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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fraction Facts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Shodor Education Foundation provides this lesson plan to introduce middle schoolers to the basics of fractions including fraction operations and converting fractions both to decimals and percents. NCTM Standards are listed for this...
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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
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: How Close Is "Close"?

For Teachers 6th
A lesson where students are comparing decimals and fractions to generate ones that fall between "close" numbers. Lesson includes worksheets and videos to help implement the lesson with a class.
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University of Texas at Austin

Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Springy Legs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Compare body and jump heights to other students to explore ratios, decimals, and fractions.