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Students will bring in a box (and cylinder) from home and use it to find surface area (using 2 different methods), volume and to create a net. Students will also review measurement and use appropriate units (squared and cubed). This project will enable the students to actually understand the surface area formula. (instead of just plugging numbers into a formula) They will not only use the formula, but also calculate the area of each of the individual 6 faces of a rectangular solid (and parts o

Students will create a poster using sports statistics. Depending on the time of year, you may want to use football scores, basketball scores, data from the Olympics, etc. Students will use the internet (or you can print out statistics for them) to find sports data. The students really buy into this project because it is about something they are interested in - their favorite sports team! Students will display their knowledge of several data displays: line plot, tally chart, histogram and bo

I teach middle school math, but this activity can easily be used for upper elementary and even high school students. It can even be applied to other subject areas to increase vocabulary awareness. This is a great activity to use at the end of the year. It will help the students review all of the vocabulary words they have learned. Students will be surprised at how much knowledge they have gained through the year. Students will create an ABC Vocabulary Booklet. Each page is a letter of the al

Students will create Circle Graphs (which they will later turn into hearts) and give them to their favorite teacher in the school. Students will first fill in a decimal/fraction/percent/degree chart using the candy from a box of candy hearts. They will use this information to create a circle graph. Students will then turn the circle into a heart and write a message on the back of the heart for their favorite teacher. The chart (and an example of how to complete the chart), how to create the

Students will use problem solving to first solve the tetra decagon puzzle (using tangrams). This introduces the students to complex shapes. Once they know what shapes make up the tetra decagon, they will find the area of each shape. This will help them to solve the area of the tetra decagon. Next, students will find the perimeter of the complex shape. Not only are the students practicing area and perimeter, but they have to measure the shapes and choose the appropriate formula!

These worksheets were created to help students with area and perimeter of polygons and circumference and area of circles. Students will be asked to: find the base, side length or height of a polygon when the area is given, find side length when perimeter is given, and find radius/diameter when circumference/area is given. The worksheets are hand-drawn shapes which are each in their own "box". This gives the students room to show and organize their work. The first worksheet is very simi

This test covers one-step equations (add, subtract, multiply and divide). It includes both positive and negative numbers and 4 word problems. There are 24 questions total. There is space on this test for students to show their work.

This is a quick, simple activity to help the students remember vocabulary for ordered pairs (coordinates). Some of the vocabulary that I focused on was: x, y, input, output, domain, range, etc. This activity only took about ten minutes, but it is a visual way to help (especially the lower students) remember vocabulary words. I put several of the completed pictures up on the bulletin board for display. It really adds creativity to a word wall.

Students will create Vocabulary Flags at the beginning of the year as an ice breaker. They will select a grade level appropriate vocabulary word and define it using a picture and a slogan. This activity can be completed independently or cooperatively. I use this to help select my cooperative learning groups at the beginning of the year. These flags can be used throughout the entire year when the current lesson includes the vocabulary words. It also looks great as a word wall!