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Creating Pie Graphs Using Percents
Sixth graders examine how to convert fractions to percents and percents to fractions. They list their activities for a 24 hour period, and create a pie graph using Microsoft Works.
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Milk Moustache Photo Brochure
Students investigate the steps in creating a brochure using information about milk and its health benefits. Using expository writing, an information packet is created with pictures of students wearing their milk moustaches.
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Is Football a Waste of Time?
In this football instructional activity, students, with a partner, explore, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with football and sports.
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Recipe Dance/Making Duets
Students create and memorize movement phrases within a specified structure and develop duets from the solo phrases.
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Kitchen Calculations
Students compare eggs to other foods as a cost-effective protein source. They use formulas to determine prices in a worksheet and in local newspaper ads.
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Waste Management
Students set up a recycling program in their school. They first estimate the kinds and amount of trash generated and brainstorm ways to reuse the recyclables and create flyers explaining how their program will work at the school.
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Why do people write?
Students brainstorm how and why people use writing in their
everyday lives and record answers on chart paper. They create a survey of questions in the computer lab then chart the responses they received from the survey then discuss the...
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Pepe Cleaners
Seventh graders gather data to determine the relationships between the base and height of rectangles with fixed perimeters and express the relationships using words and symbols. Students build rectangles with pipe cleaners. They create...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur
Students compare the entrepreneurial process in business and in the art world. They create a scenario of a business opportunity and solution based on a product from a catalog then they research how several successful artists have found...
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Composing with Non-Chord Tones to Ornament a Melody
Students develop melodies based on a simple chord progression. They develop the tools need to begin to compose their own music. Students explore the qualities of each NCT and identify them in a composition. They develop listening skills...
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Cell Theory, Plant And Animal Cell Comparison
Tenth graders study plant and animal cells. In this investigative instructional activity students draw their own animal cells and label them.
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Tour of the Town of Andrews
Third graders describe local services being provided on a tour of their town. During community-based instruction, they visit several local government buildings. Upon their return, 3rd graders document in their journals, the services...
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Making Fudge: Measuring Weight
Fourth graders measure the ingredients for a fudge recipe. In this measurement lesson, 4th graders practice measuring out the ingredients for a recipe to make fudge. Later, students get to enjoy the fudge they made.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Match the Fraction: Words to Number Line
Given the name of a fraction (for example, "Three Sevenths" or "Four Eighths"), find the fraction's location on a number line. First, you'll need to slice up the number line in order to create the correct denominator. Then, you'll choose...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nf Explaining Fraction Equivalence With Pictures
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...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Chocolate Bars
Use this game to practice finding how many of the chocolate bars (or parts) you will get when you share them with your friends at the party. If you don't figure it out correctly the computer will tell why.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Kinds of Graphs
An interactive web lesson introduces five types of graphs to students and allows them to practice matching the names to examples.
Integrated Publishing
Components of Logarithms
A basic informational page on logarithms, including examples and practice problems.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Fractions
A comprehensive guide for learning all about fractions with definitions, types of fractions, solved examples, and practice questions.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Fractions
After viewing a video on fractions, test your knowledge with a quiz. This resource also offers related vocabulary for learners and a lesson plan and teacher guide for instructors.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize Revision: Equivalent Fractions
This is an excellent place to learn about equivalent fractions. There is an interactive exploration of what equivalent fractions are. There is also an explanation and example of how to find equivalent fractions followed by a quiz.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Improper Fractions
Find a quick, concise explanation of what improper fractions are. Several examples are given and clearly explained.