Sixth graders participate in several activities to practice operations with decimals, fractions, and the distributive property.

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 lesson includes a detailed plan, samples of...

What is a ratio? How can we create equivalent ratios? Students work to express and extend relationships using ratios.

This lesson allows middle schoolers 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...

In this interactive lesson, students will experience the engineering design process as an aerospace engineer assigned to design and test an airplane.