In this planetary alignments worksheet, students use 2 different methods to find out when planet alignments will occur. They use a three number series and they use least common multiples to find out when Mercury and Venus will align.

In this calendar and time worksheet, students solve word problems about calendars and time. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.

Students study weather and climate patterns using computer and Internet resources. They collect temperature information and share it with other classes via e-mail using graphs

Students research the new Foreign Language Academy and other free summer programs at colleges for teens. They write features stories about the opportunities and interview deans and university officials. Students also interview school...

Do your scholars strive to work for themselves some day? Help young entrepreneurs  create a business plan for an original idea and present it to a "board of directors." They complete online research (some links provided) and put...

In this rational numbers and their properties worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.

In this repeated subtraction worksheet, students use counters and repeated subtraction to solve the word problems. Students solve six problems.

In this calendar activity, students learn to use a calendar to find the elapsed time using the dates in the word problems. Students solve six problems.

A great way to make a lesson interdisciplinary, these thirteen math word problems are all Egyptian-themed, allowing you to cross your social studies unit with a set of math skills. Note that a few questions from the first page are...

In this algebraic equations worksheet, 7th graders write an algebraic equation with one variable for each problem. Students then solve the problem.

For this multiplication worksheet, students use the multiplication properties of zero and one to solve the six word problems.

In this algebra worksheet, 11th graders are solving word problem, where they are given only symbols and asked to find the answers. They get some clues to help them arrive at the answer. There is an answer key.

Second graders begin the lesson by planting their own bean seed. Individually, they make predictions about how many leaves and roots their plant might grow and each day record their observations. They graph the results of the length of...

Young scholars explore problem solving.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students investigate the five-step approach to problem solving.  Young scholars solve word problems by employing the five-step process.

For this measurement conversion worksheet, students solve and complete 35 different problems. First, they read the passage and determine if they could have passed the examination described. Then, students find how much processed rice a...

First graders identify different shapes. They participate in a game of hide and seek to find different shapes. They categorize the shapes as well.

Students collect weather data over weeks, graph temperature data and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.

Students explore ocean environments. In this ocean environment lesson, students identify the things ocean animals need for survival. Students use KWL charts and search the Internet collecting information about ocean habitats....

Students read the book, DEAR MR. HENSHAW. They implement problem solving strategies and cooperative learning to complete a simulated road trip. Students will use the Internet as a guide to help them complete the road trip.

Third graders discuss how humans breathe and how plants help us to stay alive. In groups, they identify and label the different parts of plants and describe their functions. They compare and contrast the ways plants and animals breathe...

Students investigate data of minimum and maximum weather temperatures over the period of one week. They answer guided questions in order to establish comprehension of interpreting the data.

Sixth graders record the weight of themselves and 3 family over a week, and then use that data to compile 2 bar graphs and 4 line graphs and answer a series of questions.

Students collect data using email. They calculate the mean, median, mode, range and outliers. They create a graph using the data results. They write five paragraphs to summarize their data.