Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percent of a Number

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Math Page tutorial explains how to find the percent of a number and features a practice to check comprehension.
Activity
Other

Math score.com: Math Practice Problems Percent of Quantity

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
On this site, students can practice solving three types of percent problems and check their answers.
Lesson Plan
Microsoft

Microsoft Education Virtual Tour: Batter Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This downloadable (2.7 MB Microsoft PowerPoint file) project helps students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals to the game of baseball. They compute batting averages and hitting percentages and participate in a simulated...
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Percent Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
A Jeopardy game tests students' knowledge of fractions, decimals, percents, integers, and combining like terms. Play with one or two players.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Common Fraction & Equivalent Percents Matching

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you need practice learning and remembering percents and their common fraction equivalents? Use this matching game to practice. When you finish click the start over button and an entirely new set is produced. There is a link to a list...
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Common Fraction & Equivalent Percents Flash Cards

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you need practice learning and remembering percents and their common fraction equivalents? Use this flash card game to practice. When you finish click the start over button and an entirely new set is produced. There is even a link to...
Interactive
Quia

Quia:common Fraction & Equivalent Percents

For Students 5th - 8th
Do you need practice learning and remembering percents and their common fraction equivalents? Use this concentration game to practice. When you finish click the start over button and an entirely new set is produced. There is a link to a...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Fractions as Decimals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of writing fractions as decimals. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Rational Timer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the calculator to play a game that requires them to convert numbers to fractions, decimals, or percent quickly and accurately.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Calculating Sales Tax

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Dr. Math is asked about calculating sales tax. A quick and easy to follow explanation of how it works using fractions, decimals, ratio, and percent.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Getting Started With Rational Number Rampage App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help students sharpen fraction, decimal, and percentage representation skills with three games: Rational Timer, Rational Match, and Percent Square. Build number sense and gain confidence with using fractions,decimals, and percents.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Rational Number Rampage App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This App helps students sharpen fraction, decimal, and percentage representation skills with three games: Rational Timer, Rational Match, and Percent Square.
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Teaching Treasures Publications

Teaching Treasures: Year Seven Math (Page 2)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore fractions in geometric shapes using this interactive worksheet. Concepts include ratio, fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions, and percent. Immediate feedback is given to responses.
Website
NumberNut

Number Nut: Working Beyond Arithmetic: Fractions and Decimals

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Review fraction concepts in this succinct but detailed overview. The lesson highlights decimals, fractions, percentages, estimation, and rounding concepts with related vocabulary. Use the Reciprocal Fraction or Rounding games to practice...
Website
Other

Center School District: Everyday Math Resources

For Students 3rd - 8th
Everyday Math Resources for 5th grade is an excellent resource for both students and teachers. Twelve math strands are linked to activities and interactive games that support the learning outcomes. Click on links at the top to access...
Handout
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Fraction

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Learn about fractions with this site which offers detailed explanations and multiple examples. Topics covered include converting fractions to decimals, proper and improper fractions, vulgar fractions, percents, and how to type fractions...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Physical Trainer

For Students 6th - 8th
The general manager of a fitness center explains how numerical calculations, percentages, and ratios are critical to his job in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students explore percentages, fractions, and...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Percentages

For Students 3rd - 8th
The learning activity investigates percentages. Topics examined are converting percents to decimals, converting percents to fractions, and the percentage difference. Links to additional resources and a percentage calculator are included.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Is It Really News? Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use decimals, percents, and fractions to explore how much "news" is really in the newspaper. Printable lesson plan
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Find a Fraction of an Amount Simple Examples

For Students 5th - 8th
Convert between fractions, percents, and decimals.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Comparing, Order Rational Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice comparing decimals, percents, fractions, and mixed numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Addition

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Add and subtract decimals with and without rounding