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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Helping With Homework

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is the balance between actually doing the homework or refusing to help? Here are some possible answers from math teachers.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Estimation and Population Size

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever wanted to take a short cut? How about when doing your math homework? In this experiment you can learn how estimation can save you time doing math calculations. But beware, some estimations are better than others. Can you...
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "Work" Word Problems

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Explains the "trick" to "work" word problems (such as two people painting a room, or two pipes filling a tank), and demonstrates how to set up and solve these exercises.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Endangered Species

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars research and create a brochure project on an endangered species of their choice integrating aspects of math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing. This project allows the students to make connections across...
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Other

Help With Fractions: Simplifying Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The rules for simplifying fractions are clearly explained at this website. An explanation of how to simplify improper fractions is also included. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.
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Other

Help With Fractions: Reducing Fractions by Factorization

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The rules for reducing fractions using factorization are clearly explained at this website. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.

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