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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Salad Dressing

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to have learners add fractions with unlike denominators and divide a unit fraction by a whole number. This accessible real-life context provides students with an opportunity to apply their understanding of...
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Better Lesson: Compare Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 4th Standards
Given a set of fractions students will be able to compare unit fractions by using models to determine that the more equal parts there are in the whole, the smaller each part will be. This instructional activity includes a detailed plan,...
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Better Lesson: Introduction to Ratios

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is a ratio? How can we create equivalent ratios? Students work to express and extend relationships using ratios.
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Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson allows students to practice writing and solving rates by conducting an experiment to find the best tasting Kool-Aid mixture. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior...
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Alex: Decimals: The Master of Many Disguises!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this instructional activity will actively engage students to represent decimals in different forms. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for...
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Better Lesson: Unit Review Stations

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders review for the Unit 2 test by completing stations.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: How Much Pie?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to help students see the connection between a/b and a/b in a particular concrete example. The relationship between the division problem 3/8 and the fraction 3/8 is actually very subtle. Aligns with 5.NF.B.3.
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Better Lesson: Simplest Form

For Teachers 4th
Given a set of equations students will be able to explain how to reduce fractions to simplest form and determine if the given set of fractions are equivalent.

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