Curated OER
Population Ratios
Students access web site and record various population statistics pertaining to a county in the USA of their choice. They use this data to set up and solve ratios. They compare data to make meaning of the numbers.
Curated OER
Capacity Lotto
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
Curated OER
Eight Basic Elements of the Earth
Students identify the concept of an element and work with an idea that all of the millions of substances on the earth are various combinations of only 8 elements. They work with the Periodic Table of the Elements and symbols of the...
Curated OER
Take Away Bar 2
Learners use an Internet tool, The Take-Away Bar" to solve subtraction problems. They use mental strategies to subtract a two-digit number from a larger two-digit number. Students write and solve subtraction problems. They describe...
Other
Percentage Fraction Decimal Grid
Divide a square or circle up into a number of parts. The slices or rectangles can be painted various colors and these colors then represented as either decimals, fractions or percentages.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: What's a Percentage?
Use this site to learn about percents, and how they relate to decimals and fractions with this interactive online lesson. You will learn about percents, convert percents into fractions and decimals, and find equal parts of a whole.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Percents as Decimals Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert given percentage values into decimals.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Decimals, Fractions & Percentages
Students learn about and practice converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. Using a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot and a touch sensor, each group inputs a fraction of its choosing. Team members convert this same fraction into a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimals as Percents
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert given decimal values into percentages.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: The Magic Number and the Hepta Tree
Use your calculator to help you solve this challenge at this one page website. You can check your solution with only one click of the mouse.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom
Many young scholars dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including...