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Skateboards

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine two plants that make skateboards. They practice converting fractions to percents in real life applications.
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A Fraction of the Possibilities

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students review the conversion of fractions to decimals, develop strategies to compare fractions perform complex calculations using ratio techniques similar to the construction of fractions.
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M&M Math

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use M&M candies to discover relationships among fractions, decimals, and percent.
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Number Chameleon

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students complete a worksheet in which they study the relationships between fractions, decimal, and percents.
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What's on Sale?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore sale items.  For this money and percent math lesson, students work in groups to locate food ads in the newspaper.  Students identify sales and calculate final prices using percentage discounts.  Students...
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Making the Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use a Horton Chart to identify relationships between numbers and make equivalent fractions and decimals. Scholars change a fraction to find the greatest common factor, find percents, and make equivalent decimals.
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Bits and Pieces: Fractions Greater Than One

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners compare fractions. In this fraction worksheet, students examine the number line. Using the Internet, they explore models of numbers greater than one. Learners complete multiple-choice worksheets.
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Circle Graphs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Pie isn't just for eating! Scholars learn to create pie charts and circle graphs to represent data. Given raw data, learners determine the percent of the whole for each category and then figure out the degree of the circle that percent...
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Multiplying Decimals and Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students practice multiplying decimals and/or mixed numbers, explore the effects of multiplying decimals and mixed numbers, and practice predicting the effects of multiplying a number by a decimal or mixed number.
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Percentages

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the concept of percent and calculate percentages of one hundred and convert them into fractions and decimals. They view and discuss a one hundred square grid and identify percentages. Students design a playground...
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Finding the Percent of a Number in Fish Body Weight

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use fractions to find the weight of fish. They use percentages to determine the correct amount to feed them. They organize their data into a graph and shares with the class.
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Go Figure! Using Percents in the Real World

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders solve sales tax problems.  In this solving sales tax problems lesson, 6th graders find the sales tax on various items.  Students are given a list of expenses that a family spent on vacation before taxes. ...
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Finding Percent When Given A Fraction

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders calculate percentages when given a fraction. They convert a percentage to a fraction. All of this be done by each student's ability to read the graphs made available by the spreadsheet information.
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Fractions Decimals and Percents

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use Microsoft Excel to examine fractions, percents and decimals. Using the data, they draw fractions and use graphs to discover all three are the same only represented in a different way. They use the internet to complete...
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An Introduction to Percent

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of percents. In this percent lesson, 5th graders express fractions and decimals as percents. Students convert fractions and decimals as percents in this lecture style lesson.
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Mixed Expressions and Complex Fractions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to mixed expressions and complex fractions. They work through several problems with the instructor and then complete a worksheet.
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The Clumsy Tiler N (Fractions)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore patterns and geometric sequencing. Students devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically. Learners solve real life problems. They demonstrate, with cardboard pieces, fraction and...
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Comparing Apples With Apples 1

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Elementary schoolers observe and demonstrate how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. They observe the teacher model a variety of fraction addition and subtraction problems and use fraction strips to complete a worksheet.
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Probability using M & M's

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Using M & M's candies, young statisticians predict the color distribution in a packet of candies and test their predictions against their group and the larger class. A review of converting between fractions, decimals, and percents...
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Fraction and Decimal Ordering

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Ordering numbers just got physical! Learners practice putting numbers in sequence, both in fraction and decimal form. To begin, they line up in birthday order and discuss the difference between ascending and descending. They are then...
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Penny

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of equivalency. In this equivalents lesson, students use pennies to show equivalency as they divide them into groups. Students also convert the pencils into decimals and fractions.
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Find the Fraction, Decimal and Percentage

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students review how to find percentages from decimals and fractions. Using photographs, they determine the percentage, decimal and fractions of different criteria. They use a calculator to change the form of the rational numbers as well.
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Ratios, Unit Rates, and Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore the concept of ratios, unit rates, and proportions. Learners convert fractions and percents to decimals. They discuss rates and where they can be found in the real world. A hands-on experiment and numerous flash cards and...
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Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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