6-8
Using the isometric drawing tool, students build three-dimensional figures and find the surface area and volume of each figure.
9-12
In this lesson, students investigate slope as a rate of change. Students compare, contrast, and make conjectures based on distance-time graphs for three bicyclists climbing to the top of a mountain.
6-8
Students will measure the dimensions of a common object, multiply each dimension by a scale factor, and examine a model using the multiplied dimensions. Students will then compare the surface area and volume of the original object and the enlarged model.
3-5, 6-8
This lesson uses a real-world situation to help develop students' spatial visualization skills and geometric understanding. Emma, a new employee at a box factory, is supposed to make cube‑shaped jewelry boxes. Students help Emma determine how many different nets are possible and then analyze the resulting cubes.
6-8
Students experiment with units of liquid measure used in the customary system of measurement. They practice making volume conversions in the customary system.
6-8
Students learn the basics of the metric system. They identify which units of measurement are used to measure specific objects, and they learn to convert between units within the same system.
6-8
This lesson introduces relationships between measurement and geometry. The activities build on students' prior knowledge as students work with partners and as a whole class to identify and classify terms to develop their understanding of measurement.
9-12
In this lesson, students examine the problem of space pollution caused by human-made debris in orbit to develop an understanding of functions and modeling. It allows the students an opportunity to use spreadsheets, graphing calculators, and computer graphing utilities.
9-12
This activity allows students to look for functions within a given set
of data. After analyzing the data, the student should be able to
determine a type of function that represents the data. This lesson plan
is adapted from an article by Jill Stevens that originally appeared in
the September 1993 issue of the
Mathematics Teacher.
3-5
Students compare the amount of water they use in daily life with the
amount allotted for each person each day on a Space Shuttle. Within
this context, students estimate and measure the weight of, and amount
of space occupied by, a gallon of water. They collect, organize, graph,
analyze, and interpret data from their investigations. The activities
in this lesson are designed to span 2‑3 class periods.
