Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nf Explaining Fraction Equivalence With Pictures

For Students 4th
The purpose of this task is to provide students with an opportunity to explain fraction equivalence through visual models in a particular example. Part (c) should be approached as a discussion before students are asked to write an...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson allows young scholars to practice writing and solving rates by conducting an experiment to find the best tasting Kool-Aid mixture. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Engineer a Jetliner

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students will experience the engineering design process as an aerospace engineer assigned to design and test an airplane.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Decimals: The Master of Many Disguises!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In Cooperative/Collaborative groups, this lesson will actively engage students to represent decimals in different forms. An "Essential Question" will be used to activate background knowledge and set the purpose for understanding how to...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ns Equivalent Fractions and Non Repeating Decimals

For Teachers 7th
In this instructional activity, 7th graders determne how to find the repeating decimal using multiplication.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lesson Plan: Tony's Tiger Bites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students are given a marshmallow cereal bar recipe and are challenged to make equivalent fractions while following directions.
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Fraction Matcher

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation that teaches about fractions, equivalent fractions, and mixed numbers through a game of matching shapes and numbers. This simulation can either be downloaded or played online and includes handouts, lesson plans,...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Build a Fraction

For Students 5th - 9th
Build fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fractions game or explore in the Fractions Lab.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Simplifying the Sum of Two Algebraic Expressions

For Students 6th - 8th
Simplify expressions with rational numbers using the distributive property of multiplication. This student-generated video focuses on using the distributive property to create equivalent expressions when multiplying by negative numbers...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Simplifying an Algebraic Expression

For Students 6th - 8th
Simplify expressions with rational numbers using the distributive property of multiplication. This student-generated video focuses on using the distributive property to create equivalent expressions when multiplying by negative numbers...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Mixed Numbers as Decimals

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write given mixed numbers as decimal values.
Unit Plan
Other

Treasury Direct: Money Math: Secret of Becoming a Millionaire [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lesson focuses on understanding fractions, decimals and percentages as the math skills, and saving money and compounding interest as the economic skills. [PDF]
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Build a Fraction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive fractions game explores equivalent fractions and comparing fractions using numbers and patterns.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?

For Teachers 6th
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Are They Really the Same?

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders often wonder how two things so different can end up being the same, in this lesson students will be exploring the relevance and how to determine if fractions are equivalent through a variety of ways.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Smile Mathematics App

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This App contains five games that reinforce skills from the number and operations, geometry, and measurement standards. These games help students build skills in ordering numbers, choosing equivalent fractions, estimating and drawing...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Salad Dressing

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to have students add fractions with unlike denominators and divide a unit fraction by a whole number. This accessible real-life context provides students with an opportunity to apply their understanding of...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Compare Parts of a Whole

For Teachers 4th Standards
Given a set of fractions students will be able to compare unit fractions by using models to determine that the more equal parts there are in the whole, the smaller each part will be. This instructional activity includes a detailed plan,...
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Fraction Equivalents

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Explore fractions and the decimal and percent equivalents with this interactive lesson.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Retrieving 2/5 of Electro Root

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Jackie and Inez figure out how to break an Electro-Root into 2/5, one of the ingredients for the antidote to Motherboard's virus.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Rational Match

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the Rational Number Rampage application to play a game to find numbers that are equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: How Much Pie?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to help students see the connection between a/b and a/b in a particular concrete example. The relationship between the division problem 3/8 and the fraction 3/8 is actually very subtle. Aligns with 5.NF.B.3.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Introduction to Ratios

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is a ratio? How can we create equivalent ratios? Students work to express and extend relationships using ratios.