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Out to Lunch
Fourth graders use their computation skills and a menu from a local restaurant to plan a lunch with a cost of $5.00 or less.
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Who's Going to the Convention?
Students practice planning budgets as they create a budget for ten employees of a company to attend a professional convention. They use the Internet, and spreadsheet software to complete their assignment.
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Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
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Cube Combinations
Second graders, given 5 number cubes, roll the cubes and record the data.
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Mammoth Sunflower Problem
Students discuss the directions on a package of seeds. They open the package, count the seeds, and determine the planting requirements for the seeds.
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Cost Comparison
Young scholars take a tour of a produce department in a grocery store. They explore the concepts of money and a budget. They complete problem solving activities and taste different fruits and vegetables.
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Properties of Fractals
Middle schoolers build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by...
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A thousand seconds
Students use seconds, minutes, and hours. They then discuss the size of a thousand. After that they read time in digital or analogue form.
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Capacity Lotto
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Two-Step Equations
Students explore the concept of solving two-step equations. In this solving two-step equations lesson, students watch a short video about solving equations. Students view a PowerPoint presentation about solving two-step equations....
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Schoolyard Bird Project
Students observe and count bird sightings around their schoolyard throughout the school year.
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Let's Take a Trip!
Sixth graders plan trip for family of four, and choose best travel plan by studying maps, considering different routes, and visiting Web sites to get airline and travel schedules.
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Pi Day (March 14)
Fourth graders determine the value of ? by measuring the circumference and diameter of circular objects such as soup cans, Oreo cookies, etc..
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Stock It To Me
Students investigate the stock market using stock market tables, charts, and graphs. They participate in a simulation of stock market investment over time. They read about the history of Wall Street and the Stock Market.
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Basic Roof Framing
Students complete a unit of lessons on basic roof framing. They discuss the various styles of roofs, identify the styles in the neighborhood, cut out rafters using circular saws, and assemble roof rafters.
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Teachnology: Math Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of math-related subjects.
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Calculator Soup: Fractions Average Calculator
This calculator finds the average of a set of fractions by adding all of the fractions and dividing by the number of fractions in the set. Enter positive or negative fractions, integers and mixed numbers and the calculator converts...
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Calculator Soup: Fractions Calculator
Use this fraction calculator for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. Answers are fractions in lowest terms or mixed numbers in reduced form.
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Mangahigh: Ice, Ice, Maybe: Fast Estimation With Basic Number Calculations
Practice your arithmetic skills as you estimate the answer to questions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Includes whole numbers, fractions, and percents. As you answer questions, you guide penguins across an...
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Calculator Soup: Fractions Number Line Chart
Fractions Proportion Scale from 0 to 1 in increments of 16ths, 15ths, 14ths, 13ths, 12ths, 11ths, 10ths, 9ths, 8ths, 7ths, 6ths, 5ths, 4ths, thirds and halves
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Calculator Soup: Fractions Table
Table shows incremental ordering of fractions with decimal and percentage equivalents.
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Calculator Soup: Simplifying Complex Fractions Calculator
This calculator will show you how to simplify complex fractions. Input any 2 mixed numbers (mixed fractions), regular fractions, improper fraction or integers and simplify the entire fraction by each of the methods shown.
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Calculator Soup: Estimating Sums and Differences of Fractions Calculator
Estimate sums and differences for positive proper fractions, n/d (numerator/denominator). Use rounding to estimate answers when adding or subtracting proper fractions.