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Proportionally Speaking!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils are introduced to the concept of proportions. In groups, they practice solving equations and identify the fraction and ratio as well. They complete a worksheet following the steps outlined to them to review the concept.
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Graphing Our Marbles

For Teachers K
Students collect information pertaining to marble colors found in their bag; then creating a spreadsheet in order to make a chart representing their findings using Microsoft Excel. Students will present their results to small groups.
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Beginning Addition Word Problems

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this finding the sums of word problems worksheet, students add the one-digit word numbers and numerals and use the pictures to assist them. Students solve four problems.
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Math is Everywhere!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this everyday math skills pretest, learners answer ten multiple choice questions based on their knowledge of everyday math skills such as estimation, addition, and measurement.
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The "Heart" of the Problem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore mathematical operations while studying nutrition. In this physical fitness lesson plan, students explore calories, pulse rate, and the circulatory system. Students use mathematical data to create a healthy physical...
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Length Lotto-Teacher's Notes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students convert metric units of length, specifically meters, centimeters, and millimeters. In this lesson of converting measurements, students participate in various games which require them to put the measurements in order or convert...
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Empirical Formulas

For Students 9th - 12th
In this empirical formulas activity, students read about determining empirical formulas from chemical formulas. They determine the empirical formula given ten molecular formulas. They also find the molecular formulas given the mass and...
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Scaling in Maps

For Students 5th - 6th
In this recognizing map scale ratios activity, students use ratios and centimeter measurements to calculate the distances in reality. Students solve 8 problems.
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Freckle Face

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students collect and record data. In this early data analysis lesson, students gather data about their partners face. As a class, the students use tally marks and pictographs to record the data and answer question about the information...
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Company is Coming

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students find a recipe for pancakes on the web then figure out how to half the recipe then figure how to make 3/4 of the pancakes.
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Popping Up Percents!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find percents and unit price using popcorn.
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Who Wants to Carry a Million?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students, in groups, determine the volume of a box large enough to hold a million dollars. They calculate the dimensions of a bill and the volume of the money.
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Equivalent Ratios

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ratios activity, students complete a variety of online exercises involving writing twelve ratios in their simplest form, writing nine ratios in the form of 1:n, writing six ratios in the form n:1 and solving seven ratio word...
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Fraction Lessons That Motivate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Fraction lessons can provide both concrete and abstract ways to teach students about the concept of equal parts.
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Hollywood's Top Ten

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather data on top 10 highest grossing movies, and make a bar graph and a pictogram.
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Barge Building: What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students construct aluminum foil boats that float while holding the greatest number of pennies. They investigate the concept of water displacement, record their results, and watch a Bill Nye video on buoyancy.
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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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Conversions: Metrics Made Easy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students, in groups, measure and record each other's height. They identify measurement conversion methods and use online resources to convert measured heights to multiple systems.
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Counting Area

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students find the area of shapes by counting the number of grid paper squares inside each shape. This is a worksheet generator, the teacher controls the complexity of the shapes as well as the grid size. Answers...
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Nine Months in School

For Students 3rd
In this multiplication activity, 3rd graders solve nine short word problems by multiplying by nine. There is an answer sheet included.
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Zeros and Blackbirds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
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Tortillas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars convert recipes for tortillas. They calculate the amounts of ingredients as they convert recipes and write an explanation of the task to demonstrate their calculations. After reviewing their calculations, they demonstrate...
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Complexity

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Students perform mathematical operations on complex numbers. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice performing operations on complex numbers.
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Escape Velocity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compute minimum velocity, using square roots.