Students role play bartering for goods and services as the French settlers did in colonial Illinois. They start with eight household items to acquire through bartering. They have to calculate values for each object and determine the...

Students compare the records of gold medal Olympic winners for the last 100 years and decide if we are faster, stronger than in the past.

Students construct a simple spectroscope. They observe the emission spectrum produce by a source of light.

Students experiment with several chaotic simulation, they build a working definition of chaos. Students reinforce their knowledge of basic probability and percents. They are reminded of previous knowledge that is pertinent to this...

Students design a toy store, supply it with merchandise (on paper) and create advertisements. They also manage the store's debits and credits by using a spreadsheet. They consider how to promote the sale of their merchandise.

Students list their favorite cars and create graphs of their favorites. Students determine how the graphs would change as their choices change.

Students calculate the amount of greenhouse gases they produce in a given day. Using an equation, they determine the emissions for different sized vehicles and calculate the amount resulting from a family vacation. They create a class...

Using the computer and the Paint program, Students explore the different tools available in the paint program, and then create a picture showing two sets of pictures and an equation.

Students participate in an activity to discover how a bill becomes law in California. In groups, they create a school program based on their own ideas for change. They develop and conduct a survey within their community and present their...

Learners identify the characteristics of aerosols. Using remote sensing, they participate in an experiment in which they determine how the sun's radiation and elements in the atmosphere interact with one another. They also research the...

Second graders solve a subtraction word problem. In this subtraction lesson, 2nd graders solve a word problem asking "How much more?" by using the relationship between subtraction and addition.

Second graders solve addition problems without using a calculator. For this addition lesson, 2nd graders solve addition problems by "counting on." Students are taught this specific strategy and given the opportunity to practice.

Students have fun with graphics, graphs and money, simultaneously learning with up-to-the-minute information.

Students use satellite images to track to movement patterns of deer and examine deer behavior. They write stories about a day in the life of a field scientist.

Students complete a survey about how much they know about radon. They calculate the mean scores for each question and graph them. They discuss the results as a class.

Middle schoolers complete and discuss a radon survery. They calculate the average for each question based on the response. They graph the responses and analyze the information.

Fourth graders review their prior knowledge on the concept of pi. Using broken pieces of pottery, they calculate the circumference from a section of the circle. In teams, they compete against one another to get the most accurate...

Learners explore and complete a variety of activities demonstration probability. They make observations about the results of the activities. Students complete and discuss conditional probability. Also, learners draw conclusions about...

Students use their county's information page to gather information about their community. Using the information, they create graphs from the tables provided and interpret the data. They write a paragraph showing their interpretation of...

Young scholars explore the concepts of commutative, associative, and distributive properties. In this beginning algebra lesson, students discuss the terms "commute", "associate", and "distribute" and how they correlate with the related...

Students explore the concept graphing data. For this graphing data lesson, students use weather data from their local weather and some other city and graph them. Students plot the local weather vs. another city. Students record...

Learners play a series of games involving Boolean logic.  For this Boolean Algebra lesson, students participate in games such as "George Boole Says" to explore Boolean logic.  The format of the lesson is difficult to read.

Students use wax paper to look at different properties of circles such as chords, tangent lines, inscribed angles, and inscribed angles in a semi-circle, as well as finding the center of the circle, and use GSP to investigate cyclic...

Fourth graders, in groups, design a paperclip grasshopper. They determine its ability to survive a prey by jumping high, far, or with a distracting behavior.