New ReviewChallenge your classes while developing their problem-solving skills. A square is divided neatly into four equal triangles by its diagonals until one diagonal is moved from a vertex to the midpoint of one side. Now, scholars must devise...

New ReviewSit back and watch pupils calculate their own grades. Through a short YouTube video, individuals see how to do the calculation by watching an example. They learn how to account for weighted averages in the computations.

New ReviewThe point is—use the video. A short YouTube video describes how to find the number of additional points individuals need to get an A in a class that uses a point system for grading. It also looks at what percentage these additional...

New ReviewPerhaps you want to learn about percents in algebraic expressions? Young mathematicians view an informative video that teaches how to write algebraic expressions. These problems all involve contexts involving percents, such as tips,...

New ReviewYou'll be 100 percent satisfied with a helpful math video. Scholars watch an engaging YouTube video to learn how to solve percent problems (finding the part, finding the whole, and finding the percent). The method employed here is to set...

New ReviewWatch the whole video, not just part of it. An instructive video shows how to solve percent problems using equations. It describes finding the whole, given the part and the percent; finding the part, given the percent and the whole; and...

New ReviewPeople spend some of their money before they even get it! Lead a lesson plan that helps scholars understand the different deductions taken from a paycheck. They calculate rates and percentages and learn where the money goes after it...

New ReviewThe probability is high that your class loves an informative video lesson. The lesson begins with a discussion of vocabulary related to probability and acceptable ways to present a probability. The presenter wraps up the instruction with...

New ReviewEveryone likes to save money! Use your math skills to figure out just how much you can save on a pair of sweet shoes. A vendor is running a percent off sale, with a percent off coupon, and a specific dollar amount coupon—and lets you use...

New ReviewMore money for me! Scholars explore two different coupons for Bed Bath & Beyond, one for 20 percent off and one for $5 off an item. Using some concrete examples, they determine conditions for when each coupon would be more beneficial.

New ReviewEveryone loves a good sale! A straightforward lesson provides practice with calculating a percent off of a product. Using ads from Amazon, individuals calculate the percent off the ad does not show. Pupils see the answer after revealing...

Can your young welders select the correct shielding gas mixture for the task at hand? Introduce them to the percent calculations needed to get the job done right with a simple, yet effective, career and technology lesson. After working...

Sometimes losing is actually winning! Learners use a proportional analysis to compare percent weight loss of contestants on The Biggest Loser. The resource provides data and clips from the show to facilitate the lesson.

Make money disappear! Young scholars watch as a copier shrinks a dollar bill to 75 percent of its size. Learners are left to determine the size of the dollar bill after nine passes through the copier.

When it's time to upgrade to bigger wheels and tires, is your class up to the challenge? Aspiring automotive technologists create and use a formula to calculate the diameter of a tire and wheel assembly in an upbeat career and technology...

What a bargain—an informative, free resource! Given prices of several objects, learners determine whether 20 percent off or $20 off would be a better bargain. They use the results to come up with a generalization of the situation.

A lesson on percents, perchance? Young mathematicians learn about the meaning of percents. They play a game using dice to write and solve questions involving percents.

It's a small world after all. Classmates consider world population, languages, and religions in a cross-curricular lesson. Applying percentages and proportions, they determine what the class make-up would be if the class represented the...

It's the one day your classes get to 'shoot' their trash into the can! Scholars collect data related to shooting percentages to analyze. As they move farther from the basket, their percentages change, and a linear model emerges.

Recreate the secret Coca-Cola formula in a virtual lab. Young scholars create the solution and then calculate sucrose concentrations in terms of percent mass, molarity, molality, and mole fraction. Then using density, learners determine...

What is the probability a meteorite strikes land when it hits Earth? Your classes use an experimental lesson to collect data and calculate an experimental probability. Using the area of land versus water on Earth, they adjust their...

Get to know your classes and teach a little math at the same time! A data collection activity asks scholars to answer a set of questions. The task is to analyze the class data by calculating means and ranges for each data set. Learners...

O, Canada! Young mathematicians explore population data for Canada and the US. They find a "Rough Rule of 10" (that the population of the US is roughly 10 times that of Canada) and then look at the population densities of US states.

If your learners' lack of understanding of averages weighs on your mind, here's a resource to use. Young mathematicians learn how to calculate weighted averages and apply their newfound knowledge to a set of grades—less work for you if...