Curated OER
Virtual Field Trip: Lodging and Meals
Learners calculate the costs for lodging and meals for a virtual field trip. They calculate the number of nights lodging needed for road and city travel and the number of meals needed, the costs for each, and input the data using...
Curated OER
Match to Multiply
Third graders explore multiplying whole numbers by one- and two-digit numbers using a fun game. When the bell rings student takes first card and writes it on the board. When teacher rings the bell students match numbers with someone from...
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Fraction Facts
Students are introduced to fractions, including operations with fractionsm converting fractions to decimals and percents. They are provided with activities that provide ample practice opportunities to reinforce the information from the...
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Using Circumference
Learners participate in a activity that covers the concept of finding the circumference of a circle. The teacher covers relevant vocabulary with the students. They work in groups to measure objects and calculate the formula to find the...
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Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time
Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time lesson plan, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles using a...
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Calculating Areas for the Caged Animals At Miami Metrozoo
Seventh graders calculate the area of certain cages at the Miami Metrozoo after observing a teacher demonstration.
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Cannot Buy Me Love
Students investigate the concepts that are related to finance and how it is used in the world. They take part in activities that are focused around the use of a spreadsheet while using a T-chart to simulate a ledger of credits and debits.
Curated OER
Aldridge Sawmill -- The Story in Numbers
Seventh graders view a recent transparency of the average rainfall zones of the state of Texas. Using another transparency, they identify the Piney Woods subregion of the Gulf Coastal Plain and locate national forests and sawmills. ...
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Eating on a Budget
Students are "given" $25.00 to spend at a restaurant. Using the Internet, they must "order" a complete 4 course meal while staying within their budget.
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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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Virtual Field Trip/ Gasoline Cost
Students complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their work...
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Wild and Wetlands
Upper graders identify the major characteristics of a wetland. They explore the human factors that change a wetland and write a descriptive paragraph about wetlands. This comprehensive lesson also has an interactive "Watershed Game"...
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Zeros and Blackbirds
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Estimating Products
Brush up on your math skills relating to estimating products then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Soccer Stadium: Multiplication and Estimation
Join Carlos in his soccer game and help him with some multiplication and estimation problems.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Ice, Ice, Maybe: Fast Estimation With Basic Number Calculations
Practice your arithmetic skills as you estimate the answer to questions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Includes whole numbers, fractions, and percents. As you answer questions, you guide penguins across an...
United Nations
Unesco: Math Games (In Arabic)
This site offers games and lessons that teach basic math concepts such as area and volume, number patterns, time, etc. Games use familiar tasks such as shopping to reinforce math concepts. While the title of each page includes an English...
PBS
Pbs: Count on It!: Episode 201 Math Is Everywhere, Part I
Blossom and Snappy use counting to answer their questions about quantity. They eat popcorn and try to find out who has more. They go to an ice cream shop where they count ice cream containers using multiplication, and they use math to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Multiplication, Division and Place Value, Part 1
Sixth graders are presented with a completed multiplication equation and are asked to use it to find the answers to seven other equations. To do this, they must use their reasoning and estimation skills. Aligns with 6.NS.B.3.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Aaa Math Lessons
AAA Math's interactive tutorials and lessons assist students grades K-8 improve their understanding of a wide range of arithmetic topics. Students are provided with immediate feedback as they complete the "Learn," "Practice," and "Play"...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Multi Step Estimation Word Problems
Use estimation to solve multi-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Estimating
Soccer Math: Estimating is a fun way for kids to practice estimating sums, differences, products and quotients. There are different levels of difficulty in each exercise making the game appropriate for a variety of students and grades....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Counting Clams a Tidal Flat Adventure
Mathematics has an important role in the real world outside of school. In this lesson, students will learn how scientists use multiplication to estimate animal populations. Included in the lesson are a detailed plan, background knowledge...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Beating Heart
Do you know how long it takes your heart to beat 100 times? Test your estimation and number sense skills with this problem-solving challenge. A one-page activity taken from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families Collection. Hints and...