Students explore the poinsettia and its symbolism as a Christmas flower. Students will listen to a story about the poinsettia and its origins in Mexico and discuss what they know about Mexico. They will discuss the poinsettia's...

Fifth graders use estimation to solve problems and assess the reasonableness of their answers. They may use an odometer, a map with a legend, MapQuest, or a map without a legen. They estimate 4 to 5 different scenarios.

Measurement and map skills are the focus of this activity, where students crawl through a "cave" made out of boxes, desks and chairs, observing the dimensions.  Your young geographers measure various aspects of the cave and practice...

Students write equations for problems. In this number activity, students add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers to solve for a variable. They rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols.

In this number facts worksheet, students determine the number associated with each of the twenty-five facts provided.  Students then need to determine how the answers are related to each other.  Answers are provided at the end...

In this Bermuda triangle worksheet, students complete a set of 4 questions using a given map of the Bermuda triangle. Answers are included on page 2.

Students see that light and heavy objects fall at the same rate, as established experimentally by Galileo. They see that falling objects, and balls rolling down an incline, tend to accelerate at a constant rate a. Their velocity...

Eighth graders study about precipitation and graph the information. They look for patterns in a scatter graph and make inferences based on what they see. They need to see a relationship between location and the amount of precipitation.

Students keep records and determine how much time they spend on certain activities. They insert the data into a spreadsheet. Students graphically display data in a bar graph and a circle graph.

Fifth graders listen to "Grandfather Tang's Story" and use tangram pieces to create animals described by the main character.

In this math worksheet, students develop the skill of skip counting change using coins for currency. The sheet is intended as a teacher's guide.