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Extending Pattern Understandings
Students use shapes and manipulatives to demonstrate patterns. In this patterns lesson plan, students also break up patterns to identify a pattern unit.
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Who's In The Fact Family?
Students study related addition and subtraction facts. In this math instructional activity, students use related addition and subtraction to solve problems. Students use manipulatives to explore fact families.
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Estimating the Product to a Multiplication Problem
In this middle school mathematics learning exercise, middle schoolers round whole numbers to the nearest leading digit and then multiply to obtain an estimate of the product. The one page learning exercise contains ten problems. ...
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Measure, Use of Measure
Students explore how to convert one metric to to another. In this metric unit lesson students are given a worksheet and asked to answer the questions and give and explanation to the class of how they got their answer.
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Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
Ninth graders solve equations with variables on both sides of an equation. In this algebra lesson, 9th graders use more than one step to arrive at their final answer. They solve linear equations by addition, subtraction, division and...
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Practice Solving Equations
Learners practice solving equations. In this algebra lesson plan, students solve a variety of linear equations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, inverse and division. They solve equations with more than one step and equations...
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Write Fraction Equations
In this fraction equation worksheet, learners follow sets of directions to write correct equations, then write their own set of directions to 2 equations that use only fractions.
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Number Manipulation
In this number manipulation activity, students solve 4 different types of problems that include number manipulation. First, they use division, multiplication, addition, or subtraction to make each set of numbers into equations which...
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Order of Operations
In this order of operations learning exercise, students solve 6 problems with more than one functions, using a reference guide given at the top of the page.
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Greatest Common Factors
In this algebra instructional activity, students solve problems using the GCF. They factor out the common variables and simplify the equations. There are 8 questions with an answer key.
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Not So Snappy 10
For this order of operations (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) worksheet, middle schoolers solve 3 word problems demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
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Exponential and Exponents Functions
Students solve problems using exponential properties. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate between exponents, exponential and log functions. They graph their functions using table and exponents.
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Not So Snappy 4
In this order of operations (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) learning exercise, students solve 4 word problems demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
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Algebraic Expressions & Equations
In this algebraic expressions and equations worksheet, 9th graders solve 12 various types of problems ranging from writing expressions for each written equation to solving 8 different word problems related to cost, speed, age, and...
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Variables and Expressions
In this variables and expressions worksheet, students solve and complete 35 different problems that include translating various expressions. First, they indicate with math symbols the operations being described by each given word. Then,...
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The World Goes Bananas
High schoolers comprehend the causes and effects of inequality and social injustice. They explore the effects of globalization and trade between countries. Students discuss the hidden social and environmental costs which often lie behind...
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Mixed Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Two Version 1
In this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and use addition or subtraction to solve the problems. Students solve 5 word problems.
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Venn Diagrams & Word Problems
Learners explore the concept of Venn Diagrams through word problems. In this Venn Diagram lesson plan, students solve word problems about groups of people using Venn Diagrams. Learners use survey results about MySpace and Facebook in a...
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Making Rectangles
Students study rectangles. For this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Sharing More Lollies
Students examine the math problem, think about it and discuss with their classmates. They work on the rest of the problems in pairs using problem solving strategies and fractions.
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How Many Bears in the Forest?
Third graders model the tag and recapture of bears and use proportions to estimate the population of the bears in their forest. This is a statistical sampling method used by scientists and naturalists to determine population numbers.
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My Dogs
Students use the properties of multiplication to solve problems. They recall the basic multiplication facts as well as write and solve problems that involve whole numbers.
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Words, Words, Words
Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.
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Units of Measurement
Challenge your second graders with a worksheet on units of measurement! Not only do they put their measurement skills to the test, but kids practice word problem strategies as well. The second part of the resource prompts students to...