Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of using data to make predictions. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page...

Notes on using the reading strategy of making predictions before and during reading to increase comprehension. Notes can be both read and listened to.

Technology has proven to be extraordinarily slippery over the past century. Despite the vast information that industry insiders have had at they're fingertips, they've made some pretty terrible forecasts over the years. The predictions...

Find out how radar and satellites have become an important tool for observing and predicting the weather.

An online learning game where students read the notes in a detective's notebook and make inferences and predictions to solve the case.

Students use tree diagrams to find possible outcomes and make predictions for probability story problems.

Given a scatterplot where a linear function is the best fit, the student will interpret the slope and intercepts, determine an equation using two data points, identify the conditions under which the function is valid, and use the linear...

Bizarre predictions of Arthur C. Clarke that came true! And a few that didn't. (Published Sept. 6, 2020)

The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...

Make alterations in the variables of the original ZOOM Daredevil Ball Jump activity by heating or cooling the balls in the experiment. Predict how the balls' bounces will be affected by hot and cold, test the predictions and record the...

This site from Cornell University provides great information on the different phases of the moon. As the Moon moves in its orbit around the Sun, our view of the side illuminated by the Sun changes. Furthermore, the rising and setting...

Make grocery shopping a mathematical experience. Parents and children explore a variety of math concepts through this collection of engaging math activities. Lesson are presented in varying levels of difficulty, offer "Parent Pointers"...

For this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types...

Think about the relationships between weight and size of similar objects. This interactive exercise focuses on using critical thinking skills and estimation skills to predict how many mini and regular gummy bears it takes to have the...

In early 2001, a group of the nation's top economists got together to comment on the economic slowdown in the US and predict how long it would last and what kind of an impact it would have.

Identify real-world cases of boundary interactions and predict the most likely future geologic outcomes. In the lightning round, unscramble four geologic terms.

Students make predictions about the erosion of three types of soil. The three soil types contain varying amounts of vegetation. This investigation requires the construction of an erosion table. The activity takes only 45 minutes, but the...

In this instructional activity, students will learn to compare and contrast 2 different versions of "Cinderella." Students will use a Venn diagram and make predictions.

In this activity, you will predict which kinds of shapes can balance then test it out and observe what happens.

How can you describe the pattern made by a growing triangular shape? This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and completing a table so you have data you can use to graph the coordinates on a...

This site discusses weather forecast computer modeling, or numerical weather prediction (NWP). It also discusses the development of the concept of front and air masses, as well as which computer forecast models are currently being used...

Discuss negative peer pressure and learn about the harmful ways that drugs and alcohol can affect your body and mind. This website provides several discussion questions, writing prompts, and activity ideas through which you can talk and...

PBS asks users to imagine that they are in the tropics and need to get a reliable weather forecast. It provides instructions on how to build a wind vane, construct a compass, make a barometer and find the dew point.

This lesson plan asks students grades 3-5 to use wordless picture books as a springboard to write an original story based on the pictures.