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Introduction to Decimals
Three activities make up an introductory lesson designed to create a strong foundation in comparing fractions to decimals and exploring and building decimal models. Pupils brainstorm and complete a Venn diagram to show how decimals and...
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Task: Miniature Golf
"Fore!" All right, no one really yells this out in miniature golf, but this well-defined activity will have your charges using lots of numbers in their unique design of a miniature golf hole. Included in the activity criteria is the...
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Access Ramp
Just about every public building that your students are familiar with has an access ramp which complies with ADA requirements. As it turns out, designing such a ramp is an excellent activity to incorporate slope, the Pythagorean Theorem,...
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Fences
Pupils design a fence for a backyard pool. Scholars develop a fence design based on given constraints, determine the amount of material they need, and calculate the cost of the project.
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Going Green with Graphs
In this unit designed for second graders, youngsters are introduced to conducting surveys and creating tally charts based on the data they gather. Students then construct bar graphs, and observe the relationships between the two...
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Sounds Really Good! (sort of...)
Your friend Phil wants to know if he should play the lottery. Have your class use the given data to compute the expected value and explain to Phil what he should do and why. This handout is ideal for a quick assessment of skill and...
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Perfect Numbers?
In these math worksheets, students will complete 14 problems about proper fractions, 14 problems about abundant and defective numbers, and 14 problems about determining perfect, abundant, and defective numbers.
Illustrative Mathematics
Rectangle Perimeter 1
Creating an expression to represent the perimeter of a rectangle is a fundamental beginning skill in learning how to use and define variables. This activity starts with the basics and can be followed up with additional tasks.
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Operations with Radical Expressions
Learners add, subtract, and multiply radical expressions. The worksheet includes like and unlike radicands. Use as a study guide during a lesson or for skills practice.
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Application and Modeling of Standard Deviation
The first activity in this resource has learners computing the mean and standard deviation of two different data sets and drawing conclusions based on their results. The second activity has them using a dice-rolling simulation to...
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Mean and Standard Deviation
Get two activities with one lesson plan. The first lesson plan, is appropriate for grades 6-12 and takes about 20 minutes. It introduces the concept of measures of central tendency, primarily the mean, and discusses its uses as well as...
Illustrative Mathematics
Comparing Products
How can 5th graders show understanding that 30 x 225 is half of 60 x 225 without completing the computation? They can use an area model and draw it out. An array, or an open array, is an area model that allows for young learners to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Downhill
A car traveling down a steep hill is the model for this resource. The confusion comes when the elevation, E, is given in terms of distance, d. The distance, d, is the horizontal distance from E. Therefore, the equation, E = 7500 – 250d,...
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Coffee at Mom's Diner
What is the probability that a random customer at Mom's Diner will put both cream and sugar in his coffee? Use the addition rule to find out! Use this instructional activity to assess understanding, for skills practice, or during a lesson.
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Addition with Three Arguments
In this addition practice activity, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 1 and 2-digit numbers. Each problem has 3 addends.
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Addition for Nickels: Multiples of 5
For this addition practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2-digit multiples of 5.
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Addition for Time: Multiples of 15
In this addition practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2-digit multiples of 15.
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Addition Problems for Money
In this addition practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2-digit numbers to 2-digit numbers.
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Simple Addition Using Tenths
In this addition with decimal tenths practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2 or 3-digit decimal numbers.
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Two Plus One Digit Addition
In this addition practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Simple Addition Without Carrying 2
In this addition practice activity, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Simple Addition Without Carrying 3
For this addition practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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More Addition Using Tenths 2
In this addition with decimal tenths practice worksheet, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 3 or 4-digit decimal numbers.
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Addition for Quarters: Multiples of 25
In this addition practice activity, students practice their computation skills as they solve 40 problems that require them to add 2 and 3-digit multiples of 25.