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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Making Cookies

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
This tasks lends itself very well to multiple solution methods. Students may learn a lot by comparing different methods. Students who are already comfortable with fraction multiplication can go straight to the numeric solutions given...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Running to School

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
This is the easiest problem in a series of three tasks involving fraction multiplication that can be solved with pictures or number lines. Aligns with 5.NF.B.6.
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Better Lesson: Unit Closure

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is going on in the problem? What are you trying to figure out? What kind of model could you create for this problem? Students apply the skills they have learned throughout Unit 4.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Painting a Room

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to provide students with a situation in which it is natural for them to divide a unit fraction by a non-zero whole number. Determining the amount of paint that Kulani needs for each wall illustrates an...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Half of a Recipe

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
This is the third problem in a series of three tasks involving fraction multiplication that can be solved with pictures or number lines. Aligns with 5.NF.B.6.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf Running a Mile

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners complete a task in which they need to use fraction multiplication. Aligns with 5.NF.B.5.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf Comparing a Number and a Product

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to compare a number and its product with other numbers that are greater than and less than one. Aligns with 5.NF.B.5.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Folding Strips of Paper

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to provide students with a concrete experience they can relate to fraction multiplication. Perhaps more importantly, the task also purposefully relates length and locations of points on a number line, a common...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Painting a Wall

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to find the answer to a question in context that can be represented by fraction multiplication. This task is appropriate for either instruction or assessment depending on how it is used and where...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of Rectangles With Fraction Side Lengths

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice computing the areas of rectangles that have fractional side lengths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Powers and Exponents

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Gain an understanding of powers and exponents by viewing examples and a video lesson. [1:06]
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Better Lesson: Representing Fraction Multiplication Day 2

For Teachers 6th
What does it mean when you multiply fractions? How can you multiply fractions without drawing a diagram? Students build on their skills for multiplying fractions and they work to develop an algorithm.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: N Rn Sums of Rational and Irrational Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The goal of this task is to examine sums and products of rational and irrational numbers. One important property of rational numbers is that their decimals always terminate or repeat: using a slightly different formulation, a rational...
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Rational Expressions: Practice Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice exercise reviews how to reduce a rational expression to lowest terms and how to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational expressions.
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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...
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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...
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PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Production Scheduler

For Students 6th - 8th
Production scheduler Jessi Felde explains how she uses math in her work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and then complete an activity involving one aspects of math that Ms. Felde...
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PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Restaurant Manager

For Students 3rd - 5th
Restaurant manager Tad Peelen explains how he uses math in his work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students complete an activity involving one aspect of math that Mr. Peleen mentions: determining...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dividing Mixed Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this exercise, students practice dividing mixed numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.

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