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Imperial Units
In this converting imperial units worksheet, students complete converting 12 metric units from imperial units to metric or vice versa.
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Estimating With Fire
Students solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.
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Exchanging Money in the Dominican Republic
Young scholars explore the concept of the international exchange rate. They explore a website, identify the value of the Dominican peso, calculate the value of bills and coins in Dominican pesos and U.S. dollars, and complete various...
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Fractions and Percentages
In this algebra activity, students solve problems containing fractions and percents. They convert between decimals, percents and fractions. There are 23 problems.
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How Much Is It?
Students explore foreign currencies. In this foreign currencies lesson, students simulate travel to another country and determine the value of the US dollar compared to other countries. Students use a conversion table and search Internet...
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Let's Go To Mexico
Students are able to use the Internet to conduct research. They research Mexican culture and traditions. Students compare and contrast Mexican and U.S. food and clothing. They convert United States currency to Mexican pesos. Students...
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Fractions as Percentage and Decimals
In this fractions, percentages, and decimals worksheet, students solve 14 problems where they must convert back and forth. Students are given numbers in fraction, percentage, and decimal form and are asked to change their form.
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The Unitary Method
In this math worksheet, students are given a proportion statement. They use this ratio to solve related questions. Students compute the amount of food needed for one person and then for 500 people. Students convert between Euros, Pounds,...
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Ratio and Proportion 2
In this evaluating knowledge of ratio and proportion instructional activity, 6th graders complete the mental tests simplifying ratios, solving word problems, and converting foreign money. Students solve 24 problems.
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Let's Take a Trip!
Sixth graders plan a trip for a family of four choosing their travel plan by studying maps to decide upon a route and visiting Websites to get airline and travel schedules. They use ratios and proportions as well as converting fractions...
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Math Word Problems
In this single and multiple-step word problems worksheet, students add, subtract, and convert inches and yards to solve. Students solve 10 problems.
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Pounds and Pence
In this math worksheet, students examine 20 amounts of money in English pounds and pence. Students fill out a chart to convert pounds to pence and back. This page is from the UK.
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"Using Manipulatives and/or Technology to Solve Math Problems" by Cooking Dinner
Students explore math functions by preparing a meal. In this food measurement lesson, students examine a recipe for a meal and alter the size of the recipe based upon the amount of servings needed. Students utilize manipulatives to...
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Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Converting fractions is an important skill for students to master. Using this worksheet, students can practice expressing fractions as an improper fraction and as a mixed number. This worksheet is for use with the Houghton Mifflin math...
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Coin Content
Students calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, and equivalence in grain. They then determine their worth today. They convert metric to U.S. customary weight systems.
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Is Bigger Always Better?
Explore rational numbers with the young mathematicians in your class. They will investigate decimals, fractions, and percents before ordering and comparing rational numbers. This multi-day unit includes differentiation activities and...
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It's About Time!
Students examine concept of time, and explore difference between analog and digital clocks; students make art project to represent time and create a time-story problem and solution.
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Pardon me. Do You Have exChange for a Dollar?
Students are familiar with United States currency-dollar and cents. They are asked to compare it with currency of another country. Students explore currencies of various countries using the Internet, video, and hands-on activities. ...
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Foreign Stamps
Eighth graders convert the price of US stamps to those of a number of foreign currencies. They use conversion charts to make the changes.
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Coin Conversions
Fifth graders engage in the study of conversions from decimals to percents while examining monetary values. They explain the relationships between the equivalency interchanging decimals with percents. Then students write about the...
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Solving Word Problems
For this word problems worksheet, 6th graders read the math word problems that incorporate a variety of math skills including finding perimeter, adding decimals, converting percentages to decimals, and solving fraction equations....
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Penny Jar
Pupils collect pennies to donate to charity and calculate the number of pennies. In this penny counting lesson, students group pennies in tens and count how many dollars and cents they have. Pupils read a book about money. Students...
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Decimals and Fractions
Young scholars learn about using decimals and fractions by referring to a 19th century currency table. In this decimals and fractions lesson plan, students discuss converting pounds to coins and how they relate to fractions and decimals.
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Location, Location, Location!
Students determine the probability of drawing coins from each of the three United States Mints. They measure the distance between the Mints and determine which is closest to them. They convert fractions to percentages.