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Curated OER

6-8 Baseball Fun: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math instructional activity, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics. Learners...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Iditarod-Statistics and Rates

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars analyze data from the Iditarod race. In this data analysis lesson plan, students work in pairs to analyze data and answer several questions such as, "what is the difference in the rate of travel" and "how much more prize...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What's in That Box of Cookies, Anyway?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from TV 411, learn how to read nutrition labels on food containers and calculate the calorie content of different serving amounts.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Living With Diabetes

For Students 6th - 8th
A patient discusses diabetes and how he manages his carbohydrate intake in this video segment from TV 411.