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Buying on Credit
Students determine how buying on credit adds to the total cost of an item by computing the interest. They find a major item advertised in a magazine and identify the price. Then they identify the rate of a credit card and calculate the...
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Sticky Note Math
Sixth graders explore the concept of fractions. Working in pairs, they cover a space of a specified dimension using sticky notes. Once they have covered their space, pairs write a fraction to represent how many sticky notes have been...
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Watch That Plant Grow
Middle schoolers examine the growth of marigolds in a greenhouse environment. They chart data in spreadsheets showing plant growth over time and under a number of conditions. They record measures of plant height and greenhouse temperature.
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Fractions and Panes
Students recognize the fractional values of window panes as part of the whole window. In this window panes lesson, students listen to a story about window panes and sing a song. Students look at pictures of windows and write fractions...
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Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Students discover how to divide using mixed numbers. In this division lesson, students demonstrate their knowledge of dividing fractions. Finally, they explore division using mixed numbers.
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Science Fair Space
Students determine the most equitable way to share space and cost between three schools for a fictional science fair. Given a diagram, a word problem, and a data set, students analyze and explain the best way for all schools to share...
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Let's Take a Trip!
Sixth graders plan a trip for a family of four choosing their travel plan by studying maps to decide upon a route and visiting Websites to get airline and travel schedules. They use ratios and proportions as well as converting fractions...
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Solving Equations Using Two Operations
Need more detail in showing your class how to solve two-step equations and proportions? This lesson plan outlines the steps young mathematicians need to solve simple equations and check their results.
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Life is Full of Problems
Pupils use the problem solving strategy of guess and check to investigate math word problems. They determine which problem solving strategy or strategies would work best in problem situations.
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Stock Tables: Scavenger Hunt
Students investigate how to read stock tables and research stock tables in newspapers or on the Internet. They discuss how they would invest $1000 in stock, examine how to keep track of their shares online, and complete a worksheet in...
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Least Common Multiples
For this math worksheet, middle schoolers find the least common multiple of sets of numbers. Students factor each number to their prime factorization. They use the primes to find the least common multiples. This is a worksheet generator,...
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What's in Wetland Soil?
Students examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. In this environmental science lesson, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze the results.
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How the West Was One - Three x Four
While this lesson provides a motivating and interesting way to review the concept of the order of operations, it involves the use of software called How the West Was One + Three x Four. There are also other resources that are referenced,...
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Fractions: Dividing Mixed Numbers
Learners change mixed numbers into improper fractions, then divide to determine the quotients. There are 18 equations to solve on this assignment. An answer key can be printed for your grading purposes. Use this as an assessment.
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Subtract Positive and Negative Integers
Review the concept of subtracting positive and negative integers. Learners review the rules for subtracting integers, use manipulatives to visualize the process, and complete an assessment.
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Geometry: Calculating Volumes
In this volume worksheet, students find the volume of 8 prisms. Students are given the length, width, and height of each prism.
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Prime Numbers and Factors
Students determine factors of numbers to 100 and identify prime factors; students differentiate prime and composite numbers by the factors of the numbers.
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Calculating Areas of Rectangles
In this geometry worksheet, students calculate the areas of rectangles. They use the formula for area of a rectangle.
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Ratios (Cost of a Habit)
Students consider an individual habit and its cost. They study ratios and proportions, and use that knowledge to calculate the cost of a habit over extended periods of time. write a detailed comparison of the costs.
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A McTrip Back In Time
Students pretend they are time-travellers and travel back to 1954 to a McDonald's Restaurant to see how prices have changed. They need to add and subtract money with regrouping.
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Math Vocabulary
In this math vocabulary worksheet, 6th graders match twenty-three math vocabulary words from column A to the definitions in column B.
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Fractions: Multiplying by Mixed Numbers
In this math worksheet, students solve 30 problems in which a fraction and a mixed number are multiplied. Examples are written horizontally on the page.
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The Multiplier (larger 2-digit by 1-digit numbers)
Students utilize number sense applications to multiply two digit numbers. They use "The Multiplier" and Internet source to partition and solve 2 digit by 1 digit multiplications. Students describe how to solve 2-digit by 1-digit...