After reading a picture book about planting and harvesting cucumbers, learners get a chance to examine some cucumbers of their own. First, they see photographs of a cucumber on a vine, and learn that it is part of the gourd family....

Real-life math is really great! In groups, learners measure objects in the classroom. After comparing measurements, they determine a scale and create a blueprint of the classroom. They discuss the purpose of using scale drawings in...

Learners explore reflection of polygons on a coordinate plane. They examine the relationships that exist between corresponding points and sides. 

You and your class will like this instructional activity on using visual models to relate the volume and surface area of solid shapes. Learners construct three-dimensional forms using nets. They calculate the surface area and volume for...

Middle schoolers identify the mean, mode, and median of the heights for males and females who are age 13. They describe the difference between the three words and what each signifies. Finally, pupils fill in a table and calculate the...

If you have or can create a set of tiles, numbered one through eight, then you can implement this hands-on activity about probability models. Individuals draw a tile from a bag, record its number, and then return it to the bag. They...

Kathy Henderson’s book And the Good Brown Earth introduces the class to how a vegetables grows and changes over time. They use different types of lettuce to do a close study of this quick-growing vegetable. Learners consider the look,...

Use circle time to work on counting. Kindergarteners practice the months of the year, say the full date, chart the day's temperature, count to 100, and sing the alphabet song. This kind of daily routine cultivates deep roots for...

Early math learners count the number of balls in a row and write the number from 1 to 10. Help them connect the quantity of objects to the numeral using visuals to make clear that each number is one more than its predecessor. Provides...

Ask your learners to complete activities related to Oklahoma's agriculture, berries in particular. The lesson is cross-curricular and has class members investigate an article about berries, write an acrostic poem, and discuss new...

In this geometry learning exercise, 10th graders use a straightedge and a compass to construct congruent segments and angles, bisect a segment and an angle, construct perpendicular and parallel lines, construct tangents, circumscribe a...

A unique approach to reviewing number lines and how to locate different values on them, this worksheet poses several questions that require written answers rather than calculations. You could use this as a note-taking guide when teaching...

Learners explore the health of aquatic life in this science lesson They measure and track the oxygen level in the water to determine the health of the aquatic life. They collect this data using the TI explorer to graph and analyze their...

Pupils solve chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson, they balance chemical equations after completing a lab. They can use a TI for this assignment.

Learners explore the pH of water in this fourth through ninth grade science lesson. They test water samples to determine the pH, then record observations at the aquatic site and compare their observations with the pH readings.

Young learners compare the breathing patterns of different animals in this pinniped lesson. They examine the breathing pattern of California sea lions and northern elephant seals. Pupils collect, compare and analyze data concerning...

Learners collect data, organize and analyze the data and compare it to real life scenarios. This assignment requires two class periods.

Young learners explore erosion, deposition, weather and climate in this science instructional activity. They discuss the cause of erosion, collect data and analyze it suing the TI Explorer. They can also use the TI CBL or Vernier LabPro...

High schoolers explore using a circuit board in this physics lesson. They will analyze current and battery set up on a circuit board. Teachers check the board before the students experiment.

Pupils explore quadratic functions in this algebra lesson. They investigate transformation of quadratic functions using the TI calculator. They use the vertex form for this lesson.

Pupils will analyze scales as related to models and real life in this geometry instructional activity. They work together to compare the dimensions on a model as compared to the real building.

Young mathematicians draw and label right triangles using Cabri Jr. technology. They create other special right triangles and identify the length of the hypotenuse and each leg. Students explore the ratios to determine how the hypotenuse...

Pupils examine deposits found in a river in this science lesson. They collect data of sediment deposit found in the Mississippi river, then graph and analyze their data using the TI.

Learners construct the Sierpinski Triangle using Cabri Jr. They use a step-by-step guide to construct the Sierpinski Triangle on their graphing calculator and then discuss the formula for constructing a nth stage Sierpinski Triangle.