Eighth graders investigate the Pythagorean Theorem and practice applying the theorem to various triangles. Finally, in the next lesson in the sequence, 8th graders create a song or a story to help them remember the Pythagorean Theorem.

Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time lesson, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles using a compass....

Students apply the formulas for the area of parallelograms and triangles. Through guided practice, students discover the correct way to apply the formulas. Working in pairs, they write their own problems featuring the formulas.

Seventh graders develop an examineing of absolute value through real world situations. They develop an examineing of when absolute value can be used in a given situation.

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

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...

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.

Students read and plot coordinates in all four quadrants and state where a shape will be after translation. They explore the concept of translation using a a four quadrant grid of the of River Tyne running through all 4 quads. In...

Fifth graders describe patterns as relations and functions. In this patterning lesson plan, 5th graders analyze and continue patterns. Students understand how patterns relate to relations and functions.

Students apply knowledge of soil, environmental impacts, economics, multiple human demands, and use given data for a proposed scenario in making land use decisions. They debate land use issues and/or scenarios and discuss a case study.

Twelfth graders discuss the importance of participating in the school community of their children. Working in pairs, partners describe the educational goals of children and how parents can support those goals. This lesson is intended...

Twelfth graders create an artistic version of a Vetruvian teen. In this anatomy instructional activity, 12th graders design an experiment to test the theory of the ideally proportioned man. They present their findings in class.

Students are introduced to the history of showing the human anatomy. In groups, they measure their height and arm spans to create a graph and determine if their measurements support Vitruvius' work. Individually, they make their own...

Students explore the country of Japan. In this international studies lesson, students utilize their geography skills to locate Japan on a map. Students explore some Japanese customs and communities. Students use descriptive language...

Students investigate the effects of UV radiation. In this earth science lesson plan, students explain how the time of day relate to UV abundance on Earth. They determine if weather affects the amount of UV that Earth receives.

Students manipulate Hudson River salt front data from October 2004 - September 2005 to locate the high and low points of the salt front for each month, They determine the range for each month, determine the modal range for each month,...

Students discover through this activity that all organisms are composed of water. They find that 70 percent of their bodies are made up of water that is in thier cells and blood, and not free-flowing throughout their body.

A collection of mock math tests, designed for grades 3-5, modeled after portions of standardized tests.

Assess your aptitude for math facts with this interactive true or false questionnaire. Questions cover a variety of math concepts and topics that should be familiar to most young mathematicians. Answers can be checked immediately.

Improve your estimation and rounding skills with these interactive games that are challenging and fun. Excellent skills practice for rounding, estimating sums and differences, and front-end estimation. Links to lesson plans, teacher...

Get an overview of the subtraction process in this brief lesson that introduces key concepts, vocabulary, and symbols. Links to related, interactive practice are also available in this lesson.

Review or learn the basics of single-digit subtraction in this concise lesson that has related vocabulary and strategies for solving subtraction problems. This lesson includes lots of examples and links for two interactive subtraction...

Understand the basics of multiplication from this brief overview that contains related vocabulary, symbols, and examples of this operation. Students can practice this skill using the single-digit multiplication games. Both games are...

This website provides the basic definition for what the nth Root is and gives an example to show how it is written and computed.