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Comparing Fractions and Equivalence
There are a few ways to practice fraction skills here, and they will all appeal to visual learners. First, mathematicians fill in blanks in two fraction number sequences. Next, they analyze two fractions marked along a number line to...
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Which is Greater? Which is Less?
Here is an entertaining presentation which shows the classic greater than/less than symbols used to compare numerical values. "The alligator always eats the larger number," is what I used to tell my class. This PowerPoint uses the same...
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Cuisenaire Mats
First graders use Cuisenaire rods to study the mathematical symbols =, <, > for the relationships is equal to, is less than, and is greater than. They use the rods to show visual explanations of common number combinations.
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Relations and Graphs
Here is a simple, yet clever lesson on how to teach the important concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to. Pupils write their names down on grid paper - one letter per box. They compare their names and find a name that is...
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Comparing Fractions and Equivalence
Which fraction is greater than? Less than? There are 10 problems here that give scholars a visual approach to comparing fractions. They start by writing the fractions represented in a shaded shape. Then, they begin comparing visual...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 1 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 1)
Reinforce mathematical vocabulary with the use of flash cards. Each card showcases a boldly typed word as well as a labeled picture representation of the word. Terms include addition, subtraction, greater than, less than, and more!
Mathed Up!
Inequalities
Develop an understanding of things that are not equal. The video demonstrates three types of questions involving inequalities as a review for the General Certificate of Secondary Education math assessment. Pupils work through the...
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Greater or Less?
In this using symbols to compare numbers instructional activity, students solve 9word problems as they compare 2 answers in each problem to determine whether they are greater than, less than, or equal to one another
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The Crayon Box that Talked: Welcoming Indviduality
Just like a box of crayons, every child has a special way of contributing to the greater picture.
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Square Corners
Are these angles greater than, less than, or equal to a square corner? Using a visual guide, young geometers label 16 angles into one of these three categories. Use this before introducing the terms acute, obtuse, and right angle, but...
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Comparing Fractions 1
In this comparing fraction worksheet, learners observe models and identify the fractions that the models depict. They compare fractions by determining which fraction is greater, less or equal. All problems are multiple choice.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Compare to 50 J
In this math worksheet, students compare the numbers inside the turkeys to the others and decide whether they are greater, less, or equal.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Compare to 50 I
In this literacy worksheet, students compare the turkeys with the values inside them. The numbers are compared as greater, less, or equal.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Compare to 100 (A)
In this math worksheet, students compare the quantities to each other using the turkeys as place holders. They are classified as greater, less, or equal.
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Latin American Women: Finding New Heroes
High schoolers examine the life and works of various Latin American women. After reading excerpts of each work, they answer comprehension questions and discuss as a class. In groups, they re-write the Equality of Rights in their own...
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Activity #8 U Are So Dense!
Students watch as the teacher demonstrates: if a single liquid is placed in a U-shaped tube, the level of liquid on both sides are the same. When the mass is greater on one side than the other, liquid is pushed from one side to the...
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Place Value: Calculator Work
In this place value instructional activity, students solve 15 various math operation questions. The first 5 questions ask students to figure out the operation, using a calculator, that changes one number to another. The next 5 questions...
Mathematics Vision Project
Quadratic Equations
Through a variety of physical and theoretical situations, learners are led through the development of some of the deepest concepts in high school mathematics. Complex numbers, the fundamental theorem of algebra and rational exponents...
Cornell University
Atomic Bonding
Explore the connection of surface area to bonding within atoms. Learners complete lab investigations to model changing surface area with different sizes and concentrations of atoms. A flour fireball demonstration follows the labs to...
Sharp School
Newton’s Laws of Motion Project
After a review of all three of Newton's laws, physical scientists complete a choice project. They can create a book in which they collect pictures where the laws of motion are depicted, produce a PowerPoint presentation, or produce a...
Visa
Making Spending Decisions
By role playing real-world experiences, such as purchasing snacks and grocery/toy store shopping, your youngsters will begin to develop an understanding of how to make decisions and choose between alternatives. This is the first activity...
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Gender Bias and Poverty
This worksheet tests reading comprehension and grammar skills while teaching about gender bias and poverty. Learners complete a cloze activity, filling in 15 blank spaces with one of the choices provided below the paragraph. This...
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Water Pressure in the Ocean
Students compare the pressure of water at different depths and gain an understanding of how increased water might affect animals living in deeper waters. They participate in an experiment to show that depth, not volume, affects water...
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Rocket Science 101
Students explore the aspects of Newton's First and Third Laws of Motion as they conduct controlled rocketry experiments and analyze the Mars Mission in terms of the principles of rocketry.