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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is Bigger Always Better?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore rational numbers with the young mathematicians in your class. They will investigate decimals, fractions, and percents before ordering and comparing rational numbers. This multi-day unit includes differentiation activities and...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Hockey Pucks

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Package design is a mathematical task for any business. Young scholars use a package design to determine the number of packages required for specific shipments. Using ratios, proportions, and fractions, they make decisions about the best...
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Activity
101 Questions

Square Partitions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Challenge your classes while developing their problem-solving skills. A square is divided neatly into four equal triangles by its diagonals until one diagonal is moved from a vertex to the midpoint of one side. Now, scholars must devise...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"NSN, Fractions, Percents, Ratios, Rates" Investigations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders engage in an investigation about the concepts related to fractions. They read, represent, compare, and order proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers. They demonstrate an understanding of relationships involving...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Froot Loops to the Max - 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete and solve five questions related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color of Froot Loops and which color has the greatest and least frequency. Then, pupils write the fraction...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Froot Loops to the Max - 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this Froot Loops to the max worksheet, pupils complete and solve 5 problems related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color is represented in the box of Froot Loops. Then, students determine which...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Algebraic Equations

For Students 6th
In this algebraic equations learning exercise, 6th graders solve and complete 9 different word problems that include various types of equations. First, they find consecutive even numbers and write an equation to solve. Then, students...
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Unit Plan
National Security Agency

It's Probably Probable

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners make predictions and draw conclusions from given information as they learn the meaning of probability in this vocabulary-rich, integrated activity that presents a variety of teaching strategies to motivate and reach all learning...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Converting Decimals and Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th
In this decimals and fractions worksheet, students complete a chart by filling in missing decimals, ratios, fractions or percents in each row. An answer key is included.
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Cereal

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Find the best protein-packed cereal. The short assessment task covers equivalent and comparing ratios within a context. Pupils determine the cereal with the highest ratio of protein. A rubric helps teachers with point allotments for...
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Lawn Mowing

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
This is how long we mow the lawn together. The assessment requires the class to work with combining ratios and proportional reasoning. Pupils determine the unit rate of mowers and calculate the time required to mow a lawn if they work...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparing Ratios

For Students 6th - 7th
In this comparing ratios worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different problems using the screens shown. First, they write a ratio that compares the shaded part to unshaded part illustrated. Then, students use the same grid to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When Are We Ever Going To Use This?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents in a real-world context. They examine examples of percents from magazines and newspapers, and create posters that depict the use of percents in articles and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fashion Sense and Dollar Wise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in groups to show understanding of the relationship between fractions, decimals, percentages, and the application of ratios and proportions. In this decimals, fractions, and percents lesson, students use real life consumer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is Over Of

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students solve problems dealing with percents using "is over of" algorithm.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and interpret various ways of expressing probability as a decimal, fraction, percent, or ratio. They solve problems based on probability as they apply to real world applications.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Froot Loops to the Max - Team Totals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Froot Loops to the Max worksheet, students solve 11 various problems related to determining the team totals found with Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine the number, fraction, percent, and decimal of each color of Froot...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Candy Machine

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Using the concept of a candy vending machine, young mathematicians explore the sugar ratios found in different types of candy. Using the provided information, class members calculate and compare different ratios in order to find the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ratio Basketball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in teams of four, practice shooting free throws while mentally converting the ratio of shots made to those thrown into a percent. They chart and record the ratio, decimal and actual percentage earned after each round.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Froot Loops to the Max - 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners complete and solve five questions/problems related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color of Froot Loops are in the box. Then, pupils determine which color had the greatest frequency and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ratio and Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the means and extremes of a proportion, the how to make a scale drawing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Population Ratios

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students access web site and record various population statistics pertaining to a county in the USA of their choice. They use this data to set up and solve ratios. They compare data to make meaning of the numbers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Converting fraactions and percents

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice the conversion of percents and fractions. They focus on the fact of both fractions and percents are part of a whole. In the independent practice the students also work with solving proportions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flying with Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students test their knowledge of the Wright Brothers and their aircraft, and compute ratio of two numbers to determine the ratio between wing span and length of aircraft.