Going once, going twice, sold! An auction provides class members with an opportunity to examine their attitudes toward money. After bidding on and purchasing items, individuals complete an attitude survey and then identify a...

Exactly how fair are the board games children grow up playing? Young mathematicians investigate this questions as they work their way through this five-lesson series on basic probability. 

Does money seem to slip through your middle schoolers' fingers? Encourage them to examine spending, saving, and budgeting habits with a unit on consumer skills and money management. Young spenders study the waste that occurs with school...

Young mathematicians use their geometry skills to save the Land of Venn in an engaging math game. A fun way to reinforce children's understanding of basic geometric figures and shapes.

Students study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Students discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect wind speed...

Students examine how to convert fractions into decimals and percents. They work with base ten blocks and a worksheet to color in parts of 100 and renaming the parts as decimals and fractions.

How can our perspectives of borrowing and returning influence the way we view credit? Pupils explore the concept of debt, how it impacts our ability to obtain credit, and finally the ways in which we can work to alleviate debt.

First graders participate in hands-on activities and use objects to create patterns. They observe a PowerPoint lesson describing matching objects and patterns. In groups, 1st graders complete geometry computer activities such as planting...

Students collect data regarding fire safety and create a graph. Working in small groups, they administer a survey to family and friends regarding their attitudes toward fire safety. After data has been gathered, students graph their...

In this algebra worksheet, students read the information about the relationships of functions and then they fill in the graphic organizer with the information at the bottom of the page.

In this survey bias worksheet, students solve and complete 2 different types of problems regarding a survey. First, they identify various sources of bias. Then, students describe how to minimize bias in assessing statistical surveys.

Sixth graders practice implementing manipulative's to assess composite and prime numbers. They formulate representations of rational numbers in a variety of ways including graph paper, sieves of Eratosthenes and multiple worksheets.

A lesson about counseling through the HIV testing process brings up important facts about HIV, how patients can decide to test for the virus, and what makes a positive or negative test. It includes a flowchart that takes learners through...

First graders discuss how people in the community work together to get jobs done and complete a worksheet matching number words for the workers with the correct numerals.

First graders listen as the book, "Try It With Triangles" is read to the class. They name the geometric shapes that they see in the story and view the Shape Vocabulary Cards as they name them from the book. They then cut out the...

Second graders learn what math skills bank tellers need to do their jobs correctly.

Students investigate threee types of maps. In this algebra instructional activity, students idenitfy different maps and explore how they relate to the area keeping cllimate and topography in mind. They discuss maps used to navigate...

Learners write an original diamante poem about a shape of their choice. They examine how to write a diamante poem, and select a shape and write a poem using Microsoft Word software.

Students explore the concept of English units. In this English units activity, students convert from one English unit to another English unit. Students estimate the size and weight of objects using English units.

Second graders describe and adopt behaviors for health and safety. They explore what germs are and how they can make you sick. Through graphing activities, 2nd graders examine the way germs travel and what they can do to prevent the...

Students order numbers and sets of objects from 0 through 10 and organize and interpret information collected from the immediate environment. They read and interpret graphs usin real objects and the computer. Finally, students sort a...

Second graders read the rules of how they can balance the scale by placing beans in the square, circle, and the triangle. Next, they balance 12 beans using the scale and then try to balance it with 15 beans, and then 18 beans. They then...

Fifth graders engage in the study of conversions from decimals to percents while examining monetary values. They explain the relationships between the equivalency interchanging decimals with percents. Then students write about the...