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Percentages

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A helpful presentation that demonstrates the similarities between fractions and percentages Learners are first shown a grid of 100 squares that has a certain amount shaded in. They are taught how to assign both a fractional value and a...
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DK Publishing

Real-life Problems, Working with Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Test your fifth graders' math skills with five word problems involving fractions. After studying two examples at the top of the page, pupils multiply fractions by whole numbers to solve each word problem. The worksheet provides two...
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Measuring Evolution of Populations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The Hardy-Weinberg principle is the focus of this concise slideshow.  Some vocabulary definitions are given on the first 2 slides, and the rest are given over to examples of the Hardy-Weinberg theorem. Calculations of the H-W...
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Subtracting

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Subtraction word problems are the focus here. Learners are given 15 simple, one-step subtraction problems to solve. Some of them require subtracting money, others use inches and feet, while others use standard numbers. An excellent...
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Adding in Our Heads

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
A good presentation on adding two-digit numbers. Learners are shown how to partition the numbers before trying to add them in their heads. A frog is the featured teacher of the PowerPoint, and he leads viewers through many problems and...
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Valentine Marbles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
if you've ever had to guess how many items were in a jar, then this problem is for you! With a big jar full of red and white marbles, does picking a sample of 16 allow your learners to get a good estimate on the percentages of each...
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DK Publishing

Estimating

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Through estimating, scholars are able to make these word problems simpler as they multiply to find approximate answers. Using an example as guidance, they solve five scenarios, each of which has space for learners to show their work. The...
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Taking Attendance

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young mathematicians record and analyze data. They will take attendance for their class and compare to other days. Then discuss ways to count who is present. They may also show the amount of learners present using fractions.
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Recycling Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Ten multiple questions about recycling comprise this quiz. Administer this as a pre-test prior to presenting a lesson on recycling glass, plastic, and metals. Since an answer key is provided along with comments, you can use it as a guide...
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Virginia Department of Education

Greetings

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
Welcome learners to the world of algebra. Use a instructional activity that poses a situation involving the profit from creating greeting cards to teach about algebra. It requires scholars to use linear functions and inequalities to...
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Units of Measurement

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Challenge your second graders with a worksheet on units of measurement! Not only do they put their measurement skills to the test, but kids practice word problem strategies as well. The second part of the resource prompts students to...
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Fractional Parts of a Number

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fractional parts of a number instructional activity, students read and solve 6 story problems that pertain to fractional parts of a whole number.
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Nuclear Arithmetic

For Students 9th - 12th
In "Nuclear Arthmetic," first-time physical scientists examine atomic structure and the periodic table of elements. The are given the formula, "N = A-Z," in which N is the number of neutrons, A is the atomic mass, and Z is the atomic...
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Geometric Sequences - Bacterial Growth

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Bring algebra to life with scientific applications. Math minded individuals calculate and graph the time it takes a bacterium to double. They discuss geometric sequences and use a chart to graph their findings. There are 38...
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Capacity: Reading Scale

For Teachers 5th - 6th
With a partner, learners work to answer several questions related to reading the capacity of a beaker filled with liquid. Given a 1 liter sized beaker, learners determine the fractional amount the beaker is filled to. This is a great way...
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Vapor Pressure

For Teachers 10th - 12th
This extensive collection of slides begins with diagrams of molecules undergoing evaporation, progresses through methods of measuring pressure, demonstrates how to perform pressure calculations, and then explores the temperature-pressure...
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Bar Graphs

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
What are these bar graphs depicting? Novice data analyzers examine two basic bar graphs and answer three comprehension questions about each. The first graph shows tickets sold per date and the next is distances run per member of a cross...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Boxes and Cartons of Pencils

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Boxes and cartons of pencils are a natural, real-world example for understanding bundles of ten and their relationship to a hundred. When you have many cartons, you can discuss place value, and how to represent multiple hundreds.  
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Mixed Practice with Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Help young mathematicians see how fractions are used every day in the world around them with a series of problem solving exercises. Offering eight different word problems, this worksheet challenges children to apply their...
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Virginia Department of Education

Balancing Act

For Teachers 6th Standards
How many different interpretations of the mean are there? Scholars place numbers on a number line and determine the mean. They interpret the mean as the average value and as the balance point.
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Cereal

For Students 7th Standards
Your breakfast cereal is a good source of math practice. Young mathematicians apply ratios and percents to analyze the amount of protein and carbohydrates in two brands of cereal. They complete a worksheet to answer several questions on...
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Solving Word Problems with Fish

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Send your class fishing...for the right answers! Small groups collaborate to create math word problems based on the fish in their classroom aquarium or on the aquarium itself. After all groups determine the answer for their ownproblem,...
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University of Exeter

Angles and Turns

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Junior geometers investigate the concepts of angles and turns using straws to perform a hands on activity. This is helpful for kinesthetic learners who have a hard time with mathematics. The lesson plan includes the dialogue to be used...
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Line of Best Fit

For Students 7th - 8th
In this line of best fit worksheet, learners solve and complete 8 different problems that include plotting and creating their own lines of best fit on a graph. First, they study the samples at the top and plot the ordered pairs given on...

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