Middle School Math Activities

In this activity students are asked to rearrange 6 pieces of living furniture, following 2 rigid motions for each piece of furniture. Each piece of furniture is presented on a coordinate plane and a specific sequence of two transformations (translation, reflection, and/or rotation) is given to move each piece of furniture. Students are asked to perform both transformations on a provided coordinate plane and then asked to put the final location of the furniture on a second provided coordinate pla

This WebQuest takes students to 2 different websites to introduce translations, reflections, and rotations with 8 questions that follow, and an activity to identify transformations in popular logos. The two websites introduce students to the three different types of rigid motions including their properties and objects in everyday life where these transformations can be found. The last activity asks students to identify the transformation that was used to create 7 of the most popular logos. This

Using a Fun Size Skittles Bag, students will make predictions as to the number of colors in each bag. They will then record the actual number of skittles of each color in the bag and convert those numbers into a fraction, decimal, and a percent. Using the class data, students will record the number of purple Skittles in each of their classmates' bags. They will use this data to find the mean, median, and mode, create a histogram, a dot plot (line plot), and box plot (box and whisker plot), find

In this project students are asked to create a city map that consists of 4 streets and at least fifteen landmarks that meet a number of city planning board requirements centered around parallel lines cut by a transversal. Two of the city streets are required to be parallel while the other two are required to be two non-parallel transversals. Ten of the fifteen landmarks are required to be at certain angle relationships created by parallel lines cut by a transversal. For example one of the city

Students use a nutrition website to find the total grams of fat and calories of 15 McDonald's menu items. After making a table listing these items, students construct a scatter plot to display the data. Students then make a conclusion based on this scatter plot that include drawing a line of best fit if applicable and the type of correlation present (positive, negative, no correlation, high, and/or low). A ten point rubric for easy grading is attached. A link to a digital copy of the assignment

This activity has students work through 5 different situations in which they have to display data in frequency and relative frequency tables. Students are then asked to summarize the data displayed and answer questions about possible associations. The first two situations ask students to summarize the data given in frequency tables and relative frequency tables (percent and decimal form). The third situation asks students to read a Venn Diagram to complete the frequency and relative frequency ta

In this activity students will explore the angle relationships created by parallel lines and transversals by using a fictitious "map" of Washington, D.C. streets. Students are asked to "visit" different location by traveling from one location to the next using angle relationships such as vertical angles, corresponding angles, alternate interior angles, etc. The last part of this assignment asks students to create their own tour using angle relationships. Although the "map" of four Washington, D.

This WebQuest takes students to three different websites to learn about the cross sections created from slicing three dimensional shapes. The first website has students explore cylinders and square pyramids and slicing horizontal, vertical, and on the diagonal. The second website is an interactive website that allows students to change the settings to adjust shapes and the angle of the slice. The activity has students adjust setting to explore the cross sections created from slicing a cone. The

In this activity students use a fictitious zoo map to find the distances between different exhibits. Since the map is on a coordinate plane, students will use Pythagorean Theorem to find distances and answer questions about which exhibits they should visit and total distances traveled. The map key has students converting the units to yards. A link to a digital copy of the assignment only has been added after the answer key to allow for teachers to assign to students digitally.

In this webquest students visit four different websites as they learn about mean, median, and mode. The first two websites are videos that explain what mean, median, and mode are and give examples. Students will answer accompanying questions as they view the videos. The third website is a game that requires students to find the mean, median, and mode in two different scenarios. The final website is a video in which students check their answer to a problem they already worked out where they found

This listing includes 4 resources to help teach students about geometric transformations. The first resource is an Introduction to Geometry Transformation WebQuest to help introduce translations, reflections, and rotations. The second activity uses Shodor's Interactive Transmographer to allow students to explore translations, reflections, and rotation. The third activity is an Introduction to Dilations WebQuest to help introduce dilations. The final activity in this bundle is a project where st

