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How Much Wrapping Paper Can You Save?
Give the ultimate gift this holiday season: Christmas-themed math skills! Young gift givers calculate the amount of wrapping paper that should be used for a particular wrapping method.
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Majority Rules
Young scholars practice the voting process by taking a group vote using fractions or percents. In this voting process lesson plan, students review the voting process and vote using hands or a private ballot. Young scholars tally the...
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Math and Climate Worksheet
In this math and climate worksheet, learners complete a set of 10 word problems, all related to math and climate. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Finding Percentages Virtual Worksheet
In this percentages worksheet, students find the percentage of two digit numbers in 52 problems in this virtual worksheet. They fill in the answers online and print the pages if needed.
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Ratio and Proportion: Proportional Ratios
In this ratios activity, students write yes or no for if the ratios given are proportional or not. Students complete 7 number problems and 5 money problems.
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Space Shuttle Statistics
students are the opportunity to enhance their computation skills using real life statistics associated with the Space Shuttle. Skills emphasized include working with fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, comparing units,...
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Movies ~ Oscars 2013
Using a popular topic, the movies, your class can meet a Common Core criterion. They compare box office movie returns, adjust older movies' incomes for inflation, and in this way use the four operations to solve real-world problems. This...
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Mixing Colours
Students explore ratios and their relationships to fractions. They explain the process of identifying ratios and describe their comparison. Students write ratios as fractions and by using colons. They convert the ratios to percents.
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Percentage: Math Practice
In this percentage worksheet, students express percentages as fractions and decimals, express fractions as percentages and solve 8 word problems.
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Percentages and Fractions of Amounts
In this math worksheet, students change percents to fractions on five problems. Students complete a table. Students find a given percent of five numbers. They complete five story problems involving percents.
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Introduction to Percentages
In this percentages instructional activity, students are introduced to the concept of percentages as another way to represent fractions and decimals. Students read the instructions and examples and solve 20 problems. This is an online...
Noyce Foundation
Sewing
Sew up your unit on operations with decimals using this assessment task. Young mathematicians use given rules to determine the amount of fabric they need to sew a pair of pants. They must also fill in a partially complete bill for...
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Using Graphical Displays to Depict Health Trends in America's Youth
Identify the different types of graphs and when they are used. Learners will research a specific health issue facing teens today. They then develop a survey, collect and analyze data and present their findings in class. This is a lesson...
Bowland
Bunting
How much fabric is necessary for bunting? Scholars use given dimensions of triangular bunting (hanging decorations) to determine the amount of fabric necessary to decorate a rectangular garden. The task requires pupils to consider how...
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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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Thanksgiving Cross Number Puzzle
In this math crossword, students solve fifty-five puzzles to complete the crossword. The crossword has a Thanksgiving Theme.
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Estimating Percentages
In this estimating percentages worksheet, pupils read a problem that gives the percentage of a dollar amount, for example; 8.6% of $75.09 = $5.46. They estimate to determine if they believe the problem is "definitely wrong" or "correct...
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Percentages, Fractions and Decimal Equivalents
In this math worksheet, students complete a chart in which percentages are expressed as fractions and then as decimals. There are 24 problems.
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Working with Common Denominators: Assessments
Now that the practice is over, see if young mathematicians can utilize their new skills on finding common denominators and adding fractions. The assessment contains one map challenge and follows with skills practice.
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Store Wide Sale
Students practice figuring percentages by solving written shopping problems. For this consumer math lesson, students read several scenarios dealing with items on sale and must figure out the new price. Students check their work with a...
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Doing The School Run
Students explore finding the percent of a numbers. They survey their peers to determine modes of transportation used in getting to school. Afterward, students organize information and create graphs and charts. They explore alternative...
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The Foot Book
Students use estimation and measurement skills to make predictions and solve problems about length. They also analyze data presented to calculate ratios and percents.
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Practice Exam #03
In this math review worksheet, students complete problems including simplifying, rounding, decimals, fractions, and more. Students complete 19 problems.
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Percentages
In this percentages learning exercise, students study the information and examples on a one page text. Students then solve 14 problems in which decimals and percentages are converted. Students also convert percentages to fractions.