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Better Lesson: Counting Clams a Tidal Flat Adventure
Mathematics has an important role in the real world outside of school. In this lesson, students will learn how scientists use multiplication to estimate animal populations. Included in the lesson are a detailed plan, background knowledge...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Comparing Fuel Economy
In this lesson middle schoolers will explore rates. They will use the concept of rates to compute and compare fuel economy. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Taco Cart: A Pythagorean Journey
This interactive exercise uses distance and speed of travel to solve a real-life problem focusing on the Pythagorean theorem and rate of change.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Cameron's Trip
Students solve multiplication and division real-world problems in this interactive web lesson.
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Beacon Learning Center: Arrange a Party
Students use problem solving skills to calculate the range for a set of data and plan a party for friends.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp, 6.ee Fruit Salad
A fruit salad consists of blueberries, raspberries, grapes, and cherries. The fruit salad has a total of 280 pieces of fruit. There are twice as many raspberries as blueberries, three times as many grapes as cherries, and four times as...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Track Practice
Angel and Jayden were at track practice. The track is $\frac25$ kilometers around. Aligns with 7.RP.A.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Thunder and Lightning
Alyssa sees a lightning bolt in the sky and counts four seconds until she hears the thunder. Aligns with 7.RP.A.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Games at Recess
Students use ratios to answer three questions based on a specific set of data in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 4
Students use ratio reasoning to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the votes to get elected. What...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 3
Young scholars use ratios to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 2
Students use ratios to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. How many more votes did John get than Will?
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 1
John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 learners voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. How many votes did each get? Aligns with 6.RP.A.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Security Camera
Students use ratio and rate reasoning to answer four questions in this diagram-based performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Shirt Sale
Students use ratio and rate reasoning to solve the following performance task: Selina bought a shirt on sale that was 20% less than the original price. The original price was $5 more than the sale price. What was the original price?...
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Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Stock Swaps, Variation 3
A multi-step performance task word problem: Microsoft Corp. has made an offer to acquire 1.5 million shares of Apple Corp. worth $374 per share. They offered Apple 10 million shares of Microsoft worth $25 per share, but they need to make...
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Price Per Pound and Pounds Per Dollar
Students use ratios to answer four questions about rate and pounds in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Hippos Love Pumpkins
Students use ratios to answer four questions about rates in situations involving unusual units in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Riding at a Constant Speed, Assessment Variation
Students use ratios to answer four questions about rate and distance in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Mangos for Sale
Students use ratios and unit rates to answer this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Gianna's Job
Students use ratios and rates to answer two questions in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Mixing Concrete
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: A mixture of concrete is made up of sand and cement in a ratio of 5 : 3. How many cubic feet of each are needed to make 160 cubic feet of concrete mix?
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Currency Exchange
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: Joe was planning a business trip to Canada, so he went to the bank to exchange $200 U.S. dollars for Canadian dollars (at a rate of $1.02 CDN per $1 US). On the way home from...
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Illustrative Mathematics: Hss md.b.7: Analyze Decisions Using Probability
Learn about probability concepts with these two real-world learning tasks: "Fred's Fun Factory" and "But Mango Is My Favorite."
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