Students dissect an apple to model the percentage of land on Earth that can be used as a food-producing resource. They use fractions to determine the habitable and agriculture area of the apple.

Students use a spreadsheet from The Digest of Education Statistics and convert the statistics to percentages, and create a chart of their new data. Students discuss their findings about the disparities in educational spending among...

Students discuss basic structure of National Government in United Kingdom, explore electoral system of individual countries and European Union, and complete Government and Population worksheet to practice rounding, and calculating mean...

Students measure the length and width of various sizes of envelopes. After comparing the envelopes, they explore the ratios, percentages, and rates. Students discuss postal rates and compare the cost of mailing items, delivery times, and...

In this Care Homework worksheet, students solve a variety of multiple digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems that include fractions, decimals, and percentages. They demonstrate knowledge of geometric formulas...

In this percent applications worksheet, students complete a total of 10 problems that involve calculating percentages. A reference web site is given.

In this conversion worksheet, students convert 5 percentages to decimal numbers. A website reference for additional activities is given.

Lettuce talk for a moment about your culinary scholars; do they have what it takes to create a great salad? Show them the finer points of salad preparation with a career and technology instructional activity that combines direct...

We all drink milk as babies, so why can't we all drink it as adults? Examine the trend in lactase production on the world-wide scale as science scholars analyze and interpret data. Groups create pie charts from the data, place them on a...

In this scatterplots worksheet, learners construct a scatter plot from a given data set. Students then answer 4 questions regarding the least-squares regression line and making predictions.

Learners create a population pyramid based on current data for their final project country. They analyze data from comprehension trends of final project country. Students analyze populations of specific countries.

Students are introduced to the concept of ratios. In groups, they convert sets of numbers into a ratio. After practicing, they use the ratios and proportions to solve story problems. They also calculate map distances and discover map...

In this calculating percents practice worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to calculate the percents of the 10 listed numbers.

In this fractions worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which a fraction is analyzed. From four possible choices, students mark the fraction that is equivalent.

In this algebra worksheet, students solve for the base of a number given the percent and its partial amount. There are 10 questions.

In this fractions instructional activity, students complete fraction word problems dealing with numbers up to 12. Students complete 8 problems total.

Students calculate the volume of the Pantheon's columns and estimate changes in weight given different parameters.

Seventh graders explore the skill of finding the increase and decrease of a quantity. Calculating the increase and decrease is covered by a percent. The proporition for finding a percent is also part of the lesson.

In this decimal worksheet, students fill in decimal numbers in a story, choosing from a "decimal box" at the top of the page, filling in blanks so that the story makes sense. 

Students use decimals, fractions, and percents to solve problems in a real world setting.

For this solar storm energy and pie graphs worksheet, students solve 5 problems using pie graphs that show the amount of solar energy that is converted into radiation, kinetic energy, flare energy and flare energy that is lost to working...

In this brightness of stars instructional activity, students use a given formula using the temperature in Kelvins of a star to find its brightness. Students solve 4 problems using this equation.

Students analyze race and gender in the media. In this algebra instructional activity, students apply their knowledge of percents and ratios to determine the representation of race and gender in the media. They discuss and graph their data.

Students solve problems using ratios and proportion. For this algebra lesson, students analyze skittles and their different colors as they apply the properties of ratios and proportions to solve their problems.