Equations&Elements

Grades: 6th, 7th, & 8thThe Focus: Volume, surface area, and making math fun!This is a super fun, hands-on STEM project where students team up to design and build a 3D creature using poster board and recyclables. They’ll use geometric formulas to measure and calculate the volume and surface area of their individual shapes, add them all up to find the total size of their creature, and finish off by presenting their creation to the class.This project includes two editable versions to seamlessly ali

If you’re looking for a hands-on way to teach cross-sections that your students will actually love, you have found it! This Play-Doh activity is a total game-changer for teaching 3D shapes in 7th and 8th grade.What shapes are included? We're covering all the 7th & 8th grade content: cylinders, rectangular prisms, cones, square pyramids, triangular prisms, triangular pyramids, and spheres!All you need is:Play-Doh (or any modeling clay)A piece of fishing line or dental floss for each studentYour s

Probability Lab: Expectation vs. Reality! Prepare for a classroom experience your students will never forget! In this high-stakes, whole-group activity, students explore the difference between theoretical and experimental probability using the ultimate test: their taste buds. After calculating the "ideal" 50/50 odds, student volunteers will sample pairs of identical-looking jelly beans to see if the "bad" bean actually appears. As the results roll in, students record data for all ten flavors, q