Are opioids the most abused drug after marijuana? How hard is it for young people to obtain painkillers without a prescription? Middle and high schoolers explore the growing epidemic of opioid addiction with a lesson that prompts them to...

Finding approximate solutions to word problems allows users to assess the reasonableness of their answers. In a well-paced lesson plan, the class rounds numbers to estimate the solutions. They explain their thinking and determine if the...

Students identify and categorize different polygons. For this polygons lesson plan, students research and identify properties of polygons,  identify different polygon shapes, and categorize different triangles and quadrilaterals.

Review area, perimeter and volume using this lesson. After reviewing key vocabulary relating to these concepts and answering story problems, learners compute the perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of five storage boxes. 

Students study the concept of fraction using mathematical reasoning. In this problem solving fraction lesson, students use various methods to explain their reasoning in solving fractions. Students use a number of different prompts to...

A fun (and delicious!) lesson plan teaches measurement to your third graders. They work in small groups to first predict, then to measure the weight, circumference, and number of seeds found in a watermelon. Everyone gets to eat...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary to definitions of words representing percents in math. Students complete 20 matches total.

Solving factor trees is a helpful way to introduce prime numbers. Your math class practices using this method along with two-column tables to find if a number is prime or not. They also learn other vocabulary, such as composite numbers,...

Learners calculate the revolution and circumference of circles. In this calculus lesson, students derive the formulas for their given shape. They use the d=rt to calculate the distance and rate of travel.

Students use computer applets to demonstrate three dimensional coordinate planes. In this coordinate planes lesson plan, students play a coordinate game and a maze game.

Students investigate the results of different propulsion methods. For this propulsion lesson, students measure the distance a test toy car goes using different types of propulsion. They record the distances in data tables before...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students match a given vocabulary word to the correct definition.  Words include such terms as altitude, centroid, circumcenter, circumscribed circle, inscribed circle, median and...

Second graders investigate realistic fiction, holiday celebrations, making tally charts. In this multi-disciplinary lesson, 2nd graders listen to a story about Thanksgiving and one about the Chinese New Year to develop an understanding...

Let's go fly a kite! Discuss the concept of two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects with your math class. They examine a triangle and discuss the face, vertices, edges, and angles. Then they build their own Tetrahedral Kites and...

Math pupils, by viewing a video, discover the history of pi and some of the applications of its uses in the world today. They conduct an experiment by measuring the diameter and circumference of various circular objects to calculate...

Upper graders examine all angles. In this angle lesson, pupils practice measuring, drawing, and naming angles. They create posters regarding angle vocabulary.

Learners examine geometric shapes. In this geometric shape lesson plan, students examine how geometric shapes flip, turn, and slide to create a pattern. Learners analyze the role that quilts played in helping slaves escape to freedom. ...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary to definitions of words representing telling time. Students complete 20 matches total.  

Pupils use mathematical operations to examine truck drivers and the math they use everyday. In this transportation math lesson, students read word problems that relate to transportation and the math needed to solve the word problems....

Students practice their problem solving skills. In this addition and subtraction instructional activity, students solve story problems regarding the delivery of consumer goods.

Sixth graders solve transportation themed word problems. In this word problem instructional activity, 6th graders solve transportation themed word problems using critical thinking skills.

Students explore the concept of exponents.  In this exponents lesson, students evaluate various bases to powers.  The bases to a given power are in the context of miles driven, stops on a route, and minutes spent in...

A game is a great way to learn. Study what makes an integers, their traits, and characteristics. This lesson plan includes 3 separate activities intended to promote an understanding of integers, whole numbers, and opposites. The class is...

Students name and sketch numerical expressions. In this order of operation lesson plan, students add, subtract, multiply and divide using the correct order of operation. They perform four specific calculations for their motivation lesson...