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Gold Rush California and its Diverse Population
Young scholars compare contemporary cultural differences with historical differences based on population percentage. In this cross-curriculum Gold Rush/math lesson, students analyze aspects of California's Gold Rush population and...
Education World
The African American Population in US History
How has the African American population changed over the years? Learners use charts, statistical data, and maps to see how populations in African American communities have changed since the 1860s. Activity modifications are included to...
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Interest Rates
Use a KWL chart and discussion to explore the concept behind loans with interest based on percentage rates. Learners examine different types of interest, the history of interest loans and calculate the costs of a loan over a ten-year...
CK-12 Foundation
Interpretation of Circle Graphs: Northwest Region Population Pie
Given populations of the five Northwestern states, learners create a circle graph. Using the data and the pie chart, they make comparisons between the populations of the states. Finally, the pupils determine how the chart will change...
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6-8 Baseball Fun: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions
Students practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math lesson, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics. Students calculate batting...
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Time Management: Piece of Pie
Students examine their own lives and how well they manage their time outside of school. In this this time management lesson, students discover the amount of time they spend on other activities, and create a pie chart with that...
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Circle Graphs and Percents
In this circle graph and percentages worksheet, learners fill in a chart, write percentages, calculate discounts, and more. Students complete 4 sets of problems.
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Frequency Adverbs
In this frequency adverbs worksheet, students review usage, interpret a chart, and rewrite sentences. Students write ten sentence.
National Security Agency
Partying with Proportions and Percents
Examine ratios and proportions in several real-world scenarios. Children will calculate unit rates, work with proportions and percentages as they plan a party, purchase produce, and take a tally. This lesson plan recommends five...
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Math in the Wetlands Field Trip
Get your class out in the environment for hands on math activities. In this wetlands lesson, learners transplant native plants, calculate how much soil is needed, and perform math activities based on this experience. They then make...
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Word Roots: Nat, Tract, Sequ
Challenge your advanced learners with this interactive chart. Your scholars take a list of vocabulary words (composed of synonyms and antonyms) and correctly identify the word it corresponds with.
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Junk Food Math
Students use Skittles candies as they explore estimation and percentages. In this math lesson plan, students sort, count, and chart Skittles candies to learn about estimation and study percentages.
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Jeopardy 8th Grade (Science)
There are so many topics touched upon in this Jeopardy-style science game, that it is difficult to classify! The categories include electricity, matter, ecology, earth and space, and scientific investigation. This would best be used at...
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Government Goods and Services
Fifth graders investigate the connection between taxes and government services. In this economics lesson, 5th graders discuss the process and benefits of paying sales and income taxes. Using calculators, students compute the amount of...
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Changing Scales
Pupils determine scale factors from one figure to another and the scale factor in the reverse direction. Scholars compute the percent changes between three figures.
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All About Me: Measuring Height and Weight
Students take personal fitness inventories. In this personal health instructional activity, students take measurements of their heights and weights. Students record the data, calculate their BMI, and then chart their physical activity.
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Skittle Around with Fraction and Percentages
Fifth graders investigate the interchangeable relationship betweeen fractions and percents. They discuss the concepts using teacher provided questions. Then sutdents work in cooperative groups to maximize scaffolding.
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Investigating Chance Processes of Probability
How likely is it that the school cafeteria will serve chicken tomorrow? Discover the concept of probability with the roll of the dice. Pupils evaluate the liklihood of several statments about everyday life. Then, a mathematical...
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Ratio Basketball
Students, in teams of four, practice shooting free throws while mentally converting the ratio of shots made to those thrown into a percent. They chart and record the ratio, decimal and actual percentage earned after each round.
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Charts and Graphs
Fifth graders interpret data into graphs and percentages. In this organizing data lesson plan, 5th graders discuss bar, circle and line graphs. Students complete bar graph and apply probability using the results.
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Wise Shoppers
Students complete several activities to learn about currency and the functions of money. In this money functions lesson plan, students complete activities to learn what are the functions of money. Students calculate item prices with...
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Finding Percent When Given A Fraction
Seventh graders calculate percentages when given a fraction. They convert a percentage to a fraction. All of this be done by each student's ability to read the graphs made available by the spreadsheet information.
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If .... Then Probably
Students are introduced to the concepts of probability and chance. Using data given to them, they organize and create a chart to display the information. Using this chart, they calculate the percentage of chance and probability and...
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Percents
Pupils explore the concept of percents. In this percents lesson, students discuss the prefix cent and words that contain that prefix. Pupils make bead necklaces and determine the percentages of certain beads in relation to the necklace.