Curated OER
Hands Up Math
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of using all four operations in order to create numerical expressions. They practice creating various patterns of problems that could be solved. The expressions are works of...
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Traveling in Style
Students choose a travel destination in another culture, create a list of items needed, obtain prices, and research the climate and traditional clothing in the culture. They create an imaginary travel budgets--with which they calculate...
Curated OER
Problem Solving and the Sports Page
Fourth graders create and solve word problems using the boxscores from the sports section of the newspaper. The role play the sport, define abbreviations used and examine the fundamentals of scoring the sport.
Curated OER
Problem Solving - A Part of Everyday Thinking
Students master the process of applying critical thinking to each and every problem/task that confronts them in their daily undertakings. Further, this activity can serve as a base reference and model for other problems that may arise.
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Part Part Whole
First graders solve number sentences. In this problem solving lesson, 1st graders construct addition sentences using a part part whole mat. Students demonstrate problem solving strategies using cubes.
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Area and Perimeter Problem Solving Retest
In this math worksheet, young scholars solve 6 story problems in which area or perimeter is calculated. These are construction related problems that students must solve and indicate if area or perimeter is used. The meaning of the title...
Curated OER
Use Guess and Check to Solve Math Problems
In this problem solving worksheet, students read about using the guess and check strategy for solving math word problems. They use the strategy to solve 8 problems. They read about the working backwards and using visuals as problem...
Curated OER
Learning Styles in Math
Students discover which learning style works best for them in a math setting. In this math comprehension lesson, students create different combinations of numbers that equal the sum of 11. Students determine if they are better visual,...
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Process This
Students chart the steps, including the problem-solving tangent, and discuss the idea of procedures serving to give us a "road map" or guide to help tackle tasks with preparation and forethought.
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Number and Operation: All About Monday - Does it Pay?
Solve real-world financial math problems. High schoolers will work through a series of problems as they look at credit card interest, bill payment, and other real-world personal money matters.
Ohio Department of Education
I Can Do This! Systems of Equations
Use tables, graphs, and substitution to solve systems of linear equations. An envelope of sample problems is passed around the classroom, and each learner has the opportunity to solve the system in the envelope. This is a great way to...
Virginia Department of Education
Quadratic Equations
Review the multiple methods of solving quadratic equations through an analysis of the discriminant. Scholars use the discriminant to determine the best solution method and then solve various equations. As a challenge, learners build...
Curated OER
Rounding and Significant Digits
Practice rounding numbers to a certain decimal by solving in-class problems. Learners will solve several multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction problems while rounding to a specific decimal. They will also check their work...
Curated OER
Buying on Credit
Explore using credit in this financial responsibility and math lesson. Learn to identify the acronym of "PRT" as Principle x Rate x Time, then calculate interest based on this formula. Do some real-world problem solving and choose...
Virginia Department of Education
Nonlinear Systems of Equations
Explore nonlinear systems through graphs and algebra. High schoolers begin by examining the different types of quadratic functions and their possible intersections. They then use algebraic methods to solve systems containing various...
Virginia Department of Education
Greetings
Welcome learners to the world of algebra. Use a instructional activity that poses a situation involving the profit from creating greeting cards to teach about algebra. It requires scholars to use linear functions and inequalities to...
EngageNY
Percent of a Quantity
Visualize methods of finding percents. Classmates find a percent of a quantity using two methods including a visual model in the 26th lesson in a series of 29. By the end of the lesson, scholars find percents given a part and the whole...
EngageNY
Recursive Challenge Problem—The Double and Add 5 Game
As a continuation of a previous lesson, this activity builds on the concept of calculating the terms of a sequence. Pupils are challenged to determine the smallest starting term to reach a set number by a set number of rounds. Notation...
Willow Tree
Formulas
Help learners understand the benefits of rearranging a formula. Scholars practice rearranging formulas for specific variables. They also analyze formulas to understand one variable's effect on the other.
EngageNY
Vectors and Stone Bridges
What does it take to build a stable arch? Pupils apply vectors and physics as they examine arched bridges and their structural integrity. They use vectors to represent the forces acting on the stone sections and make conclusions based on...
Kenan Fellows
Isotopic Pennies
Many people confuse atomic mass and atomic numbers. The sixth of seven lessons in a unit requires scholars to find the weight of different groups of pennies. Then, they must solve how many of each type of penny exists in a closed system...
Curated OER
Linear Programming
Students explore inequalities to determine the optimal solution to maximize a profit for a company. In this linear programming lesson plan, students discover how to graph inequalities and how to determine the algebraic representation of...
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Principles of Square Roots Lesson Plan
Middle and high schoolers investigate all the different places in math that square root is present. In this geometry lesson, pupils discuss square roots as it relates to a right triangle and construction. They go over altitude, rise,...
Kenan Fellows
Math Made Simple as 1-2-3: Simplified Educational Approach to Algebra
Writing an equation of a line is as easy as m and b. A lesson presentation gives individuals different strategies for writing equations of lines. Some items provide a slope and a point while others provide two points. Whatever the given,...