Young scholars examine what it takes to purchase a car and the resources out there to help find what you are looking for.  In this scientific method lesson students complete different problem solving situations.

First graders develop problem-solving skills by designing methods for keeping lunch boxes cool. Once they determine the amount of sunlight and heat generated in shaded and unshaded areas, they explore ways to provide shade. Finally, 1st...

In this elections worksheet, students match 5 methods of counting votes for candidates to their descriptions. Students match 4 different types of fair candidates with their descriptions. Students problem solve 7 election scenarios.

Students observe the best ways to resolve conflicts. In this problem solving lesson, students read and evaluate a Clifford story about how he could have resolved conflict. A strategy of resolving conflict is given, and students role play...

High school students examine their own water-based environments, within the Mystic Watershed. As the learners engage in inquiry-based, hands-on projects, critical thinking skills and problem-solving, the project will lead them to cross...

Basic addition and subtraction need to be mastered before moving on to more challenging mathematics. This resource provides learners with one addition and one subtraction problem. They read the explanation included to learn how to solve...

In this math worksheet, students analyze 4 story problems which pertain to Halloween. Students choose the operation and equation to use from a list of 5 choices but do not actually solve the problems.

Students investigate the ways in which ancient technologies - six types of simple machines and combinations - are used to construct modern buildings. As they work together to solve a design problem (designing and building a modern...

Using an online internet simulation, learners will role-play various members of a family living in rural Haiti. The objective is to increase global awareness by requiring them to consider poverty as an obstacle to education in Haiti....

Magnifying glasses and cameras often use converging lenses, but how do they alter an image? Pupils discover a lens, axis, and object arrow before identifying four characteristics of the resulting image. They label the location,...

Students assemble snow goggle models and discuss how snow goggles change the amount of light shining in their eyes.

A multi-step problem has learners finding the actual area based on a scale drawing and then converting units at the end. Two different solution choices are listed depending on the preference on which step to start first. Both methods can...

Scholars listen to a presentation by a health care professional and then submit three questions they would like the speaker to discuss further.

"Scientist Stereotypes" could be another name for this activity! Begin by drawing from middle schoolers' preconceived notions and media portrayal of scientists, and then explain that anyone can be a scientist. Even though there is an...

Viewers discover how to solve quadratic-linear systems with a video that first explains the substitution method for solving a system of equations involving a quadratic. Scholars then complete a worksheet of practice problems.

In this system of equations worksheet, students solve problems involving systems of equations. They read short stories, write equations relating to the information, and solve the systems of equations using the substitution or elimination...

In this system of linear inequalities worksheet, students solve 5 problems with the graphing method and are given 2 examples with multiple steps to follow.

In this linear equation worksheet, learners solve systems of linear equations by using the substitution and elimination methods. Explanations and examples are provided prior to the problems. There are 20 problems to solve on this...

In this numerical analysis worksheet, students solve systems of non-linear equations. Examples and explanation are provided. This two-page worksheet contains approximately three problems.

In this linear systems worksheet, students solve systems of equations using three different methods: substitution, adding and subtracting, and graphing. This two-page worksheet contains three multi-step problems.

In this adding practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems using any method they wish.

In this finding the differences worksheet, students read the steps to solving subtraction problems with zeros in the ones place, and subtract two-digit numbers. Students solve 12 problems. 

In this subtraction worksheet, students learn how to solve decomposition subtraction problems with 2-digit numbers. They then solve 9 subtraction problems on their own. The answers are on the last page of the packet.

Fourth graders solve word problems using multiplication. In this multiplication lesson plan, 4th graders write and solve word problems using their prior knowledge of multiplication.