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Explorers – Patrol Services
Far out — plan a trip to space! Aspiring mathematicians steer a space vehicle through an asteroid field, calculate currency exchanges to buy provisions, and determine placement of charges to blow up asteroids. Along the way, they learn...
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The Euro: Classroom Exercises – The Costs of Adopting a New Currency
Students investigate the adoption of the euro as currency. In this global studies lesson plan, students read articles titled "Italy Rows Over Rising Euro Prices" and "Prices Safe from Euro Launch." Students then debate the controversy...
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Medieval Money
High schoolers investigate the history of money as it was back then compare to now. In this algebra lesson plan, students analyze the type of money used in medieval times, the value of the currency and the coins used. They make a budget...
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Designing a Theme Park on a Budget
In this math worksheet, student use problem solving skills to plan and design a futuristic theme park on a budget. Students draw the park on graph paper and set prices for admission and budget for all ongoing costs. This page is from the...
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Restaurant Bills- Working With Money
In this consumer math activity, students working in small groups allow one member to choose two items. They add up the prices either mentally or using pencil and paper. They announce the answers in order to check the work.
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Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Dockyard Maties
Students solve word problems involving money using all four operations listed, and convert pre-decimal currency into decimal currency. They discuss how dockyard mates were paid and the equivalence with today's money, and complete a...
National Portrait Gallery (UK)
Explore Elizabeth I
Keen observation skills are an essential trait for good artists. Discuss the elements of a portrait with your class using terminology such as, full-face, profile, quarter-length, full-length. After that, they can use the included...
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Unemployment in the UK
For this unemployment worksheet, students use the 16 sentences provided in the answer bank to complete a graphic organizer pertaining to unemployment in the United Kingdom.
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Mystery Tours – Plan Your Tour
Everyone loves a vacation and a set of three activities has groups planning a tour of the U.K. using given distance, time, and price data. They solve a variety of problems related to the trip and produce a report on the success of the trip.
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Is Radio 1 British enough?
Students read the story Radio 1 defends not playing enough UK tunes. Students are then asked: What are the benefits of having a mix of musical cultures in a country?, Do countries lose a sense of identity when other cultures are added?...
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The Changing countryside
Students draw a poster showing the costs and benefits of opening up Britain's farmers to the global marketplace. They use a piece of A4 or A3 paper in landscape. Students draw a vertical line to split the page in two. On the left...
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Paint a butterfly
In this butterfly worksheet, students paint a picture of a butterfly by painting 1/2 of the butterfly and then folding it in half. Students unfold the painting and the other 1/2 should look symmetrical.
Poetry Society
Writing a Personification List Poem
After a close reading of Sylvia Plath's "Mirror" and Flora de Falbe's "Five Things About the Lake," young poets craft their own personification list poem about a very special place.
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Free Printables: Game Cards
In this printable game cards worksheet, students cut out the 25 cards on the worksheet. These cards have pictures of UK coins on them and can be used for matching or sorting.
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Scatter Graphs
In this scatter graphs instructional activity, students learn a way of illustrating information about two related values. Students complete 30 questions about the graphs. Note: One of the graphs has English pounds. This is intended as an...
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Multiplication of Whole Numbers
In this multiplication activity, students solve 40 problems in which single digit numbers are multiplied. Students practice basic facts as well as use multiplication in real world problems. Some problems on this page involve English...
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Finding Probabilities Using Lists of Outcomes
In this probability activity, students solve 5 multi-step questions pertaining to making lists of possible outcomes and calculating probability. This page is intended to be an online activity, but can be completed on paper.
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Choose the Operation and Method pg1
Being able to choose the correct operation to solve a math problem is a very important skill. In this math learning exercise, students choose an operation and method, solve the problem, and explain the solution. One problem is solved and...
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Division With Remainders Word and Application Problems
In this division worksheet, students solve 40 problems in which two digit numbers are divided by one digit with remainders. Students complete word problems with division and also calculate money (English pounds and pence) amounts. This...
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Fractional Parts of a Whole
In this fractions worksheet, learners solve 4 multi-step problems in which fractional parts of a whole are shaded. Students then show fractions on a number line and solve a problem with fractions and money. This was intended as online...
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Betting Game--Who's the Winner?
In this betting game of odds worksheet, students review and discuss what odds mean and then play a game with a racing post and a ratio fact and worksheet.
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Real Life Problems-- Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
For this math worksheet, students use basic addition and subtraction to solve 20 real life word problems. Some strategies are given on the page. This is from the UK; money is in pounds and pence.
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Multiplication and Division
In this multiplication and division worksheet, students first complete a chart of multiplication facts from 11 to 20. Students solve money (English pence) calculations and complete 30 multiplication and division examples. This page is...
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Mixed Multiplication Review
For this mixed multiplication review worksheet, student solve 50 problems in which one, two and three digit numbers are multiplied by one or two digits. Note: There is a money word problem on the page using English pounds and pence. This...