Young scholars watch a video clips before problem solving the use of angles in real world situations. They problem solve using spatial reasoning while connecting math to a sports activity that investigates the path of a bouncing ball.

Students explore the concept of solving one step equations. In this solving one step equations lesson plan, students compare crypto quotes to one step equations. Students solve crypto quotes and then see how it is similar to solving...

In this fishing instructional activity, students read about fishing responsibility and then answer math word problems about money, time, and fish. Students complete 3 word problems.

Teach teenagers to think critically about data. Young data analysts must create two questions that can be answered using a provided data set on Olympic cycling times. Of course, they then have to answer their questions using mathematics.

Students determine an efficient layout of the pattern pieces needed to make a sports bag with given dimensions and specifications. Given a word problem, data set and a diagram, students evaluate the information they have available and...

Students research the history of the sport they are participating in. They conduct research and write a report, create a timeline of the sport, and investigate the history of the sport in other countries. Students then observe and...

Eighth graders discover the important role statistics play in sports and that appropriate data must be collected to do a statistical analysis. Students practice calculating statistics by charting a professional player of their choice.

In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders track information relating to a sporting event and create a spreadsheet and appropriate formulas used to track data.  The one page worksheet contains the assignment and...

Eighth graders, in groups, count the different colors of M&M's in each kind of package and then draw a pictograph to show the results. Each group writes a program to show their results and then compare the manually-drawn and computer...

In this probability learning exercise, students complete word problems dealing with marbles, sports, gambling, and more. Students complete 6 problems total.

Students defend downhill skiing as an Olympic Games event by creating a presentation that graphically proves the economic impact and popularity of this event.

Students view a segment of Futures With Jaime Escalante showing the application of math in basketball, and they try to find some of these applications in a tape of a game played by their home school. This fun lesson should be very...

Students explore how marketers use the idea of "cool" to sell clothing and accessories, and become aware of their own attitudes and perceptions about what is cool. They become aware of what motivates them to buy certain things

Fifth graders measure how long it takes to make cookies. In this measuring time instructional activity, 5th graders explore how to manage time. Students decide when to start making breakfast on time, how to calculate playing time into...

Students relate what they know about boundaries on sports courts to explore range of space. In this domain and range lesson, students identify numbers needed to calculate ranges and use the problem solving strategy of making a table.

Learners apply the Unit Circle to solve ratios of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students derive the different ratios of a triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. They find the angles of a unit circle using a right triangle.

For this ESL activity worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer questions and then ask a classmate the same questions in order to help them practice using verbs, infinitives, and gerunds.

Learners use the reaction time to figure out problems. They use the following example to get them started with reaction time: the edge of a ruler is placed near a person's thumb and index finger and, without warning, the ruler is...

Students play a game wherein they role 2 dice and calculate either the sum, difference or product of the numbers and the answer is the number of exercises they do. They change stations to do different exercises or skills.

Middle schoolers read a cookie recipe and complete a worksheet that asks them to establish ratios and proportions for various ingredients in the recipe.

Middle schoolers multiply whole numbers by fractions. They see one way that decimals apply to the real world, and possibly consider more.

Twelfth graders find the mean, median, and modes of stacks of Lego blocks, They search in newspapers for real life applications of them. They present oral reports on what they have learned.

Children count how many of an activity they can do in a row, such as ball tossing and record the date and count. Children track over a period of time and graph results.

In these measurement worksheets, students measure objects in their classroom but don't use a ruler to measure. Students write what they measured and the length of the object. Students then measure the given objects in the classroom and...