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The Fourth Grade Grocer
In this word problems activity, 5th graders read and solve the five word problems about grocery costs. Students must show their work.
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Place Value and Standard Form
In this number values worksheet, students practice their mathematical skills by writing numbers in standard form and writing place values for given numbers.
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How To Use The Internet To Do Comparison Shopping
Students learn about the community by engaging in a market shopping project. The instructional activity is for EL learners and key vocabulary is given. The teaching method is using the Spanish and English languages to increase literacy.
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How a Circuit Works
Students discover the basic principles of circuits by designing and testing some of their own. They are told that circuits usually have a power source such as a battery and a resistor such as a light. Students make a circuit using a...
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Monster Math
In this math worksheet, students practice solving the multiplication problems presented in the eight graphic organizers. The answers are found on page two.
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with I and J
Students demonstrate how to alphabetize words. In this word study lesson, students are introduced to putting words into alphabetical order. Students complete a worksheet, specifically addressing how to alphabetize words that begin with I...
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"I Want to Return This" Dialogue
In this ESL worksheet, students complete a dialogue from a store. Students fill in the blank for 23 spaces using a scenario of returning a purchase at a store.
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Number Line
In this basic mathematics worksheet, students fill in the missing numbers on each of the number lines shown. They add or subtract to find the missing numbers for each line.
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Proportion to Percentage
In this division worksheet, 7th graders divide the proportion number given by the whole and move the decimal point to place to find the percent value.
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Stats on Reduced-Fat
Students demonstrate an understanding of the Five-Number Summary and Box-Plots after analyzing data from nutrition labels, forming a hypothesis and supporting it. They decide if there is a significant difference between reduced fat and...
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Energy in the Form of Calories
Pupils calculate the amount of food calories found in an individual peanut. In small groups, they set up the experiment so that a burning peanut will heat water above it. Using the temperature change and volume of the water they...
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Bargain Town, USA
Third graders discuss discounts and walk around classroom labeled with lots of discounted merchandise. They complete a worksheet converting original prices to new bargain prices.
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Puppets
Fifth graders explore the art of puppetry. They design and create their own puppets using helium balloons. They create the three dimensional features for their selected mammals and felt shirts. They perform an impromptu play citing...
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Economy Or Environment: Which Comes First?
Students compile a portfolio of work from a unit on Maine's natural resources and economy. They choose four of their best assignments from the unit then synthesize the ideas in each to write an essay or construct a visual history on the...
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Child Labor Slide Show
Students review ideas shared about the American worker while reading poems of Carl Sandburg. They now view a slide show of what they looked like. While students view the slide show, the teacher goes over information. A link is provided...
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Light and Optics
Students discover the relationship between lens shape and the formation of images in an experiment. They use three different size converging lenses and a diverging lens to calculate and compare the focal length of each. They graph and...
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Count by 2's
In this basic mathematics worksheet, learners complete each chart by counting by 2's. They add to each number and fill in the missing boxes.
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Where Has All the Water Gone?
Students identify how we use water everyday. They determine the amount of water used in different activities. They finally explain why the water supply is limited and how we can conserve water.
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Salt and Water Divorce by a Physical Change
Students discuss the definitions of physical and chemical properties and changes. They vaporize a solution of salt and water, observing the sodium chloride that is left behind.
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Draw A Coastline
Students identify, locate and draw at least ten different geographical features on a map. Using the map, they must make it to scale and include their own legend and compass rose. They share their map with the class and answer questions.
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Why Does the Bulb Light When There is Flow?
Young scholars analyze light bulbs and their design. They create filaments and build a circuit for testing the filaments. Through experimentation, students discover how filament wire works. They explore the role of protons, electrons,...
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Tiny Bites: What Difference Could They Make?
Students explore how small "extra" bites of food can add significant calories to their diet. They estimate how many extra calories they add to their diets by just taking small bites of food throughout the day.
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Gathering Pouch
Students cut out a large rectangle from brown paper with scissors. They fold the narrow end up, leaving room for a flap at the top and have the teacher staple the edges of the pouch together. They then decorate their pouch with markers...