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Interior Designer for a Day
Seventh graders organize a 20 x 17 room with a given set of furniture pieces. Arrangement is to be based on maximum comfort and practicality. This lesson is a good way to teach and reinforce the mathematical concept of area.
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Circumference and Area of Circles
In this math worksheet, students learn to calculate the area and circumference of a circle. Students answer 4 word problems after reading the information and studying the examples.
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Cube Models
Sixth graders are introduced to the concepts of area and volume. In groups, they work together to build models of square centimeters in which they are given no instructions. To end the lesson, they record the dimensions of each model...
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Area of Solids
Students find the area of rectangular solids and cylinders by cutting them into flat pieces and adding the areas.
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Bits and Pieces I
Sixth graders examine making smaller parts out of fractions and decimals. In this online interactive fractions, decimals, and percents lesson, 6th graders represent fractions with denominators of ten. Students then represent powers of 10...
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"Panic Button 3" Explore in Base 4
Fourth graders learn a bout Base 4 by using 3 unit cubes, 3 four rods, 3 four squares and 1 four cubes.
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Applications and Problem Solving
In this math worksheet, middle schoolers apply the skills of reading and critical thinking in order to create the solutions to the word problems.
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Do You Like to Spend or Save?
Students, after briefly discussing spending and saving habits, take a poll to see how their peers like to manage money. Then students graph their findings and discuss the survey results.
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Turkeys or Eagles?
Students discuss how Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey (not the bald eagle) to be our national bird and then graph their preferences and discuss the survey results.
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Solving Problems Using Proportions
In this math worksheet, middle schoolers solve the problems that are in word form in order to find the proper type of proportion for the solution.
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Understanding Place Value
For this understanding place value worksheet, students, with a partner, problem solve and calculate the answers to seven place value exercises.
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Whale Fast Food Conversions
Students calculate feeding rates of whales and compare this to the feeding rates of humans.
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What Do Concentrations Mean?
Students investigate the concept of climate gases and practice using the appropriate measurement terms. The instructional activity includes information that is used by the teacher to conduct class discussion or as a source of background...
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Science Friday: Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup
Learners practice careful listening skills to learn about problems regarding cleanup of radioactive wastes at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington State. Students answer the questions imbedded in the lesson as they listen to the...
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Searching for Patterns
In these patterns worksheets, learners complete 4 pages of activities for patterns. Students improve their visual interpretation skills with the activities.
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Construct Figures to Find Specific Volume
Sixth graders use number cubes to explore volume of two-dimensional shapes. They roll a die and construct a shape using the numbers rolled as measurements of the sides. They estimate the volume of a given object, and then use the...
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New to School Student Booklets
Students create a book about their school experience entitled, "(Student's name) Goes to School." They identify who their friends are and discuss and list them as one page in their booklets. Students also listen to a story read by the...
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Optional Laboratory: Calculating Board Footage in a Tree
Students work together to complete an experiment calculating the amount of board footage in a tree. They record their data and answer questions at the end of the instructional activity. They create their own hypothesis as well.
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Problem Solving 1
In this online interactive problem solving worksheet, students examine a diagram and use their problem solving skills in order to respond to 5 questions.
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Making Cubes
Third graders explore vocabulary associated with three dimensional figures. In this transformations lesson, 3rd graders create two dimensional nets for three dimensional figures. Students become familiar with describing two...
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Integrated Algebra/Math A/B Regents Questions: Quadratic Word Problems
In this quadratic word problems worksheet, high schoolers solve 8 short answer and multiple choice problems. Students write and solve quadratic equations given a quadratic word problem.
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Fractions and Percentages 9.1
For these calculating and converting fractions and percentages worksheets, learners add and subtract fractions, solve word problems, and convert fractions to percentages and percentages to fractions. They solve 85 problems.
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Grade 5 Math Test
In this grade 5 reading quiz, 5th graders complete a 26 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 reading concepts. Answers may be submitted on-line.
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Problem Solving with Multiplication and Division
For this problem solving with multiplication and division worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions, then click to check their answers.