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Concrete Research
Students explore concrete. In this physical science and computer research lesson, students work in groups to answer specific questions about concrete. Each group of students completes a different worksheet with a specific subtopic....
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Special Right Triangles Homework
In this geometry instructional activity, high schoolers solve both kinds of special right triangles. There are 12 questions with multiple parts.
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Esperanza Rising: Lesson 5 of 15 in Unit Plan
Sixth graders complete instructional activity 5 of 15 about the book Esperanza Rising. In this Esperanza Rising instructional activity, 6th graders build on work done in the previous instructional activity. They complete response logs,...
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Sequencing Worksheet
In this patterns and sequencing learning exercise, 9th graders complete 30 math problems that involve patterns and rules. Students must read information as they work through the math problems.
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Giving it 100%
Students build knowledge about the number relationships between decimals and percents as it relates to converting decimals into percents. In this decimal and percent activity, students recognize equivalent forms of fractions,...
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Does Negative Space Have A Shape?
Students observe negative space in drawing. In this negative space lesson, students discover that sketches include negative space or background. Students produce a drawing while paying attention to the negative space.
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Investigating Local Ecosystems
Learners observe a local area for living organisms and their habitats. In this local ecosystems instructional activity, students complete an online field journal. Learners share their findings and sort them into categories....
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Labor Unions and Strikes
Teens explore economics by listening to a labor history lecture and an excerpt from Looking Backward, by Edward Bellamy. A detailed outline is provided for the lecture, along with follow up and assessment questions. In groups, they...
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Heart Rate
Students move through a variety of locomotor skills at different paces to see how they affect their heart rate. In this health, human body, and physical activity lesson plan, students measure their heart rate and discuss health. A...
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The Symmetry of Snowflakes
Celebrating the change of season with science and language arts activities.
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Keeping Spirits Bright
Here are some transition and sponge activities to keep your students motivated until winter break.
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Shapes
Students identify basic shapes, name basic shapes, and match shapes with names. They find shapes hidden in pictures.
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Colorful Stained-Glass Candleholder
Students create a colorful candelholder as a gift for a family member, neighbor, or friend. They follow directions to create the candleholder, wrap and present the candleholder as a gift to someone special.
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Left and Right Worksheet - Pairs of Shapes
In this position of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by following the coloring directions for the items in each of 6 boxes.
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Vermont Alphabet Activity
In this Vermont worksheet, learners explore the state of Vermont and practice their ABC skills. Students are given ten words relating to Vermont which they are to write out in alphabetical order.
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Fractions and Decimal Equivalents: Fifth Grade
Sometimes a skeleton is all you get. This instructional activity outline provides teachers with a basic instructional activity flow. Pupils will pre-test, order place value names, use manipulatives, and build and compare numbers. How...
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Sum of Angles on a Triangle
Use this lesson for a basic review of angles. While the activities discussed are outlined, there are no materials provided to make implementation possible. When using this resource, it is necessary to create worksheets and other...
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Pythagorean Theorem
Students solve problems using the Pythagorean Theorem. In this geometry lesson, students identify the sides and angles of a right triangle. They find the different trigonometric ratios and solve using sine, cosine and tangent.
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If you have to find the area of a region, how would you calculate it?
Fifth graders find the area of rice farms. In this area lesson, 5th graders draw shapes and grid them to find the area. They compare different rice fields to see which one takes up more space and has the larger area.
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Finding the Area of a Rectangle
In this middle school geometry worksheet, students determine the area of a rectangle. The worksheet provides an explanations and example. The one page worksheet contains three problems. Solutions are provided.
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Perimeter and Area
In this math instructional activity, students read and solve 4 story problems pertaining to perimeter and area in real-life situations. Students solve the problems and choose from 4 answer choices.
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Box Folding: Predict, Analyze and Measure
Students predict the shape of a geometric figure in 3D. In this geometry instructional activity, students construct 3D shapes to perfect their knowledge of measuring and predicting. This assignment is also available as an online...
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The Pythagorean Theorem
Seventh graders relate the Pythagorean theorem to the real world. In this algebra lesson plan, 7th graders identify important properties of the Pythagorean theorem and use it to solve word problems. They create a step by step plan...
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Positive/Negative Bugs
Seventh graders create a design using a detailed drawing reversing positive and negative space. They explain organic shape and geometric shape.
