Students identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs from the newspaper. They create a math story problem, then create a comic strip using dialogue from words found in the newspaper.

Young scholars investigate the concept of using fractions to solve problems involving rational numbers. They order real numbers on the number line with the classification of fractions. Also students solve problems using the four...

Students apply number and operation skills to learn how to spend a gift certificate. In this mathematical reasoning instructional activity, students use base 10 blocks as money and calculate how much money they have.

Complete problems using base ten blocks to see the difference in the place value of a decimal and how it affects a number's value. Learners compare decimal values as well. Ample time for discussion and modeling are allowed in the...

Students are "given" $25.00 to spend at a restaurant. Using the Internet, they must "order" a complete 4 course meal while staying within their budget.

In this consumer math worksheet, learners examine 3 mobile phone package deals with calls and text message charges. Students match the best plan to one of 3 people whose profiles are shown, detailing their typical use. All prices are in...

Learners find a recipe for pancakes on the web then figure out how to half the recipe then figure how to make 3/4 of the pancakes.

Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.

Students explore numbers, computation, ratios, proportions, probabilities, statistics, and money in this six lessons unit. Practical applications in the real world are emphasized through an interactive approach to math in these lessons.

Students review basic operations and use them to solve word problems. In this word problems lesson, students review basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students then complete an...

Students access the Internet to find information on current hurricanes. They get locations, speeds, and air pressures and then plot the location of the hurricane on a hurricane-tracking map. They also access the FEMA website to solve...

Students explore the National Road to Indiana. In this U.S. highway history and primary source research activity, students read an original journal written by Jane Voorhees Lewis in 1806 describing her trip west on the first federally...

Students practice with a variety of simple equations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Explanation is followed by each block of equations given to solve. They are set loose to complete additional equations for...

Learners set up a classroom currency exchange and explore the idea of bartering to get what they want. They create a monetary unit that is based on fractions and multiples of a standard unit, and compare this system to the U.S. monetary...

Students combine imagination, block manipulation, and computer applets to investigate fractions.

This Jeopardy game challenges students to add, subtract, and multiply decimals. Play with up to 10 teams.

If you are looking for a website that explains and defines subtraction with decimals you have arrived at an excellent resource. There are even practice problems at the very end of the lesson.

In this tutorial, students learn how to add and subtract decimals.

Practice solving word problems by adding or subtracting decimal numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

This site provides students practice with the concept of adding and subtracting decimals. Students can learn about the topic by completing an interactive tutorial. Students can then take a ten question timed test to practice the skill.

Fact Monster: Decimals is a learning module that focuses on digit placement. It also provides videos on how to add and subtract decimals and how to multiply and divide decimals.

This site is an online lesson plan and practice problems for students learning how to add and subtract two decimal values are provided here. Detailed explanation of both the methods and the practice questions are provided for easy...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students must solve word problems involving the subtraction of decimals. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [2:27] and a set of...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on how to subtract decimal numbers using place-holding zeroes. [1:48]