Students examine what it takes to purchase a car and the resources out there to help find what you are looking for.  In this scientific method lesson plan students complete different problem solving situations.

Learners conduct a scientific experiment and make observations about the composition and sounds of pennies to determine the year in which the penny's makeup was changed. They graph their outcomes to chart results.

Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...

Many students like to play sports and the equipment that goes with it costs money. The resource sets up an inequality that gives a total amount needed to purchase the equipment and the initial amount of money already obtained. In order...

After reading a series of fictitious letters that represent actual events during the time period, young historians craft a small town newsletter to explain the causes of the Great Depression.

A life in pictures makes sense for a frontline public family like the Kennedys. Slides depict the parents and each sibling as successful, sad, or tragic. The initial slide provides two web links for information to go along with the images.

The casual language and popular topic will make this assignment all the more engaging for your middle school math class. They use Starbucks beverage sales and nutrition values to practice ratios, proportions, statistics, and...

Walk the class through the steps of how to evaluate linear inequalities in one variable and graph the solution set. Define and discuss key vocabulary terms, then have individuals work problems of varying difficulty. Included are word...

Students examine spending and earning, and calculate change up to a dollar. They view and participate in demonstrations of earning and spending math problems, complete a worksheet, and play a game in pairs that simulates banking.

Students investigate values and goals to develop a life-management plan. For this life goals lesson, students identify life choices and factors affecting the choices. Students establish short and long term personal goals and the...

Students investigate advertising. In this advertising instructional activity, students read the book Good Lemonade by Frank Asch and identify the advertising practices from the story. Students create ads for snacks using advertising...

Student explore estimation and measurement. In this measurement lesson, 2nd graders measure french fries, graph their data, and determine the size of french fries that is the best value. Students practice how to add prices and calculate ...

Students solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.

In this English worksheet, learners read "Credit Crunch Making Britons Ill," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Students practice various skills with manipulatives, such as counting correct money amounts to pay for manipulatives.

Eighth graders convert the price of US stamps to those of a number of foreign currencies. They use conversion charts to make the changes.

An informative module highlights eight polynomial concepts. Learners work with polynomial functions, expressions, and equations through graphing, simplifying, and solving. 

In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why did Judd change his parakeet's name?"

Open up an intriguing dialogue about Wall Street controversy using political cartoons! Background information gives context, including quotes from various newspapers about compensation caps, bonuses, and the growing disenchantment with...

Make sure your learners are well-versed in circles with a reading passage. Pupils will pick up some important circle-related terms as they read and respond to the five included questions.

Investigate the stock market as it relates to the business world. Young scholars investigate ways to invest their money for the future. They make a presentation and discuss their findings with the class.

It's important for learners to be able to identify the main point in an article, paper, or essay. Start by having them identify the main idea in a short paragraph. There are three short paragraphs (each with four multiple choice options)...

Here is an activity that presents a good example of a function modeling a relationship between two quantities. John is making DVDs of his friend's favorite shows and needs to know how much to charge his friend to cover the cost of making...