Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics

Aligned lesson plans

Sale! Sale! Sale!: Consumer math often requires shoppers to analyze and compare the same products at different stores. In addition to price variations, retailers offer incentives or discounts. This lesson requires students to be informed consumers who calculate three purchasing options and conclude which is the best deal. The activity enables students to apply mathematics to a real-life situation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Leslie Hawes.

Pizza anyone?: Students survey their class and analyze data about favorite pizza toppings. This activity is meant to be fun and engaging, with the class participating and making decisions as a whole.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Jack Hunter.

Finding patterns using fractals: This lesson will introduce students to patterns in fractals using resources of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Bored Math Students.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Wendy Korbusieski.

Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions: Students use real-world models to develop an understanding of fractions, decimals, unit rates, proportions, and problem solving. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Travel in the Solar System: This lesson, from Illuminations, affords students the opportunity to think about two aspects of the time required to complete space travel within the Solar System. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Sports Numbers: Students participate in activities in which they focus on the role of numbers and language in real-world situations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Q T Pi Fashions - Learning About Credit Card Use: Students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credita, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council on Economic Education

The Product Game: Connections and extensions: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students review strategies for playing the Product Game. In this game, players start with a set of given factors and then multiply to find the product. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Playing the product game: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students learn the rules of and play the Product Game, which challenges them to find a product of several numbers using a game board. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

More or less estimator: This activity allows the user to estimate quantities and sizes including the number of objects in a set, the lengths of a curve, and the area of a shape (Learn more); Format: activity/lesson plan (grade K–12 Mathematics); Provided by: Shodor

Making your own product game: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students review strategies for playing the Product Game. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Making your first million: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students attempt to identify the concept of a million by working with smaller numerical units, such as blocks of 10 or 100. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–6 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Magic Squares: This lesson, from Illuminations, explores magic squares from both a historical and mathematical perspective. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

A Lunch-In Affair: Students apply previous learning to decision-making that involves purchasing and preparing at least a five-item menu. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Fun with Baseball Stats: In this lesson, from Illuminations, students explore statistics surrounding baseball, and are exposed to connections between various mathematical concepts. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Football finances: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students analyze pictures of football stands to make estimates related to attendance at the Super Bowl, and then they make estimates about the television audience. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Finding satisfactory solutions: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to explore the creative aspects of problem solving and practice creative problem solving strategies in the context of a story problem. In this activity, students decide where to locate ice cream stands in a... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The factor game: In this Illuminations lesson, students play the Factor Game, which engages students in a friendly contest where strategies involve distinguishing between numbers with many factors and numbers with few factors. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Create an address number: Grades 5-6: In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students look for all the possible solution sets for a mathematics problem involving a three-digit house number. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Counting Embedded Figures: Students look for patterns within a given figure, count embedded squares, rectangles, or triangles, attempt to form generalizations, and sharpen their algebraic thinking skills. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 Mathematics); Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics