Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Party

For Teachers 8th Standards
Thirty at the party won't cost any more than twenty-five. The assessment task provides a scenario for the cost of a party where the initial fee covers a given number of guests. The class determines the cost for specific numbers of guests...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Your learners will enjoy playing a game as a motivator to learning and remembering the adding and subtracting of fractions.
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Ants Versus Humans

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
You would think that humans make up more mass than ants do on this planet, but think again, and this time by performing calculations. Middle schoolers use scientific notation to compute and compare the estimated total mass of all humans...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Running to School

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
The object of this activity is to compute how far Rosa ran to school. Given in the exercise is the fractional number of miles between home and school and the fractional distance Rosa ran. The commentary shows several ways to have your...
Lesson Plan
National Math + Science Initative

Introduction to Decimals

For Teachers 5th Standards
Three activities make up an introductory lesson designed to create a strong foundation in comparing fractions to decimals and exploring and building decimal models. Pupils brainstorm and complete a Venn diagram to show how decimals and...
Assessment
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Balanced Assessment

Catenary

For Students 11th - 12th
Develop a model for a hanging chain. Pupils find a mathematical model for a hanging chain and then they compare their models to the precise function that models the curve. Scholars come up with a strategy to determine how close...
Activity
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Curated OER

Sounds Really Good! (sort of...)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your friend Phil wants to know if he should play the lottery. Have your class use the given data to compute the expected value and explain to Phil what he should do and why. This handout is ideal for a quick assessment of skill and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Compound Interest

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this consumer math worksheet, students read an example of how to use the interest formula to compute interest that is compounded daily over six years. They complete a chart where they compute the interest earned over 10 years when the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Application and Modeling of Standard Deviation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The first activity in this resource has learners computing the mean and standard deviation of two different data sets and drawing conclusions based on their results. The second activity has them using a dice-rolling simulation to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Working With Scientific Notation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this scientific notation worksheet, students read about the discovery of new planets. They use scientific notation to identify the number of miles from one planet to the next. Students determine how long it would take to travel, when...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Analyzing Discrete and Continuous Data in a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
You are what you eat! Your statisticians keep a log of what they eat from anywhere between a day to more than a week, keeping track of a variety of nutritional information using a spreadsheet. After analyzing their own data, individuals...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Data Transfer

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A question to ask your class is, How fast is your Internet? That depends on the data transfer rate (DTR), which is the unit rate used in this activity. Math learners will calculate how long it takes to download a music file and a video...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Countdown Challenge: Experimental Probability

For Students 7th - 8th
In this probability activity, students compute the experimental probability of an event from given data. They give answers in fraction, decimal and percent form. Students compare the theoretical probability to the experimental...
Interactive
Curated OER

Practice Makes Perfect

For Students 3rd
When learning how to decipher and compute word problems, this interactive math worksheet will enhance the experience. Four word problems require the multiplication of single digits to solve. Learners click "I Am Done!" to check their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 27 - Spring 1996

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students examine the position of an object and then use the formulas to determine its path over time. Then they apply the information in order to determine the traveling path of an asteroid in space.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 29

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this math activity, students investigate how time is related to the concept of increasing or decreasing velocity. Then they consider times and answer the questions of whether the velocity is changing.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Least Common Multiples

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students find the least common multiple of sets of numbers. Students factor each number to their prime factorization. They use the primes to find the least common multiples. This is a worksheet generator, the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Percents and Money

For Students 10th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They solve for the amount of population or money over a period of time. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Follow the Jones family on their summer vacation by adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denonminators. Pupils compute how much luggage space is filled, how much chicken is eaten, and what distances are covered both by car and on...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 5 1/2: Sequence

For Students Higher Ed
In this sequence worksheet, students compute sequence problems. They calculate problems dealing with the age of the universe, estimate population, time and rate. This one-page worksheet contains seven multi-step problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Challenge Sheet 1: Limits and Sums

For Students Higher Ed
In this limit worksheet, students evaluate sums, determine limits, compute distance problems, and sketch functions. This one-page worksheet contains approximately eleven problems.
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Heights and Weights

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Height is dependent on weight—or is it the other way around? Given data from a physicians handbook, individuals compare the height and weight of males and females at different areas. They calculate differences and ratios to assist with...
Assessment
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Simple and Compound Interest

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Your learners will get lots of practice calculating simple and compound interest by the end of this lesson. Simple explanations and examples lead learners through the concepts and steps of calculating simple and compound interest...
Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task — Precalculus (Module 1)

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
A transformational assessment determines how far pupils are advancing toward mastering complex and matrix standards. The assessment checks the learners' understanding of linear transformations, complex numbers and the complex plane,...