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My Living Arrangements
Students identify various housing options, focusing on rental vs. purchase and short vs. long term. With a partner, students discuss their housing situation. Once their discussion is complete, students write a brief paragraph weighing...
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Last Moments of John Brown
Learners read the history of John Brown. Using the internet, they research commentaries on the raid at Harper's Ferry. After observing a painting, "The Last Moments of John Brown," students analyze and write about what they see, think...
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Solving Problem Involving Percents- Practice Worksheet
In this middle to high school math worksheet, students practice solving short work problems that involve percents. They solve 12 problems on the page.
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Interpret the Quotient Quiz
In this interpret the quotients quiz, students complete a set of 15 division word problems. Answers are included on page 2; a references web site is given for additional activities.
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Claim 4
Build the model right out of the box. A few sample items show teachers how Smarter Balanced assessments may approach Claim 4, modeling and data analysis. Pupils use their skills to create equations or expressions to model the situation...
Bismarck Public Schools
History & Math of the 1830s
Using this interdisciplinary worksheet, your young historians will have the opportunity to practice their math skills while learning about the drastic population increase in the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson....
Federal Reserve Bank
Choices Are Everywhere: Why Can’t We Just Have It All?
Here is a resource covering a range of terms and concepts regarding scarcity, opportunity cost, and government debt in economics.
Noyce Foundation
Photographs
Scaling needs to be picture perfect. Pupils use proportional reasoning to find the missing dimension of a photo. Class members determine the sizes of paper needed for two configurations of pictures in the short assessment task.
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Interior Design
Students experience life as an interior designer. For this math lesson plan, students calculate area and perimeter in inches as they use problem solving skills to design a room.
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The Shot Heard Around the World
Fifth graders examine the events leading up to the beginning of the Revolutionary War. In groups, they put the events into chronological order and create a timeline. As a class, they discuss the reprecussions of the Stamp Act,...
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Elementary Statistics in Life
Students examine newspapers for graphs. They collect and sort data that is of interest to them. They enter data into a database and make comparisons using the information.
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Graphic Organizing: Early American History
In collaborative groups, young US historians sort cards (each labeled with a single early American event or issue) according to which of the first four presidents was leading the country at the time. Learners copy the events onto a...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 1 - Exercise 6c
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Applications of Linear Systems
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students solve verbal problems whose solution requires the use of a system of linear equations. The five page worksheet contains a combination of thirty-one multiple choice and free response...
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Extra Practice 1.4: Algebraic Equations
In this algebraic equations learning exercise, students read given story problems, translate them into algebraic equations, draw models of the equation, and solve the problem. This one-page learning exercise contains 18 multi-step...
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Cost Effective Buying
Students complete a worksheet that asks them to calculate the true energy cost of various appliances. They compare appliances with energy saving features, rebates and other economical incentives.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Writing Word Equations
Young scholars explore the concept of chemical formulas. In this chemical formula lesson plan, students watch a video about balancing chemical equations. Young scholars conduct an experiment using silver nitrate and sodium phosphate. ...
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Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
Students examine readings and symbols to learn about the War of Independence and Thomas Jefferson. In this War of Independence lesson, students explore the role of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration for Independence. Students answer...
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Bedroom Redecoration Project
In this bedroom redecoration project, your young mathematicians become interior designers. They plan, draw, and determine finances for the project. They apply their knowledge of working with decimals, geometric shapes, and problem...
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Solving Word Problems
In this word problems activity, 6th graders read the math word problems that incorporate a variety of math skills including finding perimeter, adding decimals, converting percentages to decimals, and solving fraction equations. Students...
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Using Systems of Equations
In this algebra instructional activity, students solve systems of equations. They use substitution, elimination and graphing to solve. There are 33 questions with an answer key.
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Percent in Business
In this percentages worksheet, students solve word problems that include percentages in business. Students complete 14 word problems.
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Solving Problems Involving Percents
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems that involve the percents. Then they apply the operations to the word problems.
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Applications With Percents
In this math worksheet, students solve the word problems using percents. They pay special attention to choosing the correct operation for each.