I have listed six of the many short labs we do in my Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 classes. These labs take little or no set up with only a few basic materials. The kids love them because they can move around, work with a partner, and it breaks up the formality of a math class. These labs cover area of a parallelogram, percent models, circle graphs, distance between two points, coordinate graphing, parallel lines, systems of equations, graphing, data collection, LCMs, and the Pythagorean Theorem. Th