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Not Everything is More Expensive
Students explore percent increases and decreases. They calculate the percent increase and decrease. Students use math to solve problems and communicate. They apply the given formula for percent increase/decrease.
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Creating Line Graphs
Students relate data to coordinate graphs and plot points on this graph. They use minimum wage data to construct the graph. Students decide appropriate time intervals for the graphs. They share graphs with their classmates.
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Size Small School
Students explore the concept of scale and ratio. In this scale and ratio instructional activity, students work in groups to measure a given space such as a hallway, office, or gym. Students measure their area using a meter stick. ...
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Creating Line Graphs
Students draw line graphs. In this math lesson plan, students interpret minimum wage data and graph the data in a line graph. Students predict the next minimum wage and figure the earnings for a 40 hour work week for someone earning the...
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Estimation With Percents
Pupils examine percents. In this percents lesson, students will estimate percentages. Using advertisements from a newspaper, pupils problem solve to determine the final price of a sale item.
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Place Value
Young scholars use various manipulatives and play a game to practice place value and to help them visually see how many "ten" is.
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Math: Party Time!
Twelfth graders discover how to calculate the total costs for a party. They determine the unit prices of food and supplies, the quantities needed, and complete a chart displaying their findings. Students calculate the costs per serving...
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Planning My Vacation Online
Students use a variety of resources to decide on a vacation destination. They locate three points of interest, a hotel, and two restaurants at their destination.Students obtain driving directions for their trip, create a trip budget, and...
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Atlatl Lessons for Grade 4
Fourth graders explore the weapons of the Aboriginal people. In this fourth grade math lesson, 4th graders create charts, tables, or diagrams to represent patterns and relations. Students investigate which dart length has the best...
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A Thanksgiving Survey
Learners conduct a survey. In this math lesson, students design and conduct a survey about Thanksgiving foods. Learners display the collected data in a graph and use the graph to determine what food to serve for a Thanksgiving meal.
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Double, Double: Looking at the Effect of Change on Perimeter, Area and Volume
Learners explore perimeter, volume, and area. In this math lesson, students explore how changes in dimensions of geometric shapes affect the perimeter, area and volume of the various shapes. Learners investigate the results when the...
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Energy Choices
Students figure the best gas prices. In this math lesson, students add and multiply with decimals. Students complete a worksheet to find which supplier offers the best gas prices.
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Flips, Turns, and Slides: Adventures with Transformations
Students explore transformations. In this math lesson, students plot points on a coordinate grid and construct shapes. Students discuss movements on the grid as flips, turns and slides.
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How Much Will I Spend On Gas?
Students construct a linear graph. In this graphing lesson, students determine a monthly budget for gasoline. Students construct a t-chart and coordinate graph to display data. Resources are provided.
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Mathematical Magazines
Students look through magazines and calculate the percentages of the types of ads in the magazines. For this percentages lesson plan, students create a graph to show their results.
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Party Time
Students explore the cost of a party. For this math lesson, students plan a party and determine the cost of hosting a party. Students use information from grocery stores to determine the unit cost of items for the party.
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Reading to Calculate
Students examine the calculator. In this math lesson plan, students use the directions to learn how to use a calculator. Students apply the knowledge and solve problems using the calculator.
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Creating a Thematic Map
Students create and analyze a weather-related data table and a thematic map based upon information provided.
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Pizza! Pizza!
Third graders tally, sort, and organize pizza orders from monthly school sales. They create an advertising campaign to promote the School Pizza Sale, record the data in graph form, compare and contrast the tallies throughout the year,...
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Exponential Models
Students fit a constant growth rate exponential model to U.S. population data and use the model to predict future population. They write an equation to determine U.S. population based on constant growth rate model.
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M&M Graphing
Fourth graders name colors of M&Ms and record answers. They estimate number of M&Ms of each color found in a typical package of M&Ms on piece of paper.They record information on sheet of paper and create a spreadsheet. paper.
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Exploring Data
Bring the sun to your class! Young scholars analyze actual solar wind data in the second lesson of a five-part series. Their analysis includes speed, temperature, and density data.
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Birds, Fractions and Percentages
Students study fractions, percentages, spreadsheets, and computers by watching and recording the number of species of birdsseen. They create a spreadsheet to record the results of their one month study.
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Reading to Calculate
Learners follow directions utilizing the Casio calculator to accurately solve calculations involving fractions in preparation for the math portion of the GED test. They stress the ability of reading instructions precisely and accurately....