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Better Lesson: Using a Ratio Table
The ratio table is a tool that students can use to solve a variety of problems.
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Better Lesson: Introducing the Number Line
The number line is a tool 6th grade students will need throughout the year and this activity will allow students to explore and become familiar with it.
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Better Lesson: Making Equivalent Ratios!
Making equivalent ratios using multiple representations.
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Better Lesson: Writing Ratios the Right Way!
Sixth graders will write ratios using a variety of formats.
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Better Lesson: Make Mine Metric!
The students will be working on a hands-on exploration of the metric system where the scholars will be developing their own benchmarks to navigate through choosing the best unit of measurement.
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Better Lesson: Visualizing Integers in Our World
Making connections between art, math, and the real world helps students understand integers in our daily lives.
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Better Lesson: Understanding Integers
What is the lowest elevation in United States? How would you represent it as an integer?
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Better Lesson: Capacity or Weight....it's Full of Beans!
Sixth graders will be using a hands-on approach to learning about length, capacity and weight.
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Better Lesson: It's a Ruler You Know!
Sixth graders will be working with rulers to measure real life objects along with manipulating a ruler in a Smart Board activity!
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Better Lesson: Metric and Time Review and Quiz
The students will be reviewing the metric system in a cooperative group activity and then using the review and applying it to an assessment.
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Better Lesson: Power to the 10 Again! Real Life Application Problems
Smart Board technology will assist students with metric system conversions.
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Better Lesson: Power to the 10! Conversions With the Metric System
Sixth graders will be using ratio tables to convert units of metric measurements and looking for patterns to help make the problems easier.
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Better Lesson: Measuring Metric Style
Using decimals and finding perimeter and area all while learning about the metric system.
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Better Lesson: Introduction to Ratios
What is a ratio? How can we create equivalent ratios? Students work to express and extend relationships using ratios.
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Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
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Better Lesson: Pre Test
What do students already know about integers, rational numbers, and the coordinate plane? What gaps do students have in their understanding? Students take the Unit 3 pretest in order to inform instruction.
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Better Lesson: Unit Test
What have students learned during this unit? What gaps do students have in their understanding? Students take the Unit 2 test.
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Better Lesson: Unit Closure
What's the best deal? How do you represent equivalent amounts? Students work on these questions as they wrap up Unit 2.
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Better Lesson: Budgets
What is a budget? How do we use it and why is it important? Students work on these questions in the context of the College Project.
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Better Lesson: Loans and Savings
What are loans and how do they work? How do banks encourage people to save money? Students work on these questions in the context of the College Project.
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Better Lesson: Mixed Operation Practice + Scholarships
Which operation should I use to solve this problem? How can I use bars to model what is going on? What are scholarships and how do I earn them? Students apply their knowledge of decimal operations to answer these questions.
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Better Lesson: Dividing With Decimals Day 3
How do you divide decimals by decimals? How can your estimation and number sense skills help you? Students work on answering these questions as they continue their work with dividing decimals.
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Better Lesson: Dividing With Decimals Day 2
Where does the decimal point go in the quotient? Students use estimation and number sense skills to work on dividing with decimals.