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Fractions in the Kitchen

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use the World Wide Web for research, identify fractions found in everyday life by finding a recipe that uses fractions.
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Patterns, Functions & Algebra

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students participate in numerous activities and games. In pairs, they play card games to find relationships between a random set of playing cards. After writing samples of Dear Abby letters concerning math problems, students create a...
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How Much Is Too Much?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine population growth and collect data. In this statistics lesson plan, students create a scatter plot to represent the different species found in the water and are being harvested. They graph their data and draw conclusion...
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The Multiplier (larger 2-digit by 1-digit numbers)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students utilize number sense applications to multiply two digit numbers. They use "The Multiplier" and Internet source to partition and solve 2 digit by 1 digit multiplications. Students describe how to solve 2-digit by 1-digit...
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Dividing Integers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
In this dividing integers worksheet, pupils complete word problems and regular division problems. Students complete 12 division problems and 4 word problems.
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Water - Planning for the Future

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore and examine the increases and/or decreases for water user groups: irrigation, municipal, manufacturing, steam electric power generation cooling, livestock, and mining. They utilize percentage changes during their...
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Geometry: Calculating Area

For Students 7th - 9th
In this calculating area worksheet, students find the area of complex shapes. This one-page worksheet contains 6 multi-step problems.
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Credit: Taking an Interest in Credit

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine how credit works but looking at how credit cards and interest rates work. They use percentages to solve problems using credit card interest rates while completing a worksheets.
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Evalating Expressions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concepts realted to using the Order of Operations. They write an expository paragraph to prepare for the direct instruction of the order or sequence to simplify numerical expressions.
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The Number Toolbox-Vocabulary Test

For Students 5th - 7th
In this numbers vocabulary activity, students complete a 10 question test, matching "number" vocabulary terms with their correct definition. Answers are provided on page 2.
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The Million $ Mission

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study exponential growth. The activity is designed for students to work independently, or in groups with guidance from the teacher.
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Positive and Negative Dominoes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils play dominoes with regular dominoes rules with some modification. Every student keep score. Every count be used--not just the 5's as in dominoes. They count outside points using white dots as positive and red dots as negatives.
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Construction Square Fun

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify numbers as prime or composite and complete prime factorization of composite numbers.
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FOILing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice using the FOIL acronym as a procedure for multiplying two binomial expressions. FOIL occurs by multiplying the First terms, Outside terms, Inside terms and Last terms.
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Calculating Surface Area

For Students 7th - 9th
For this surface area worksheet, students find the surface are of cubes and rectangular prisms.  This one-page worksheet contains 3 problems.
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Area Explorations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of area. In this area activity, students find the area of irregular shapes with right angles. Students break down each irregular shape into multiple regular shapes in order to find the area. Students...
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Finding the Acceleration Due to Gravity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate acceleration due to gravity.
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Math Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students play a game to practice concepts and principles that can be adapted to any subject.
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Scientific Notation I: The Exponent

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students manipulate and interpret large numbers expressed in the "exponent" format of scientific notation.
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Gearing Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice using ratios to solve real-world problems.
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Comparing Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discuss the nature of fractions and compare fractions based on a similar whole to determine relative size.
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Basketball Calculating Percentage

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders calculate percentages, convert fractions to decimals, and decimals to fractions using information from a basketball game.
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An Academic, Economic, Cultural, and Political Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students reflect on how many board games they've played have African Americans, their culture or history incorporated within. They identify four street games and three card games that appeal to African Americans. They play the...
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Stock: The Rise and Fall of Stock

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the uncertainties of investing in the stock market. They look at how company profits, good or bad news, and new competition affect share prices. They write and discuss journal entries about share prices before completing...