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Teaching fractions & ratios with M&Ms

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students collect data using M&Ms, fill in charts, and write ratios and fractions for each color M&M.
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Surface to Volume Ratios

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers measure the rate of diffusion and to calculate the surface area to volume ratios of varying cell sizes. The lesson is very clearly organized with a useful student worksheet provided. They perform a lab experiment which is...
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Ratios, Mars and the Internet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate real ratios that exist between the planets Earth and Mars. After a lecture/demo, students use worksheets and access Internet sites to do their calculations.
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What Are the Odds?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify and interpret various ways of expressing probability as a decimal, fraction, percent, or ratio. They solve problems based on probability as they apply to real world applications.
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Froot Loops to the Max - 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners complete and solve five questions/problems related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color of Froot Loops are in the box. Then, pupils determine which color had the greatest frequency and...
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Dried Meat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...
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Froot Loops to the Max - 4

For Teachers 5th
In this Froot Loops to the Max worksheet, 5th graders solve and complete 4 different problem related to counting a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color listed there is in the box. Then, students...
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Learning About Ratios: A Sandwich Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils gain a concrete introduction to the concept of ratios. They demonstrate the ability to create ratios using peanut butter and jelly. They, in groups, construct 6 different sandwiches using different amounts of each food.
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Froot Loop Favorites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Froot Loop favorites worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different problems that include data tables related to their Froot Loop favorites. First, they determine what fraction of the class voted for each color listed in the...
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Math Club Worksheet #26

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ratios worksheet, students complete a word problem dealing with ratios of numbers of boys to girls in the classroom. Students complete 1 problem.
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A Ratio Word Problem

For Students 5th - 6th
For this ratios worksheet, students solve problems and fill in the blanks to make the sentences about the word problem true. Students complete 9 problems total.
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Congruent and Similar Figures

For Teachers 2nd
Group that class and get them classifying and sorting figures as congruent or similar. They use magazines to identify and label similar and congruent figures, cutting out images and placing c or s next to each image.
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Froot Loops to the Max - Team Totals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Froot Loops to the Max worksheet, students solve 11 various problems related to determining the team totals found with Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine the number, fraction, percent, and decimal of each color of Froot...
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Math: Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Participate in a class lesson on ratio, rate, and unit rate. Successful usage of this lesson requires the pupils and the teacher have access to the Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Middle School math text. However, the unit rate problems...
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Daily Time Ratios

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students track and record how much time they spend on each activity. In this spreadsheet instructional activity, students apply different functions using Microsoft excel to format cells and calculate the sum of their total time...
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Similar Polygons and Triangles Review

For Students 9th - 12th
In this similar polygons and triangles review activity, students solve 33 short answer problems. Students determine if two given polygons are similar. Students explain the type of similarity if they find two polygons to be similar.
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Family Letter - Foreign Currency and Exchange Rates: Proportions and Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
In this proportions and ratios worksheet, learners solve 6 short answer problems. Students find the foreign currency exchange rates for six countries. Learners express the exchange rate as a proportion or ratio.
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Kindergarten Cootoes and Jealous Gentlemen

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students play games to reinforce math concepts. In this geometry lesson, students identify the probability of an even occurring. They find the vertex of a parabola and Euler and Hamilton examples.
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Ratio Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve for the different ratio and proportion of a problem. In this geometry lesson, students show their knowledge of how to solve proportional relationships. They convert between percent, decimals and fractions.
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Similar Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
For this geometry worksheet, students solve problems dealing with polygons. They differentiate between similar and congruent polygons. There are 18 questions with an answer key.
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Geometric and Arithmetic Sequences

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Algebra II/Pre-calculus worksheet, learners solve advanced problems based on geometric and arithmetic sequences, including the use of sigma notation. The five page worksheet contains forty-five problems.  Answers are...
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Scale Factor- Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars calculate the surface area and volume of shapes. In this geometry activity, students create different scales and calculate the volume and area for each shape. They compare and contrast between the different scales and shapes.
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Ratio and Rate

For Students 8th - 9th
For this Algebra I worksheet, students solve problems in which they differentiate between a ratio and a rate.  The nine page worksheet contains explanation, worked examples, and seventeen problems.  Answers are not...
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Converting Fractions & Decimals

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fractions and decimals worksheet, students convert fractions, decimals, percents, and ratios. Students complete 10 problems total.