Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Interpreting a Division Computation

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Mathematicians show their understanding of a division problem. If a student can apply long division to a pair of numbers and determine a quotient, what other factors and multiples become apparent? The example illustrates a simple...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Traffic Jam

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Help your learners understand dividing with fractions by using these methods to solve. Chose from two different number lines or linker cubes.  This practices "how many groups?" style division problems which help them comprehend why...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Video Game Credits

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Help your learners understand how to divide fractions with this visual activity. They first answer a simple inequality before dividing the fractions. Two solution choices are given to help your mathematicians understand how to solve "how...
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Computer Science Unplugged

Lightest and Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
How do computers sort data lists? Using eight unknown weights and a balance scale, groups determine the order of the weights from lightest to heaviest. A second worksheet provides the groups with other methods to order the weights. The...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Zeroes and factorization of a quadratic polynomial I

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
This activity uses the division algorithm and the definition of a zero/root of a function to guide your class to see the relationship between zeros and factors of a general quadratic, which can later be generalized to the Remainder...
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Math Frog: Dividerama!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Play Dividerama to test your skills at division by completing 16 long division questions.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Long Division to Decimal Places

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
If you want to learn the traditional algorithm for long division when you divide to the decimal places, this website gives a very clear, simple step-by-step break down of the process. Students can solve six problems to practice the skill...
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Lizard Point Quizzes

Lizardpoint: Division

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Practice using different types of division problems. This site allows you to pick which type of division you want to work on, providing ten different difficulty levels. When you are finished you can print your results!
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Basic Math: Two Digit Division

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This lesson offers strategies for dividing two-digit numbers. Students are introduced to related vocabulary, long and short division, and two-digit division with remainders. Links to the interactive games allow students to practice and...