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Curated OER

A Sweet Drink

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate reaction rates.  In this seventh or eighth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, record, and analyze data regarding how the temperature of water affects the dissolving time of a sugar cube. Studetns determin...
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Workbook
Utah Education Network (UEN)

Ratio Relations

For Students 6th Standards
At this rate, the class will be experts on ratios and rates in no time. A class workbook teaches individuals about ratio language, using tables and tape diagrams to find equivalent ratios, and solving ratio problems. They then discover...
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Practical Money Skills

Saving and Investing

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You have to have money to make money, especially in the world of banking and investments. High schoolers learn about interest rates, saving and investment options, and ways to stay aware of their money's security and earning ability with...
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Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Money Math

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians put their skills to the test in the real world during this four-lesson consumer math unit. Whether they are learning how compound interest can make them millionaires, calculating the cost of remodeling their bedroom,...
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Worksheet
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Calculate Rates Using Appropriate Units

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students solve verbal problems in which they calculate the indicated rate and choose the appropriate unit of measurement.  The three page worksheet contains a combination of nineteen multiple...
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Curated OER

Working with Rates of Change

For Students 8th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, students problem solve 8 word problems involving rates of change in association with high school students. Students work out each problem and give a short explanation of each answer.
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Worksheet
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Calculating Rates

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students determine the rate or time using the appropriate units.    The one page worksheet contains a combination of six multiple choice and free response questions.  Answers are included.
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Experiment on Measuring Reaction Rates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the rate of a chemical reaction. In this rate of reactions lesson plan, students use an electronic balance to measure the change in mass of a chemical reaction between hydrochloric acid and calcium carbonate. They...
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Unit Conversions-Energy, Power, Flux

For Students 8th - 10th
In this unit conversion worksheet, students solve 4 problems given a list of conversion factors for units of energy, power and flux.
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What Influences Reaction Rate?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study reaction rates, what determines how fast a reaction happens and how the chemical changes occur.  In this reactions lesson plan students complete a lab where they use Alka-Seltzer to observe reaction rate and create a graph...
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Curated OER

How Much Is A Gallon?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
By engaging in real life examples, learners practice measurement and conversion skills. They review a chart comparing pints, quarts, and gallons. Then, they complete a worksheet involving prices per unit. For example, they calculate how...
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Shopping the Sunday Circular

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils demonstrate an understanding of price-per-unit mathematics. In this computation lesson plan, learners accurately figure the unit price of grocery items. They create a chart and record the item, the price, the size and the cost per...
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Activity
Ohio Resource Center

Egyptian Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
What is an Egyptian Fraction? Print this sheet as a bell-ringer activity. Budding mathematicians solve three short answer problems. They write three fractions as unit fractions so that the numerator is one and the sum is equal to the...
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Investigation - The Local Bagel Shop

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate unit pricing to find which cup of coffee is a better buy. They use ratio and proportions to solve problems involving a change of scale in drawings, maps, recipes, etc. Students determine the unit cost of items...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Ratio of Boys to Girls

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
How many boys are in the class? Here is an introductory exercise describing ratios. The commentary shows different ways learners can approach the problem, using a tape diagram of boys to girls and using a table. The activity includes...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Average Rate of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The concept of slope gets an approachable, yet theoretical, treatment in a comprehensive algebra lesson. The use of functional notation and problem-solving techniques keep the material rigorous, but detailed teaching notes and lots of...
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Activity
101 Questions

Shower v. Bath

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Which requires more water--a bath or a shower? Given some specific criteria, learners attempt to answer the question. A video shows how long it takes to fill a gallon container using a faucet and a shower head. Using that information and...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Percent Rate of Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
If mathematicians know the secret to compound interest, why aren't more of them rich? Young mathematicians explore compound interest with exponential functions in the twenty-seventh installment of a 35-part module. They calculate future...
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Lesson Plan
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Environmental Agents of Mathematics: Mathematics for Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High schoolers analyze environmental science data using Math. They do research about renewable energy, gather data, create graphs and interpret their findings. Then the group presents their arguments persuasively using their findings to...
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Unit Plan
Wells Fargo

Hands on Banking

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Cha-ching! You just hit the jackpot with this interactive consumer math unit. Supported by a series of online lessons and activities, these lessons engage students in applying their math skills to real-life personal finance problems...
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Worksheet
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Integrated Algebra Practice - A.M.1 #2: Rates

For Students 9th - 12th
In this rates worksheet, high schoolers solve 10 multiple choice problems. Students find the unit price of an item to determine the best buy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit Fractions of Numbers 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this unit fractions activity, students find 1/9, 1/6, or 1/7 of a certain number. Students use units that are drawn out for them and do this for 3 problems.
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Federal Reserve Bank

The Story of the Federal Reserve System

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Prevent the Federal Reserve System from becoming a dry topic for your middle and high schoolers by using an informative, engaging resource! The cartoon takes your class on a journey with aliens from the planet of Novus to observe the...
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Worksheet
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Compare Unit Rates

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comparing rates learning exercise, students find sets of unit rates, then compare to find which rate is higher and "explain their thinking." Answers are included on page 2.

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