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Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of fractions. In this fractions lesson, students perform basic operations such as addition and subtraction with fractions. Students play a game on the computer called 'Fraction Four' that gives students...
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Investigation - Who is Right?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore mathematics by solving problems in groups. For this math functions lesson, 3rd graders demonstrate their understanding of addition and subtraction by completing two digit math problems. Students define a list of...
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Adding Integers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this integer worksheet, students solve 12 problems, adding integers. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site for additional resources is given.
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Square Roots

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students differentiate between perfect roots and rational roots. In this algebra lesson, students perform operation using roots. They add, subtract, multiply and divide rational expressions.
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Addition Terminology and Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition learning exercise, students review the terminology and definitions for the words addends and sum. Students then write the given numbers as sums in as many different ways as they can. Students also write addition...
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Jobs and Salaries

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.
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Down by the Bay

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to teacher read books about fish and participate in activities in order to explore how to identify bluefish. They count and graph the numbers of fish they find in simulated fishing activities.
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Number Sense

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice rounding 4 digit numbers using place value concepts. In this estimating sums and differences instructional activity, 1st graders explore clustering, rounding, and front end estimation as methods for rounding decimals.
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Get a Line on Integers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore number sense by completing math function problems in class. For this integers lesson, students define integers and practice plotting them on a number line. Students utilize math functions such as addition and...
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Decimals

For Students 5th
In this decimals worksheet, 5th graders solve 20 different problems that include adding and subtracting various decimals. First, they add or subtract the decimals like they would whole numbers. Then, students line up the decimal points...
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Completing the Next Hundred

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this hundreds learning exercise, students fill in the missing addend and complete the hundred numbers at the end of the problems. Students complete 3 sets of problems.
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Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore why denominators need to match before adding (or subtracting) a fraction. They use unmarked fraction circles and marked fraction bars, to discover a method to add fractions with unlike denominators using equivalent...
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Extreme Elevations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use highest and lowest points of land elevation around the world to find the differences. Sea level is zero, so students be operating with positive and negative numbers. After students find the information on the...
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On the Trail of the Blue Crab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the article "Blue Claw," discuss crab migration, and look at a map of the Hudson River. They complete a worksheet where they must use subtraction to determine the distance migrating crabs travel.Web links, article, and...
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Counting Seeds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice skip counting strategies, estimation, and higher number addition. They estimate the number of seeds in bell pepper, and count seeds in groups of tens and ones after the teacher removes seeds from the pepper.
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60-30-10

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use ratios and proportions to represent quantitative relationships as they investigate the concept of how percentages are used by designers. Students decorate the same room using three different percentages of colors.
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Does Sunlight Effect Leaf Size?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils make estimates and then measure leaves for accuracy. They calculate the area of the leaves by drawing an outline on graph paper and counting the squares. They compare the leaves exposed to sunlight to those that are in constant...
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Counting and Calculating

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students follow the basic activities that are shown in the planning guide written for the teacher. The plan is written in the form of a unit.
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Addition - Three 3-Digit Numbers

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
There are 20 addition problems on this assignment, all of which require the addition of three three-digit numbers. All of them will require some regrouping to solve. This is terrific arithmetic practice to assign as homework. An answer...
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Making Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how to incorporate a new type of technology, the cash register and/or a calculator, as a motivational tool for solving real life problems. They practice estimating money and counting back change from $20.00.
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The Number System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how to multiply and divide by 10, 100, and 1000. In this computation lesson, students participate in an online activity using the interactive whiteboard. Students generate sums by using dice.
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Touring Delmarva

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students plan a trip.  In this trip planning lesson, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they will stay and what...
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Popping Up Percents!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers find percents and unit price using popcorn.
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Who Wants to Carry a Million?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students, in groups, determine the volume of a box large enough to hold a million dollars. They calculate the dimensions of a bill and the volume of the money.