Don't lose your marbles! This simple story problem helps make teaching division with fractions much easier. Work on this problem along with the lesson titled, How Many Servings of Oatmeal? to highlight the difference between...

A jar is filled with 1,500 marbles and customers of a bank can enter a contest to guess the correct percentage of blue marbles. How can an employee at the bank estimate the actual percentage without physically counting all 1,500 marbles?...

A simple instructional activity with a lot of support behind it. Your learners will find out how long it takes Molly to run a mile by choosing their solution method. The activity can be used as a instructional activity or as an...

Whether it's counting marbles, flowers, or playing cards, small objects can add up to great sums. Learners work six story problems to practice addition to 100. Some regrouping is required, along with distinguishing useful from irrelevant...

In this online math worksheet, high schoolers solve word problems associated with percentage. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching...

In this online math worksheet, high schoolers practice their word problem solving skills. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching tool!

Students conduct an experiment to determine which style of tape will stick the best.  In this controlled experiment lesson, students predict which tape will stick best to a marble that rolls over it, then they conduct the experiment...

Third graders create addition and subtraction word problems for a partner to solve using marbles. They explain whether the problem is an addition, subtraction, "take away", "have and need", compare or "what is the rest" type problem.

Subtraction word problems are the focus here. Learners are given 15 simple, one-step subtraction problems to solve. Some of them require subtracting money, others use inches and feet, while others use standard numbers. An excellent...

In this interactive multiplication worksheet, students solve ten various problems by using multiplication skills. There are ten multiple choice problems to complete.

First graders investigate, represent and solve problems using number facts, operations, and their properties. They solve on-step addition and subtraction number sentences and word problems using concrete materials. Students construct...

In these math lessons worksheets, 4th graders practice their math skills of multiplication, subtraction, and addition by completing the 20 pages of equations and word problems.

In this large number reasoning activity, students answer 5 questions that require them to use large numbers such as 1,000,000. They answer multiple choice questions and explain their reasoning.

In this word problem worksheet, 5th graders review various mathematical terms by selecting the correct letter that answers each question completely. There are a total of 13 math problems to solve which vary between word problems,...

Young scholars design and build a model downhill ski course that proves to be the fastest course at the Finish Line. They apply what they explore angles, slope, speed, and surface conditions to find the fastest course in the US.

Marble Drop Addition is an arcade-style educational game for kids to practice addition. To play the game kids must collect numbered marbles that add up to the target number shown at the top of the screen. Players will learn that there...

This task is intended to complement "5.NF How many servings of oatmeal?" and "7.RP Molly's run.'' All three tasks address the division problem 4/13 but from different points of view. Aligns with 5.NF.B.7.b.

Sometimes hotels, malls, banks, and other businesses will present a display of a large, clear container holding a large number of items and ask customers to estimate some aspect of the items in the container as a contest. In some cases,...