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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The Recipe for a Great Word Problem

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
The big idea of this lesson is to have learners write their own word problems to help them have a better understanding of mathematical operations, as they relate to real-world scenarios. Pictures and videos of the lesson in the process...
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Joe Landsberger

Study Guides and Strategies: Solving Math Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a guide for strategies used to solve word problems. Common phrases and their mathematical translations are included. This can be used by students while working on assignments.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Systems of Equations Word Problems 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore two new scenarios that involve solving systems of equations. They will improve their understanding of how using mathematics to model a real-life situation with two variables can help them solve problems.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.nbt How Many Days Until Summer Vacation?

For Teachers 2nd
This lesson plan has students solving a real world word problem using addition or subtraction.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 1.oa Peyton's Books

For Teachers 1st
This lesson plans explores adding and subtracting word problems. This is a complete lesson plan including attached items.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 1.oa Link Cube Addition

For Teachers 1st
This complete lesson plan has students answer word problems using addition and subtraction within 20.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Stock Swaps, Variation 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A multi-step performance task word problem: Microsoft Corp. has made an offer to acquire 1.5 million shares of Apple Corp. worth $374 per share. They offered Apple 10 million shares of Microsoft worth $25 per share, but they need to make...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Saving Money 2

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The purpose of this task is for students to relate addition and subtraction problems to money and to situations and goals related to saving money. A problem is given that will contain multiple solutions, this allows students to think...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Christina's Candies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
The teacher will pose a sequence of questions for students to solve using objects, pictures, or equations. Students will develop a sense of quantities and how they are related to a problem situation.
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Other

Siyavula: Textbooks: Mathematics Grade 11: Probability: Tree Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn what a tree diagram is and how to solve a word problem while using one. View the solution steps and examples for three different problems. Then practice by solving four word problems on your own and checking the answers to see how...
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Other

University of Surrey: Mathematics of Fibonacci Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
The mathematics behind Fibonacci numbers and the mathematics that comes as a result of them as well. Provides a lot of activities you can try using the Fibonacci sequence.
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, there are several math problems to explore and solve. Look through some solutions by famous mathematicians and expand your thinking about some interesting math concepts. Teachers of elementary grades may want to use this...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g Stained Glass

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan, 7th graders use formulas for area and circumference to solve the word problem.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Cooking With the Whole Cup

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders use knowledge of ratios of fractions to solve the word problems.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.md Choices, Choices, Choices

For Teachers 2nd
For this lesson plan students choose how the money for school supplies was spent.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Solving Algebra Equations With Addition and Subtraction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Kids learn about Solving Algebra Equations with Addition and Subtraction. Add and subtract from both sides. Example math problems are shown on page.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Long Division: Dividing a 4 Digit by 2 Digit Numbers

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site explains how to divide whole numbers, then offers problems and games to practice this skill.
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Other

Allmath.com: Magic Squares Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Magic squares have been a fascinating topic in mathematics for centuries. They are formed by filling in all the squares with the numbers starting from one so that the sum of all rows, columns, and diagonals is the same. Instructions are...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Computation and Picture Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This sample chapter from Hurst's book Picturing Math is an excellent resource for using picture books and activities for learning computation.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: The Multiplication Table

For Students 3rd - 5th
This multiplication table has multiplication facts through 9 X 9 and also lets students practice them.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Olympic Torch Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you find the best route for the Olympic Torch relay to take? This more challenging activity is designed to be accessible to GCSE maths students (grades 8, 9, and 10).
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Multiplying Thousandths by Hundredths

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how to multiply decimals: thousandths by hundredths. Offers games to practice this skill.
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Inter Math: Interactive Math Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Each term of Intermath's interactive math dictionary contains a description and links to related terms, everyday examples, interactive checkpoint, more information, and challenges located in the left-hand column of the page. This...