Curated OER
How Smoking Affects Our Repiratory System
Seventh graders examine the dangers of smoking. In this life science activity, 7th graders survey their schoolmates about the factors that would influence them to smoke. They present their findings in class by creating a presentation.
Curated OER
A Matter of Proportion
Students measure the relative heights of the mosaic giraffe and its trainer and compare their proportions to an actual giraffe and zoo trainer.
Curated OER
Quotable Women for Peace
Students read various quotes by women regarding violence, war, and peace. They analyze and discuss the quotes and participate in various writing and role-play activities.
Curated OER
ESL Class Identity
Students work together to identify and research the country and culture of origin for each member of a group in a new ESL class. They organize the researched information in a poster and present their findings to the class.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Using Rational Numbers to Solve Problems
Given a problem situation in verbal form, students will select and use an operation involving rational numbers in order to solve the problem.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Using Rational Numbers
This site offers simple examples for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers. It also provides examples of writing fractions in simplest form and as mixed numbers or improper fractions. Students can test their...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Rational Numbers on the Number Line Stations
The number line is a useful tool to use when ordering rational numbers.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Rational Numbers on the Number Line
The number line is a useful tool when ordering positive and negative rational numbers.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Number and Operation Sense: Rational Numbers
Students learn to use the calculator to collect a set of data in order to identify patterns that illustrate important rational number concepts: the relationship between rational numbers and division, and equivalent fraction and decimal...
PBS
Pbs: Logical Leaps: Graphing Inequalities: Rational Numbers
In this interactive, use logic to solve three riddles involving a jumping wallaby competition. Then, using knowledge of inequalities and rational numbers, place the wallabies on the correct range from -5 to 5 on the number line. Numbers...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of comparing and ordering rational numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3 Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of comparing and ordering rational numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3 Solving Equations With Rational Numbers
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of how to solve equations with rationals numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3: Dividing Rational Numbers
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of dividing rational numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Review of Rational Numbers on the Number Line
Preparing for a test requires lots of practice and this review will help students show what they know about how to use a number line.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Comparison of Rational Numbers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and order rational numbers on a number line and by using inequality symbols
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Then, place each contestant's jump -- a fraction, mixed number, or decimal between -5 and +5 -- at the correct point on the number line. Backward jumps...
PBS
Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...
PBS
Pbs: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Then, place each contestant's jump-a fraction, mixed number, or decimal between -5 and +5-at the correct point on the number line. Backward jumps are...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Estimating With Rational Numbers
In this activity, students will round fractions and mixed numbers, and then use their rounding skills to estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dividing Rational Numbers
Determine how to divide rational numbers using the multiplicative inverse. Assess learning with a quiz.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Selecting and Using Appropriate Forms of Rational Numbers
Given real-life problems, the student will select an appropriate method and solve problems involving proportional relationships.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Rational Numbers Lesson
This hands-on lesson discusses and explores rational numbers. Students construct personal fractional strip kits and use them to compare fractional amounts and investigate equivalence. The lesson plan includes instructions, materials, and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest.