Curated OER
Math: Currency Exchange Rates
Sixth graders apply the division and multiplication of decimals to convert dollars to various international currencies. In a travel simulation activity, they convert money, distance, and temperatures. During their "trip," students...
Curated OER
Paying for Crime
Students participate in activties examining ratios and proportions. They use graphs to interpret data showing the government's budget for prisons. They present what they have learned to the class.
Curated OER
Barge Building: What Floats Your Boat?
Students construct aluminum foil boats that float while holding the greatest number of pennies. They investigate the concept of water displacement, record their results, and watch a Bill Nye video on buoyancy.
Curated OER
Length Lotto-Teacher's Notes
Students convert metric units of length, specifically meters, centimeters, and millimeters. In this lesson of converting measurements, students participate in various games which require them to put the measurements in order or convert...
Todd Bowden
Number Line
Arrange these in order on a number line:
95%
1/3
.700
3/5
5/6
50%
.200
Was that too easy? Don't worry! This app gradually gets more difficult.
Lane Community College
Review Sheets: Introductory Physical Science
This hybrid worksheet connects mathematics to a science class. Learners practice solving problems that involve making a variety of conversions. An assortment of questions hits all the calculations needed for a middle school or beginning...
Curated OER
Differentiating for High Ability Students
You can challenge high ability students in your classroom with these differentiated lesson plans.
Curated OER
“I Can” Common Core! 6th Grade Math
Help your sixth graders reach their Common Core math standards by providing them with a checklist of "I can" statements for each standard. As each concept is covered, kids can check it off, as long as they can do what it states.
Curated OER
Whole Numbers
Student are assigned one of the sections on whole numbers. After reviewing the content, they teach their assigned sections to other class mates. They publish their findings on a PowerPoint slide show to use when they teach their section.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Greatest to Least Value From a Set of Fractions and Decimals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students compare fractions and decimals by first converting the fractions into decimals to determine which is the greatest or least....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ordering Fractions and Decimals
This video tutorial reviews how to order fractions and decimals by converting the numbers to either all fractions or all decimals. It includes detailed examples.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Comparing Fractions
Introduces young scholars to fractions and explores basic mathematical operations with fractions, comparing fractions, and converting fractions into decimals or percents.
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Percent and Fractions: Comparing Fractions and Percentages
Learn about the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentage.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Arranging Decimals and Fractions in Order of Increasing Value
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students compare and order fractions and decimals from greatest to least or vice versa. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Greatest and Least Value of a Set of Mixed Fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students must find the sums of sets of integers, fractions, and decimals and state which is greatest or least. Includes video demonstrating...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Ordering and Computing With Negative Fractions and Decimals
This lesson plan allows students to practice comparing and ordering rational numbers on a number line as well as computing with fractions and decimals. It provides an assessment plan and attachments for the lesson's activities.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Order Decimals and Fractions
Students learn about the concept of ordering fractions and decimals by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 3 Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Use Glencoe's Math Course 3 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of comparing and ordering rational numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Husky Sled: Decimals and Percentages
On this interactive site students learn to express hundredths as fractions and decimals, place decimals in ascending order, and represent simple fractions and decimals as percents.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Comparing and Ordering Rational Numbers
Given a problem situation, the student will compare and order integers, percents, positive and negative fractions and decimals with or without a calculator.
The Math League
The Math League: Decimals, Whole Numbers and Exponents
This tutorial has definitions and examples of decimals, whole numbers, and exponents. In addition, a variety of topics are covered, such as comparing, multiplying and subtracting.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Decimal Notation vs. Fractions
In this lesson students will use a variety of skills to determine the underlying connections between fractions and decimals.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Moving With Fractions [Pdf]
In this lesson, 4th graders use movement phrases to model common fractions and decimal fractions with like denominators. They compare the fraction of locomotor and non-locomotor movements in a movement phrase. Students then create their...