The asteroid is getting closer and the question is whether the state of Alabraska is large enough for the shelter calculated in the previous activity. Teams determine the scale of their project and then use the scale on the map to...

Learners estimate the area of states using the formulas for the areas of rectangles, squares, and triangles. In this geometric shapes instructional activity, students divide irregular shaped states into shapes. They use the formulas for...

Students examine the relationship between circumference and diameter and how to use the formula to find the area of a circle.  In this circle lesson plan students divide into groups and complete an activity. 

Students investigate how to make a good parachute. In this physics lesson, students observe the motion of parachutes as it falls and measure the time. They collect data and calculate the average descent time for each canopy shape.

Students investigate ways to enhance an object's flying ability.  In this model construction lesson, students construct two paper airplanes, one of which is twice as big as the first.  Students compare and contrast the two...

Young scholars complete a performance about the heart. In this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.

Students are shown that numeracy is all around them. They use volume, and calculate the quantity of soil required to make a garden to given instructions. Students are asked how to calculate the amount of soil required for the garden.