Read a tale for your class as they unravel patterns presented in the story using manipulatives. Pause to allow time for discussion and explanation of solutions throughout the story. They write equations or expressions with order of...

Students use the Five E method to solve problems. In this Five E lesson, students complete math lessons using the Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate technique. They use the Five E's with lessons on tessellations, magnets,...

Students explore what a proof is, how and why mathematicians create them and compose essays on how reason and logic are employed in the workplace. They explore whether any three lines can make a triangle and attempt to verify Goldbach's...

Students examine relationship between architecture and math, explore importance of inventions to humanity and relate math and architecture to their school and home by creating graphs, tables, and presentations showing development of...

Students create a ticket table illustrating the cost of tickets by alternative transportation. In this number sense lesson, students write number sentences to compare and contrast difference information in their chart. Students figure...

Students find the volume of rectangular prisms.  In this volume lesson, students use a formula to find the volume of rectangular prisms.  They discuss the definition of volume and draw rectangular prisms.  Students...

In this math lesson, students calculate the cost of bridge construction and time of completion. They solve and write short answers to 5 questions using mathematical operations.

Young scholars examine numbers and try to find a pattern in their relationship. They write an algebraic expression for the nth term.

Students identify arrays and write multiplication and division problems to match. They write their own multiplication book using arrays.

Learners incorporate their conceptual understanding of proportions to write a creative piece similar to the example poem.

First graders listen to a read aloud of Stephanie Calmenson's, Dinner a the Panda Palace identifying words related to math and writing them on a chart paper.

Ninth graders discuss the Enigma machine used during World War II. They explore the substitution cipher and variations of it. Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of this cipher. Students write a message using the code...

Students read the novel, The Time Machine, and compare H.G. Well's perceptions of the future with those presented in The Third Wave, by Alvin Toffler. They research current scientific and mathematical theories that relate to space and time.

Students collect car cost comparison data from the "Car Wizard" web site to use as problem solving and for calculations related to math.

Students explain everyday uses of numbers and relationships of numbers.

Middle schoolers use the terms: ratio, proportion, and measurement in their description of the life of a person one inch tall.

Students search for and generalize an algebraic pattern. They make and analyze a coordinate graph.

Students work with large numbers and recognizing mathematical symbols and the factorial symbol and its meaning.

Students explore unit rate and ratio and discuss the relationship.

Students create a poster to explain composite functions. In this composite function worksheet, students explore linear equations and functions. They complete a worksheet and use manipulatives to complete problems.

Learners use large numbers and learn exponential representation and explain patterns and relations of powers of 2.

Learners collect data from classmates about their favorite animal. They use the ClarisWorks graphing program to enter data, graph results, and interpret data.

Students listen to Gill's story and determine how many number points she has. They then find the number of points their own name has and get into groups where all the name points are the same.

Learners review the definition of angles by identifying those in the classroom and putting them on a graphic organizer.