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Sea Ice: Cracking the Egg Code
Students study the egg code to learn about sea ice. In this sea ice lesson plan, students discuss and view a diagram to learn about the egg code when describing sea ice and its thickness. Students work in groups to play a game using the...
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A Recipe For Success
Sixth graders explore a relevant application of ratios and proportions. They apply this concept through guided practice and interactive feedback.
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Our Favorites
Students participate in and conduct a survey to determine various class favorites. They collect, organize and display their data, interpret the results, and complete a packet of worksheets to display the information.
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Divide Decimals by Decimals 1
In this dividing decimals by decimals worksheet, learners discover principles and investigate examples in order to solve 5 multi-part problems that require them to divide decimals by decimals.
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Tantalizing Tangrams: Fractional Relationships
Students use tangrams to represent parts of a whole. In this fraction instructional activity, students use tangrams to determine fractional relationships between different pieces. Students use the AppleWorks drawing application to...
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Slosh, Dribble, and Plop
Young scholars recognize the need for a standard unit of volume. They estimate and measure to the nearest liter. Also they relate the liter to the familiar everyday containers.
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Ratio, Proportion And Percent Worksheet
In this math worksheet, students examine the answers to a formal assessment focusing on the concepts of ratio, proportion, and percent.
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What Percentage...? #2
In this percentages practice activity, learners read an instructional section and then solve 2 multi-part problems that require them to find percentages.
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Unit 2 Sun & Stars
Students describe stellar objects using terms such as stars, planets, satellites, orbits and light. In this sun and stars unit, students research stellar objects through seven individual lessons discovering star characteristics, how...
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Multiply Decimals
In this multiplication of decimals activity, students multiply numbers with decimals in them. Students complete 8 multiplication problems.
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Number and Algebra: Again and Again
Students use a given spreadsheet to investigate an iterative process by changing the variables. They design their own spreadsheet to investigate the iterative process.
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Fuel Saving
Students explore the problem of percentages. Students find a given fraction or percentage of a quantity. Students devise and use problem solving strategies on problems explored.
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Goobers. Goobers? Goobers!
Students begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and...
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Code Breakers
Students collect data and make a frequency table, change ratios into percents, and analyze data to make predictions.
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Stars and Stripes
Students design a United States flag using reasoning. They describe their design to make it easy for it to be duplicated. They share their designs with the class.
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The Language of Mathematics
Students integrate the language, concepts and skills of math into the daily routine and classroom environment. They think mathematically by participating in short, daily, individual, small group, whole group and transitional activities...
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Capacity Lotto
In this mathematical worksheet, learners convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.