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Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of ratios. In groups, they convert sets of numbers into a ratio. After practicing, they use the ratios and proportions to solve story problems. They also calculate map distances and discover map...
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Molarity, Excess and Percent Yield

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this molarity worksheet, students are given balanced equations and they are to calculate the mass or volume of reactants and products. Students calculate the theoretical, percentage, and actual yield for chemical equations. This...
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Different Perspectives of Oregon's Forest Economic Geography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students map data on employment in wood products manufacturing in Oregon counties. In this Oregon forest lesson, students discover the percentage of people employed in the forest manufacturing industry. Students create a box and whisker...
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It's a Family Affair!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percentages. In this fraction lesson, 6th graders turn fractions into decimals using division and move the decimal for a percentage. They complete a corresponding...
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Perplexing Perimeters

For Teachers 3rd
In the process of constructing their own "rulers" Students develop a sense of the size of a centimeter and meter. Students select the appropriate "ruler" for the tasks. Finally, 3rd graders calculate the perimeter of objects using...
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Fair Games

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the statistics of playing games. Many games of chance and activities in maths text books involve rolling two dice and combining the scores, usually by addition. Students often find the probabilities of such events...
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The Stock Market-Tracking and Picking Stocks

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students interpret the stock market. They pick preferable stocks based on price to earnings ratios listed in the quotes. They practice using fractions and decimals to calculate the cost of selling and buying various stocks using...
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Math Assessment

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students complete the test that focuses upon the skills of completing basic calculations, fractions, and percentages.
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Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this aqueous equilbria activity, students write the solubility product expressions for the given salts. Students determine what affects the solubility of salts. Students calculate the pH of a buffer solution. This activity has 14...
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Getting The Point

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a unit of lessons on the relationships between decimals, whole numbers, and fractions. They use paper strips to solve fraction problems, view and solve examples, and use calculators to convert fractions into decimal...
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Take A Chance Or Two

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A two-part instructional activity immerses young statisticians in the concept of probability. On the first day, will conduct experiments with a two-colored coin and learn how to write probabilities as fractions, ratios, and percentages....
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Choose or Lose: The Electoral Process

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners examine the local and national election process. In groups, they brainstorm a list of the issues important to them and compare them to an overall list of issues present in the election. They analyze graphs and complete...
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Computing Discounts

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this computing discounts worksheet, students with a partner problem solve and calculate the answers to ten word problems and mathematical equations involving sales price, discounts, percents and decimals.
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Reacting Masses Problems

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reactions worksheet, student determine the products of a reaction, balance an equation, and calculate the number of moles in an experiment. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Mixture Problems

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the concept of mixture problems. In this mixture problem lesson, 9th graders use beads to resemble liquids. Students mix different amounts of beads to create different percentages of mixtures.
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Composition of Ocean Water

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium, sulfate,...
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Watt Power

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners discuss the concept of power and the meaning of watts.  For this experimental lesson students divide into groups, record data and calculate the results. 
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Ranking Salinity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explain the uses of titration in chemistry and in industry. In this chemistry lesson, students determine the concentration of an unknown solution using titration. They calculate the percent of salt in saline solutions.
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Chromosomes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study chromosomes and how molecular half life affects them.  In this chromosome lesson students complete several lab activities on calculating half life, and cracking alkanes. 
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Probability - Mutually Exclusive Events

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability worksheet, students calculate the probability of given situations. They complete compound probability of independent events. This one-page worksheet contains six problems.
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Chance of Rain

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Will it rain during the weekend? Pupils become meteorologists for a day as they use the assessment to determine the chance of rain for Saturday and Sunday. Class members interpret the weather statements as they pertain to probabilities...
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Punnett Square Possibilities

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover possible genetic outcomes through Punnett Squares. Learners continue studying genetic traits in the 10th lesson in the 17-part series. After determining the father of Sparky's kittens, scholars now attempt to predict the traits...
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Stoichiometry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this stoichiometry worksheet, students identify types of reactions, show the products, and balance the equations. Students determine the limiting reagent, theoretical yield, and percent yield for given reactions. This worksheet has 5...
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Miami Seaquarium and Mathematics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, go on an imaginary field trip to Miami Seaquarium and figure out what the total cost of the trip would be.