A short video can be shown to your class to explain time zones. (A free subscription to the teachers' website is required to access the video.) Pairs of workers use a time zone map to solve six scenarios on a worksheet. 

Rational numbers may seem like a tough subject to young mathematicians; this instructional activity allows them to practice with multiple types of rationals and irrationals to become more familiar with this category. The examples allow...

Let your mathematicians create their own rational and irrational numbers and organize a group number line to display their place value. The activity provides a code that allows learners to find the numbers associated with their names...

Classify numbers into their groups with this graphic organizer for the real number system. The printable provides a space for all the categories, with a separate column for unreal numbers.

If percents, fractions, and decimals can all mean the same number how do we go from one to another? During this instructional activity, watch how it goes over the basic steps needed to go from one rational number to the next. Both...

Irrational, rational, and terminating numbers are all covered in this math tutorial. The instructor uses a question from a math test to work through, showing how to compute and evaluate each answer to determine if the number given in...

Providing quick lessons on topics such as lattice multiplication algorithms and inequalities, Sal takes viewers through problems 16-19 on the MTEL Practice Math Test. His calm and knowledgeable narration, coupled with his easy-to-read...

So do you really want to know how to find a rational number between two given fractions? The teacher explains how to average the two fractions to find a rational number between the two fractions. There are several steps involved in...

Taxi! Have your travelers figure out how far they can go in a taxi for $10.00. They must account for the mileage rate and tip in their calculation. They can set up a table or make an equation to solve for the exact mileage they can...

Is Aunt Nancy shrinking? Find out by calculating with the average height women lose each year. The activity practices multiplying and dividing with decimals and rounding the final answer.

In this Sudoku-style activity, mathematicians place various rational numbers into their appropriate places. Addition, subtraction, and multiplication of a mix of fraction and decimals are required. Add this to your curriculum as a...

Using two colors of counting chips, seventh graders review the multiplication of rational numbers and then explore how to divide them. They play an online game, "Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers," and afterward they devise sign...

How can you add two numbers and arrive at zero? Use negative integers! Assign each group a different problem to solve as a team. The lesson plan says to have them use Geometer's Sketchpad® to check their answers, but if you do not have...

So do you really want to know how to find a rational number between two given fractions? The teacher explains how to average the two fractions to find a rational number between the two fractions. There are several steps involved in...

The class solves 19 problems involving rational expressions. They find the least common denominator of fractions, make fractions equivalent and then add or subtract fractions containing rational expressions.

Are your pupils having problems with fractions in algebra problems? Have no fear, Sal is here! Sal takes care to guide them through the intricacies of fractions within an algebraic context, and his explanation of word problems will have...

Combine a study on appropriate behavior with examining rational numbers! Individuals assess behaviors that they see and experience in the school environment. They identify, define, compare, and order behaviors that are both positive and...

In this algebra worksheet, students solve equations with signed numbers. Of the 50 problems, 5 involve fractions and 10 have exponents. The remaining 35 problems involve operations with integers.

Create a math mascot by identifying irrational and rational numbers. Learners will also solve linear equations.

After discussing the difference between rational and irrational numbers, the class pratices simplifying, adding, and subtracting radical expressions. They play a game which involves passing around cards until they have matching hands of...

Young mathematicians examine and discuss the concepts of integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and real numbers. They list examples of each term and order numerical examples.

Middle schoolers identify number sets that each of six numbers belong to. They change two decimal numbers to fractions. They order two sets of numbers from smallest to largest. There are twelve problems total.

This number sense and operations study guide provides notes and explanations as well as practice problems. In order to practice their math skills, learners write fractions as decimals, identify which number set a number belongs to, take...

Here is a rational and irrational numbers worksheet in which learners identify 10 different expressions related to various types of numbers. They determine whether each expression given is a rational or irrational number.