read aloud of The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau finding examples of symmetry in the illustrations in the book.

In this counting to ten mini book, students cut out and color a book that shows the numbers from 1-10 and the words for the numbers. The languages in this book are: English, Spanish, French, Swedish, Japanese and Swahili. Pronunciation...

Students calculate their family's water consumption. In this water usage lesson plan, students discuss the water they use in their homes. Students complete the 'water wise' worksheets to tally their family's use of water. Students answer...

Students investigate the world of Television by contrasting specific programs.  In this visual storytelling instructional activity, students compare and contrast the differences between comedy and drama by making a Venn Diagram....