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Solving Word Problems with Fish

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Send your class fishing...for the right answers! Small groups collaborate to create math word problems based on the fish in their classroom aquarium or on the aquarium itself. After all groups determine the answer for their ownproblem,...
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Real-Life Problems, Working with Decimals #2

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
It's all about decimals in these word problems, which have scholars apply math to scenarios they will likely come across later in life. Working with multi-digit numbers and decimals to the hundredths place, learners must determine the...
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Comparing Years

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Who knew that the Egyptian, Julian, and Gregorian year were different lengths? Your mathematicians will! They will have to calculate the difference between the years in seconds and find the percent change. Using dimensional analysis,...
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Centimetres and Millimetres

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this measurement worksheet, students convert centimetres to millimetres and millimetres to centimetres. Normal objects are used for examples of measurement.
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Number Addition Race

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Practice basic addition facts and measuring skills. In this addition and measurement lesson, students are provided with drywall tape and work in groups of four at a long table. Partners take turns generating addends and marking the...
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Year 6: Word Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Engage your critical thinkers with a series of word problems that ask them to discuss their problem solving strategies. There are eight multi-step problems to solve, each problem includes the notes on the operation performed, the process...
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The Value of Education

For Teachers 5th Standards
The real value of education is highlighted in more than one way on a worksheet designed to not only add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, but also to address the correlation between higher pay...
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Tens and Ones Fun

For Teachers K - 1st
Youngsters use their large motor skills to build numbers to 20 in this outdoor, kinesthetic, collaborative activity. Amass cardboard boxes for groups to stack, sort, and bundle into 10s and 1s to show numbers and place value. They'll...
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Learning About Rate

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
After reading a one-page passage on how to understand and solve distance/rate problems, young mathematicians answer six word problems that have them correctly set up the formula in order to solve for the distnace, rate, or time in the...
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A Handy Measure

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Hold your horses! Young learners discover the history behind measuring the height of horses "by hands." They also study the history of Oklahoma, and how horses played such an important role in settling the state. An excellent worksheet...
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Iditarod

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this Iditarod worksheet, students complete word problems about fractions, money, and more, based on the Iditarod race. Students complete 10 problems.
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Fraction Fever

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
This unit on fractions allows for upper-aged elementary learners to explore ways to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two numbers. Ultimately, young mathematicians will be able to identify equivalent fractions,...
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Recognizing Equivalent Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
If you're working on a fraction unit, this resource could be a great way to assess student learning or to extend your lesson on equivalent fractions. Once they have filled in the missing number in each pair of fractions, youngsters work...
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Solving Inequalities

For Teachers 7th - 9th
What does translating points on a number line have to do with solving inequalities? Young mathematicians first learn about translations of points on a number line, and then use this information to solve linear inequalities in one variable.
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Molly's Run, Assessment Variation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Part of as assessment series, the activity follows the instructional activity Molly's Run to practice ratios and dividing with fractions. Different solution options are given for your learners' preference. The commentary...
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Financial Forces: Understanding Taxes and Inflation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Take the opportunity to offer your young adults some important financial wisdom on the way taxes and inflation will affect their lives in the future. Through discussion and review of different real-world scenarios provided...
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Polynomial Divisions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students factor polynomials and use long division t solve problems. In this algebra lesson, students find the zeros of polynomials by synthetic and long division. They perform operation using complex numbers.
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Grade 3 Spring Themed Word Problems: Problem 1

For Students 1st
In this math instructional activity, 1st graders solve one story problem which involves multiplying single digit dollar amounts plus addition of money without pennies. There is a work space for students to show their calculations.
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Speed Drill III

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this division practice worksheet, students will complete 30 simple division problems. Students can time themselves or have a partner time how long it takes them to finish the set.
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Discovering Math: Rational Number Concepts

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the concept of Egyptian contributions in mathematics. For this Egyptian contribution lesson, students research Egyptian hieroglyphics and pyramids. Students write numerals in hieroglyphics. Students use Egyptian...
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Math Aptitude Test

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math aptitude test activity, students answer 36 questions.  Students answer questions about days in the year, area of fenced yard, weight, etc.
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Math Problem of the Week

For Students 4th - 8th
In this miles per hour worksheet, students solve a word problem about how many miles per hour Mathman can travel. Students solve 1 problem.
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Guess and Check Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Using the guess and check method, learners solve six word problems involving multiplication and division. Each problem presents a different scenario for students to solve. The instructional activity could be used for individual or small...
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MS Math Order of Operations

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a mnemonic device which correctly represents the order of operations. They simplify expressions by correctly following the order of operations. Students use PEMDAS-parentheses, exponents, multiplication,...