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National Math + Science Initative

Introduction to Decimals

For Teachers 5th Standards
Three activities make up an introductory lesson designed to create a strong foundation in comparing fractions to decimals and exploring and building decimal models. Pupils brainstorm and complete a Venn diagram to show how decimals and...
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MLC

Decimals Worksheets

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Make sure your students' understanding of fractions is on-point using this series of skills practice worksheets. Covering a variety of topics from basic place value and fraction/decimal conversion, to performing all four operations...
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Charleston School District

Estimating Values of Expressions

For Students 8th Standards
You can't evaluate an irrational root expression without a calculator—or can you? Scholars estimate the value of roots within an expression to approximate the value of the expression. Expressions include a mix of square roots and whole...
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Charleston School District

Scientific Notation and Appropriate Units

For Teachers 8th Standards
How do you write a number in scientific notation? The handout and video provide an explanation on how to convert from standard form into scientific notation and vice versa. The resource also contains a short discussion about choosing...
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Charleston School District

Comparing and Ordering Irrational Numbers on a Number Line

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Estimating the value of numbers is much harder than it sounds! Scholars compare and order the value of numbers presented in different forms including fractions, decimals, roots, integers, and pi. This builds on the previous lessons in...
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Willow Tree

Rational vs. Irrational Numbers

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Build an understanding of rational numbers and their counterpart irrational numbers. Lead learners through an explanation of rational numbers and the ways they can be expressed. Then introduce them to irrational numbers and make...
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Nuffield Foundation

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Mathematicians can embark on a math challenge. Fourteen pages of exercises for young algebra learners on fractions, decimals, and percentages let your students put their skills to the test.  
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Willow Tree

Percents

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
We see percents everywhere! Building a solid understanding of their meaning is important to future mathematics, but also as citizens. Young scholars practice rewriting decimals, percents, and fractions. They also determine percents of a...
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Ohio Literacy Resource Center

Converting Units of Measure

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Follow six steps to implement this series of metric worksheets. Here, mathematicians exhibit their knowledge of problem solving, while converting units of measurement and label their answers with the applicable unit name.
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Willow Tree

Simple Probability

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The probability of learning from this lesson is high! Learners calculate probabilities as numbers and as decimals. They see how to use a complement to find a probability and even try a simple geometric probability problem.
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Quia

Ixl Learning: Decimal Place Value

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to decimal place value then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Place Value: Concepts

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explains and illustrates the thinking behind the concept of place value.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Decimals Places

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Fact Monster: Decimals is a learning module that focuses on digit placement. It also provides videos on how to add and subtract decimals and how to multiply and divide decimals.
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Quia

Ixl Learning: What Is a Decimal?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Brush up on your math skills pertaining to decimals then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Rounding Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Reviews how to round numbers to a given place or number of decimal places.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Number Bases: Introduction & Binary Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
The process of converting between different number bases is actually fairly simple, but the thinking behind it can seem a bit confusing at first. And while the topic of different bases may seem somewhat pointless to you, the rise of...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Rounding Decimals

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to round decimals. An example is given and clearly explained.
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Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Multiply and Divide Decimals by 10, 100, and 1000

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Lesson includes a video & examples showing the common shortcut for multiplying & dividing decimals by powers of ten. [7:59] Provides exercises and word problems for practice.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Really Big and Small Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of the names of large numbers all listed in a table. Other interesting tidbits of information about the names of larger numbers are also included. Names of decimals numbers are also included at the end...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Decimals in Expanded Form Review

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Review how to write decimals in expanded form, then attempt some practice problems.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: E (Euler's Number)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Euler's Number is, its significance, and the formula used to calculate this irrational number. Gives memory tricks for remembering the value of e to 10 or 15 decimal places. Looks at some interesting properties of e and how...

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