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Curated OER

Escape Velocity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compute minimum velocity, using square roots.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Charting The Progress of New Horizons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the long distances and timescales involved in space travel. They track the progress of the New Horizons spacecraft and access the New Horizons website to discover the distance of the spacecraft from the Sun, and then...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Candy Bars

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify that a ratio is a comparison of two numbers and that a proportion is an equation that equates two ratios. They identify the extremes and means of proportions, as well as the product of the extremes equals the...
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Curated OER

Discovering the Area and Perimeter of Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles and triangles. They discuss their understanding of area and perimeter and how the two concepts are applied in the real world. Finally, 8th graders determine the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Think of a Number

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math activity, students engage in a mental math activity. Student think a number and follow several computations with that number and always come up with the answer 9. Students discuss why this happens.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Metric System and Significant Figures

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare and contrast the English and Metric system. In this chemistry lesson, students demonstrate how to convert English to metric and vise versa. They solve problems following the rules of significant figures.
Handout
Other

Help With Fractions: Multiplying Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
The rules for multiplying fractions are clearly explained at this website. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Products of Three Fractions

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the product of three fractions multiplied together. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Dividing Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th
This site has an explanation of how to divide fractions by multiplying the reciprocal of the denominator. It explains why you invert and multiply! This site also contains links to numerous Math Forum sites pertaining to fractions,...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Area Models for Multiplication of Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
An interactive for investigating what fraction multiplication looks like. Students choose two fractions to multiply, then observe as one fraction bar model is overlaid on the second, showing the common grid area as the product. Students...
Unit Plan
Rice University

Rice University: Who Wants Pizza? A Fun Way to Learn About Fractions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
These introductory lessons on fractions provide clear explanations and directions with interactive practice problems. Also includes a "teacher's notes" section with resource and standards information. Each section focuses on a different...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Fractions in Everyday Life, a Recipe

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Math Forum offers this exciting lesson to help students with multiplying and dividing fractions through a recipe made in the classroom.
Unit Plan
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: How to Multiply Fractions; How to Divide Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Students solve fraction division problems. To see the answers, students need to roll their mouse over the colored area.
Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: "Make One" Operations W Fractions Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This card game will help students review the basic operations with fractions. The materials needed, the rules of the game, and several follow-up activities are provided here for the teacher as a lesson plan.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: All About Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A comprehensive tutorial that contains the following operations: adding fractions, comparing fractions, converting fractions, multiplying fractions, reducing fractions and subtracting fractions. Explanations, interactive practices and...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

For Students 5th - 7th
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of multiplying fractions and mixed numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Multiplying Fractions

For Students 5th - 6th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of multiplying fractions. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It"...
Lesson Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Lesson Plans: Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Teachers, this is the place to come for fraction lesson plans if you teach elementary students. All the topics have a number of resources available from which to choose.
Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Multiply Two Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Multiplies two fractions (and/or mixed numbers) that you enter. Explains in detail the process of multiplying the fractions you entered.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vid: Multiplying Mixed Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students watch a video that reveals a peer's thinking about multiplying mixed numbers and then demonstrate their understanding of the distributive property of multiplication in this interactive from KET. Students use the Notes tool to...
Unit Plan
Learning Wave Communications

Learning Wave: Fractions

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource contains information about fractions and includes ratios, equivalent fractions, basic operations, and reciprocals. Several links for practice problems are also included, along with links to a post and pretest.
Unit Plan
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Simple Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This S.O.S. tutorial gives students a basic review of simple fractions. Follow the tutorial to refresh your skills involving simple fraction manipulations. Each section contains problems with links to the answers.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Practice Test: Fractions & Decimals

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource allows users to practice mathematical functions with fractions and decimals.
Handout
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Tutorial provides instruction and practice with multiplying and dividing fractions.

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