Math Mammoth
Ratios 1
In this ratios learning exercise, students complete several activities for ratios. Students enhance their understanding of ratios and percents.
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Chalkboard Challenge: Fifth Grade Math Review
This PowerPoint addresses fifth grade math concepts, focusing mostly on geometry. The interactive math review game is in a "Jeopardy" style format and enables students to revisit the topics in geometry such as polygons, quadrilaterals...
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Pass it On
Students participate in a class activity to help them master geometric terms and their definitions.
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Literacy Activity: Mouse Shapes
Young scholars listen to the book Mouse Shapes and identify the shapes in the book as it is being read. In this shapes activity, students identify the shapes in the book, and then play with cut out shapes that they can hold in their hands.
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Geometric Concepts and Polygons
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the altitude, perpendicular bisector, median, angle bisector and the area of different polygons. There are 33 problems.
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Recycled Catalog Jewelry
Young scholars create paper beads from colorful paper recycled from catalogs, magazines, brochures, colored paper scraps, wrapping paper, and junk mail. Students create a colorful necklace from their beads.
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Shapes
Learners differentiate objects based on contrast in physical characteristics such as color, texture, size and shape. They also recognize and sort objects by color families.
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Committing Crime or Just Having Fun?
Students breakdown different types of youth crime/gangs. Students evaluate the power of peer pressure. Students identify and offer advice for dealing with peer pressure. Students encounter the theory of phenomena.
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Extra Review
In this quadratic formula worksheet, students solve and complete 22 different types of problems. First, they solve each equation by completing the square and applying the quadratic formula. Then, students graph each function provided and...
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Geometry, Measurement & Reasoning
Learners measure prisms and determine their volume. In this measurement and reasoning lesson plan, students estimate the volume and area of prisms. They measure given boxes. Learners use paper to create prisms and cylinders. They...
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100 Patch Geometric Quilts
Students identify geometric patterns in quilts. In this geometry lesson, students view various types of quilts and identify the geometric shapes. Students construct one hundred patch paper quilts using geometric shapes.
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Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes
Students recognize the features of geometric shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students listen to Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes. Students create solid figures with marshmallows and toothpicks. Students create...
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Logical Relationship of Postulates & Theorems
In this postulates and theorems worksheet, students explore a concept map containing information about angles and sides, alternate interior angles, and diagonals of a parallelogram. They use the concept map to prove theorems...
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Our Family and Age
Start by playing a song about numbers. "Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Eat Quiche" is suggested. Then, start counting things around the room. Introduce yourself, and have kids start to introduce themselves when they catch on to the vocabulary....
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Geoboard Activity
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use geoboards or the grid representation of a geoboard to construct the indicated geometric figure. The three page worksheet contains twenty-seven questions. Answers are not included.
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Fractions
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of activities to identify the fraction parts and the symbols they represent. As a class they explore different fractions using unifix cubes, then use the cubes to build and discuss the...
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Polygon People
Students identify polygons. In this polygon people lesson, students draw required shapes and construct a polygon person. They identify each shape and its characteristics. The lesson may be extended by allowing students...
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Scaling Down the Pyramids
Students construct three-dimensional models of the three pyramids at Giza. They research the building of the pyramids and record the height, base and angle measurements of each pyramid. They create a file of facts regarding the pyramids.
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DNA Models
Young scholars create DNA models. Using puzzle pieces to represent the parts of a DNA strand, they put together a segment of DNA. Once everyone has completed their individual strand, they being linking with other students using tape. ...
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Upper And Lower Case Letter a
In this letter recognition learning exercise, students read and follow 6 specific directions on how to color the picture. Students analyze both upper and lower case forms of letter A, as well as finding the correct geometric shape....
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Volume and Surface Area of Polyhedrea
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students use given formulas to determine the volume and area of polyhedrea. This four-page worksheet contains examples, explanations and 32 problems. Answers are provided on the fourth page.
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Probability Concepts (Practice 20.2)
In this probability worksheet, students solve 16 problems pertaining to probability and likely, less likely, certain and impossible outcomes.
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Finding the Formula of Magnesium Oxide
In this formula for magnesium oxide worksheet, students perform an oxidation reaction between magnesium and the oxygen in the air to produce magnesium oxide. Using the known masses of the magnesium and the end product, students find the...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Teaching Shapes
Young scholars identify two- and three-dimensional figures and associate them with real-world objects. In this geometry lesson, students are read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and complete several activities including a...
