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Life in a Sod House: Get a Sense of It
In this history of Nebraska worksheet, students read information about pioneer life in a sod house. Students conduct 4 experiments where they use measurement skills and observational skills to imagine the size, light levels, smell...
Ohio Department of Education
Models for Dividing Fractions - Grade Six
Fifth and sixth graders use food and candy to help them represent division of fractions and develop algorithms to solve fraction problems. They discuss dividing whole numbers by fractions. Pupils use sticks and chocolate bars to...
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Missing Elements, Number Patterns
In this math worksheet, learners examine the patterns of numbers for the ten problems and fill in the missing number for the sequence.
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Math: Reasoning and Problem Solving using Voyages
Students plan a voyage as the captain of a tall ship in the early days of exploration and merchant trading. They choose 2 ships and 3 voyages for a total of 6 possibilities. They calculate the number of days and distance of their...
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Standard, Expanded, and Written (J)
In this number forms worksheet, students complete a chart in which six digit numbers are written in standard form, expanded form and written form. An example is provided.
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Fashion Sense and Dollar Wise
Students find the cost of an outfit. In this percentages instructional activity, students look at ads, pick out an outfit, and find the sale price. They create a commercial and complete 4 included worksheets.
PBS
Surface Area and Volume
You and your class will like this instructional activity on using visual models to relate the volume and surface area of solid shapes. Learners construct three-dimensional forms using nets. They calculate the surface area and volume for...
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Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Students investigate the differences when using decimals, fractions, and percents. They focus on the process of using them in real problems and how to convert them from one form to another.
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Student Exploration: Fraction, Decimal, Percent
Students explore the concept of fractions, decimals, and percents. In this number sense instructional activity, students use a worksheet to guide them through the exploration of the relationship between fractions, decimals, and...
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Badminton or Basketball?
Students explain why for a group of n people, there are an equal number of possibilities for subgroups of size k (such that k < n) and size n - k.
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The Rabbit Problem
Students notice a number pattern in the book The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett. For this number pattern lesson, students represent and describe numbers appropriate to their grade level.
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Percentages and Fractions of Amounts
In this math worksheet, students change percents to fractions on five problems. Students complete a table. Students find a given percent of five numbers. They complete five story problems involving percents.
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 (O)
In this comparing numbers practice worksheet, learners examine 60 pairs of 5-digit numbers. Students identify each of the pairs of numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 (R)
For this comparing numbers practice worksheet, students examine 60 pairs of 5-digit numbers. Students identify each of the pairs of numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 (P)
In this comparing numbers practice worksheet, students examine 60 pairs of 5-digit numbers. Students identify each of the pairs of numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 (S)
In this comparing numbers practice worksheet, students examine 60 pairs of 5-digit numbers. Students identify each of the pairs of numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Compare Numbers to 100,000 (Q)
In this comparing numbers practice learning exercise, students examine 60 pairs of 5-digit numbers. Students identify each of the pairs of numbers as greater than, less than, or equal to one another.
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Exponents
Sixth graders explore mathematics by participating in a SMART Board activity. In this exponents instructional activity, 6th graders identify the different exponential powers of a number and discuss how the power of the number...
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Store Wide Sale
Students practice figuring percentages by solving written shopping problems. For this consumer math lesson, students read several scenarios dealing with items on sale and must figure out the new price. Students check their...
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Numeracy Lesson Plans
Learners complete a series of lesson plans dealing with numbers, counting, and ordering. In this numbers lesson plan, students identify numbers, identify number patterns, count forwards and backwards, and more.
Illustrative Mathematics
Molly's Run
A simple lesson with a lot of support behind it. Your learners will find out how long it takes Molly to run a mile by choosing their solution method. The activity can be used as a lesson or as an independent assignment. Preface with...
Illustrative Mathematics
Fruit Salad
Playing with values in this fruit salad problem allows learners to find out how many cherries were mixed in. Your middle schoolers can organize their thoughts in a chart before going into the equation. Eigth graders can skip the chart...
University of Nottingham
Drawing to Scale: A Garden
See how design and geometry go hand in hand. The activity asks learners to use geometry to design a backyard garden given dimensions of each feature. Scholars work with ratios and scale to develop an accurate scale drawing that includes...
American Statistical Association
Scatter It! (Using Census Results to Help Predict Melissa’s Height)
Pupils use the provided census data to guess the future height of a child. They organize and plot the data, solve for the line of best fit, and determine the likely height and range for a specific age.