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Pigs Will Be Pigs
Learners practice adding money after reading a story. In this economics instructional activity, students read the book Pigs Will be Pigs by Amy Axelrod, and examine how decimals, dollar signs, and adding money is used when making a...
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Divide A Decimal Fraction by 10 or 100
In this decimal division worksheet, students read the directions to learn how to divide a decimal number by 10 or 100. Students solve 24 problems. Note: There are problems with English pounds.
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What Is Money?
Students discuss the difference between earned and unearned income. They use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and/or percents, mixed numbers) to solve real-world math problems...
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Discovering Decimals
Young scholars investigate decimal values to the thousandths using a handheld. A web page is read, animation is used, and knowledge gathered utilized in a game.
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Can I Afford This Apartment?
Students explore the concept of cost of living. In this cost of living lesson, students calculate the cost of living in an apartment along with other living expenses.
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Financial News
In this financial word problems worksheet, students solve word problems involving decimals, interest, multiplication, and more. Students complete 7 problems.
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Fraction Conversion Lesson Plan
Students practice converting fractions into decimals and percents using a computer applet and the concept of money.
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Introducing the Concept: Percents
Students explore the math concept of percents. In this percents lesson plan, students examine visual examples of the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors...
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Half of a Half
After your math classes have been introduced to fractions (especially those with denominators of two, four, and eight), introduce them to fractions on a number line with this lesson. Using a meter length of tape, show your class where...
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Estimating the Cost of Shopping
In this math worksheet, students choose 20 items from a shopping list that includes the price of each food. Students estimate the cost of the list and then figure out the actual cost.
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Spending Smarts
Students investigate the benefits and costs to consider when making a spending decision. They investigate the concept of credit, and use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve real-life math problems. They also...
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Transportation Math
Students practice their problem solving skills. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students solve story problems regarding the delivery of consumer goods.
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Unit Costs
In this unit costs worksheet, students solve the six problems by multiplying the monetary amounts in each problem. Students multiply the amounts and compare the costs in some problems.
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Fractions and Decimal Equivalents: Fifth Grade
Sometimes a skeleton is all you get. This lesson outline provides teachers with a basic lesson flow. Pupils will pre-test, order place value names, use manipulatives, and build and compare numbers. How this is to be done is not...
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Saving Money Through Mathematics
Third graders discuss light sources and collect data about energy sources. They compare data and create a multiple line graph showing energy used by light sources for each student in the group. They present their graphs and write a...
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Buying and Budgets
Fourth graders add and subtract decimals as they use a table to solve budget based problems.
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Using a Calculator
Students use a calculator to solve math problems. In this calculator usage lesson, students get into pairs and familiarize themselves with the keys. Students are then given problems to solve using the calculator. Students do Smart Board...
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Fractions and Percentages
In this algebra activity, students solve problems containing fractions and percents. They convert between decimals, percents and fractions. There are 23 problems.
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Problems to Solve
In this solving word problems worksheet, students read a word problem with an example of drawing a bar model to solve and use them to solve word problems. Students solve three multi-step problems.
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Let's Take a Trip!
Sixth graders plan a trip for a family of four choosing their travel plan by studying maps to decide upon a route and visiting Websites to get airline and travel schedules. They use ratios and proportions as well as converting fractions...
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Native American Bartering
Fifth graders create items to barter. In this Native American bartering activity, 5th graders read a book, design and make items, and barter with their peers. Students reflect on the experience through journal writing.
Math Mammoth
Decimal Problems
In this math worksheet, students are given tables and story problems with decimal points. Students must use the tables and story problems to find 10 answers about the data.
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Percentages
In this percentages activity, students solve 13 problems in which a percentage is written as a fraction or decimal. Students also solve percentage problems with English pounds.
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Simple and Compound Interest
Your learners will get lots of practice calculating simple and compound interest by the end of this lesson. Simple explanations and examples lead learners through the concepts and steps of calculating simple and compound interest...