Show how to factor four different numbers using a factor tree. This short slide show defines factoring and then shows how each number 28, 32, 33, and 30 can all be factored. 

It's all here: uncommon denominators, reducing, improper fractions...mathematicians have their hands full as they complete 16 fraction addition problems. There are two examples showing them the steps required, and each problem guides...

In this math activity, students list the first 8 multiples of 8 numbers and identify the least common multiple for 5 pairs of factors. Students also find the lowest common denominator for 15 sets of fractions.

In this lowest common multiple worksheet, students find the LCM of 2 digit numbers that don't exceed the number 20. Students complete 10 problems.

Sixth graders use dominos and plastic chips to study common denominators and fractions. They describe how these operations are related to each other.

In this math worksheet, learners solve fraction problems. Students find equivalents, use common denominators, and explain their answers.

In this mathematics worksheet, students solve a number of problems by finding and equivalent fraction using the least common denominator in each. Then they add and change to a mixed number when necessary. Students also reduce the...

In this algebra learning exercise, students determine the least common multiple of variables with exponents. There are 10 questions and a provided workspace.

In this problem solving instructional activity, students find the next day that two events will both happen given the clues provided.  The solution to the problem is given at the bottom of the page.

Fifth graders explore common factors. In this factorization lesson, 5th graders discover the greatest common factor among two numbers in a game format. Students build on previous knowledge to determine the greatest common factor.

Pair up your math pals to teach each other about adding and subtracting uncommon denominator fractions! Step-by-step instructions are provided as well as five practice problems. 

In this LCM worksheet, students read several paragraphs on finding LCM in various situations, then solve 25 problems.

Never forget how to add, subtract, multiply, or divide fractions with a two-page document detailing each operation. 

Students compare revolutionary actions of Jose Marti and Pete Seeger. In this Cuban folk song lesson, students listen to the song "Guantanamera" and discuss the content. Students read articles on the poet and the songwriter and create a...

Sixth graders practice Least Common Multiple in fractions. In this fraction lesson, 6th graders look at two different fractions and find a common denominator. They sing a song to memorize mean, median, and mode. 

In this ordering fractions worksheet, learners learn to write fractions that have unlike denominators in order. Students read the instructions and study the examples. Learners solve 4 problems in which a series of fractions are put in...

Students explore multiplication. In this multiplication problem solving instructional activity, students view a video clip which demonstrates loading a truck with packages.  Students fill in a blank array to represent 1"X 2" and the...

In this practice test worksheet, students solve percent problems, find the probability of given events, determine the median, and find the unit price. This one page worksheet contains ten multi-step problems.

Beginning in 1851, Thoreau recorded the dates of the first spring blooms in Concord, and this data is helping scientists analyze climate change! The culminating instructional activity in the series of four has pupils graph and analyze...

In this addition and subtraction of fractions worksheet, 8th graders complete eighteen missing fractions to make each one an equivalent fraction. Students, in addition, complete twenty one problems involving LCM of denominators.

In this rational expression worksheet, students add and subtract fractional expressions. They completely factor the numerator and denominator. Explanations and examples are provided at the beginning of the document. This two-page...

Scholars first learn to solve two-step equations with fractional coefficients and constants by traditional methods and by clearing the denominator. They continue by learning another approach to solve two-step equations that have decimal...

Students study the concept of fraction using mathematical reasoning. In this problem solving fraction instructional activity, students use various methods to explain their reasoning in solving fractions. Students use a number of...

Students investigate their own personal learning style with the use of a personal inventory. They access the inventory by using the internet. Students write reflectively and discuss in class personal style of learning and how they prefer...