Illustrative Mathematics
Movie tickets
This is a good Common Core question that relates inflation to operations with decimals and rounding. Young learners are asked to find out if an amount of money can purchase the same amount of movie tickets in 2012 as it did in 1987. They...
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A Holiday Tradition: Which Christmas Tree Will You Choose?
Different varieties of Christmas trees provide an interesting way to combine social studies, science, math, and technology. Class members not only research the history of the Christmas tree holiday tradition, they compare and...
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Integer Operation Review
Students review integer operations. In this math lesson, students utilize the interactive white board. They drag phrases into the correct spot on a web. They complete problems individually to check the classes work.
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Checkbook Math
Twelfth graders simulate balancing checkbooks by applying required mathematical operations. They examine newspaper ads from banks and compare various services they offer. They discuss the uses of credit and debit cards.
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Understanding 10: Backwards and Forwards
Help your young mathematicians completely master 10 by practicing one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, and recording numbers displayed. They make 10 with groups of two-different colored cubes and color in 10-frames to show how...
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Walking Math into the Real World
Middle schoolers measure an area given a yardstick. They also convert inches into a fractions of a foot and use data to create a linear graph.
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Number Lines, Variables, Solving for One Variable
Review basic algebraic rules of addition of integers. Then have the class define a variable and explore methods of solving equations with one variable. They observe solving expressions using inverse operations and simplifying solutions....
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Reptile Mystery Math
In this math activity, students practice solving the problems using the operation of division in order to unscramble the mystery riddle.
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Math with Character
Students write math sentences to fit a given story. They recognize number families and discuss the character traits of a sharing and relate their feeelings and experience with sharing. The Doorbell Rang story is read and the students...
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Numeracy Practice Math Sports
In this math worksheet, students match the pictographs to find the quantities and write each number sentence. They use the operation of addition.
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Changing the Currency of Different Countries
Seventh graders explore changing currency. For this international math lesson, 7th graders will write and solve 2-step equations in order to convert currencies between nations. Students will research prices of items and currency...
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Weaving a Story
It's time to investigate patterns! First and second graders construct a paper weaving using a hundreds chart, then use the Ti-10 calculator to make patterns such as adding 3 each time. Learners remove multiples of three from the hundreds...
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 35 - Catch of the Day
Students study information for fish farm workers given in the form of a chart, in order to practice interpreting data while learning about the career of a fisherman. In this data interpretation lesson, students read the chart to find out...
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Math: Creating Fraction Strips
Third graders construct fraction strips to play several math games. Using different colored construction paper, they assemble the strips and play Order the Fractions and Fraction War. With a pair of dice, 3rd graders roll fractions...
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Introducing the Concept: Percents
Students explore the math concept of percents. In this percents lesson, students examine visual examples of the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Lesson 51: Scientific Notation
Discuss scientific notation with this mathematics lesson. Middle schoolers predict which problem is bigger of two numbers. They analyze the problems by observing the powers of 10 in order to decide which is bigger. This appears to be an...
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. In this fractions worksheet, students learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers based on their knowledge of adding and subtracting fraction with a teacher led question and answer...
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Measurement
Pupils create two prisms out of the same paper. They calcuate the number of centimeter cubes needed to fill each prism. They discover the concept of volume.
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Matrix operations and Matrix Inverses
Eleventh graders study how to combine like vector's that are matrices. In this matrix operations worksheet, 11th graders combine matrices linearly and define the matrix-matrix product and its properties. Students also study matrix...
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Fishin' For Fractions
Fifth graders compare fractions. In this fraction lesson, 5th graders identify whether a fraction is closest to zero, half, or one and use common denominators. They put fractions in order and complete real-life fraction questions.
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 7: Overview
Third graders recognize that the larger the denominator of a fraction, the smaller the piece you have. In this fraction lesson, 3rd graders compare fractions and order them from largest to smallest. Students complete an exercise...
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Place Value
In this place value worksheet, students solve and complete 25 various types of problems. First, they use the concept of rounding to answer the questions described. Then, students use each number once to find the largest and smallest...
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Fruity Math
Students solve one step linear equations. In this algebra lesson, students manipulate their variables and numbers to answer each problem. They make sure the equations stay balanced at all times.
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One-to-one Correspondence
Students count and keep track of objects using one-to-one correspondence. By moving, touching and pointing to objects they organize counting to determine the number in a set accurately. This helps students to practice the skill of...