This pre-assessment is compromised of 14 questions that map to the most common 5th grade pre-requisite skills needed for 6th grade math. The standards assessed are 5.OA.A.2, 5.OA.B.3, 5.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.B.5, 5.NBT.B.7,5.NF.B.3, 5.NF.B.4.B, 5.NF.B.5.A., 5.NF.B.6, 5.NF.B.7.C, 5.MB.B.2, 5.MD.C.5, 5.G.A.1, and 5.G.A.2. These are all mapped to the pre-requisite skills needed for 6.RP.A.1, 6.EE.A.1, 6.NS.A.1, 6.G.A.1, and 6.SP.A.1. The pre-assessment is a 5 page document. Two versions are included (a pl

For this project students will create a restaurant menu using a manila folder. Using their menu choices students will create a tree diagram, a sample space, and check the number of possible meal combinations using the counting principle. There is an attached rubric to make grading the project easy. A link to a copy of the Google Doc version of this assignment is after the rubric.

This pre-assessment is compromised of 14 questions that map to the most common 6th and 7th grade pre-requisite skills needed for 8th grade math. The standards assessed are 6.EE.B.5, 6.EE.B.7, 6.G.A.3, 7.NS.A.2, 7.NS.A.3, 7.EE.A.1, 7.EE.A.2, 7.EE.B.3, 7.EE.B.4, 7.G.A.1, 7.G.A.2, 7.G.B.5, 7.G.B.6, and 7.RP.A.2. These are all mapped to the pre-requisite skills needed for 8.NS.A.1, 8.EE.A.2, 8.EE.A.4, 8.EE.B.5, 8.EE.B.6, 8.EE.C.7, 8.EE.C.8, 8.F.A.1, 8.F.A.2, 8.F.A.4, 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.B.6, 8.G.B

This assignment has students learn about the World Cup and how Math and Science were used to create a ball for the 2026 World Cup that is superior to any previous World Cup Ball. The first video has students follow along with a video about the general facts behind the World Cup including its popularity, the number of teams participating, the host nation, and the trophy won. The second video has students focus specifically on the 2026 Trionda Ball and why it is unique from a math perspective. Thi

This assessment includes 20 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions that address the 8th grade common core math standards. There is an answer key included that identifies the tested standard as well as the correct answer. Great for use as an end of the year assessment, a summer school assessment, a pre-assessment for the following year, home tutoring or instruction, or practice for an upcoming final exam. A link to a copy of the Google doc of the assignment is included with the an

This WebQuest has students watch two videos to learn the basics of dilations. These basics include the fact that a dilation enlarges or shrinks a figure proportionally from the center of dilation based on a scale factor. Students also learn about preimage and image and that a scale factor larger than 1 enlarges a shape, while a scale factor less than 1 makes a shape smaller. The assignment then goes on to show three different examples of dilations on a coordinate plane. Students identify the coo

In this set of activities students find the area and perimeter (when applicable) of shapes on a coordinate plane. The first page of this activity set has 4 shapes on coordinate planes. The second page of this activity presents students with a "blueprint" of a mural an artist wants to sketch on a school wall. The blue print is on a unit grid and ask students to find perimeter, area, and compute the cost of such a mural. The third page of this activity shows students a tile mosaic and asks them to

This WebQuest introduces students to functions by having them watch a video where they learn what inputs and outputs are as well as how to identify if a relation is a function from a table. Students then practicing looking at four tables and stating whether the relations in those tables are functions or not. Students then look at two sample vending machine choices to decide and explain which choice is a function based on the vending machine´s input and output. The third part of this webquest has

This activity includes a treasure hunt where students graph a system of inequalities and a system of equations to locate buried treasure. This activity also includes a project where students create their own treasure map based on a system of inequalities and a system of equations. In the first activity students are given a system of inequalities to graph. Based on this system they need to identify the quadrant (pirate-themed regions based on the graph) and a possible 3 locations (coordinate poin