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Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems involving percents and ratios. In this algebra lesson, students convert decimals to percents and percents to decimals. They solve problems involving algebraic expressions and four different kinds of percent problems.
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Counting Atoms in a Molecule

For Students 8th - 10th
In this counting atoms in a molecule activity, students read about the molecule propanal that was discovered by the giant radio telescope in the Milky Way Galaxy. Students solve 6 problems where they find the number of atoms in the...
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Changing Perspectives on the Sun's Diameter

For Students 8th - 10th
In this sun's diameter worksheet, students use a photograph taken by the SOHO satellite of the sun showing a change in diameter from one month to another. Students find the average diameter of the sun, they determine the percent change...
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Buy or Lease an Automobile

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners gather information on 3 new cars they would like to buy or lease, and use mathematical comparisons to decide whether to buy or lease the car.
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Baseball Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read "Casey at the Bat" and then use individual player statistics (found through internet research)to determine if their players could be considered baseball "heroes". They must justify their choices for "hero" by creating...
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Interest: Interest Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners determine how interests is calculated and a how it accrues. They examine charts and graphs that show the intricacies of interest. They determine how to increase their own saving by using interest while working with a partner to...
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Probability of a Single Event

For Students 4th - 6th
In this probability worksheet, students solve thirty-six fractional probabilities involving the rolling of a dice to specific scenarios, game spinners, sweets in a bag and random colors. Students check their answers online as they go.
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Giving it 100%

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students build knowledge about the number relationships between decimals and percents as it relates to converting decimals into percents. In this decimal and percent lesson, students recognize equivalent forms of fractions,...
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Quiz: Multiplying and Dividing Integers

For Students 5th - 6th
For this integers worksheet, learners solve 20 integer problems involving multiplication and division. Students fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
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Compound Interest

For Students 8th - 10th
In this compound interest activity, students solve 3 problems after reading about compound interest. They determine the cost of the Apollo missions, they calculate inflation and the cost it would be to send man to the moon today and they...
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Measuring the Earth (Eratoshenes' method)

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders engage in problem solving, communicating, reasoning, and connecting to represent and solve problems, using geometric models.
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A Family Finance Experience

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars create a budget and make predictions about money. For this algebra lesson,students balance spending and income by monitoring their finance.
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A Tough Nut to Crack

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agriculture by examining world geography. In this pecan cultivation lesson, 6th graders identify the history of the famous nut and the impact it has on the U.S. economy, diet and human body. Students define...
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The Big Hand Challenge

For Teachers K
Students utilize a computer spreadsheet to record and analyze data. In this problem solving lesson, students compare their hand size to that of the principal. Students understand standard and nonstandard measurement.
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SAT Practice Test

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online, interactive worksheet, students solve ten SAT preparation problems in 12 minutes. The problems vary in difficulty and content.
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Exquisite Excursions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars locate 6 cities, one on each of the 6 major continents. They find distance for each leg of their journey, convert to percents, use a time zone map, and convert to foreign currencies.
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Pollution Assessment: Is Wood Lake a Good Lake?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students become aware of pollution in Richfield Minnesota's Wood Lake, identify sources of pollution in Wood Lake, learn to use variables, equations, spreadsheets and modeling software, and generate solutions for the problem.
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EBT-rimental

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson plan that gives them the tools needed to become knowledgeable credit consumers. The companion website for the ITV program TV-411 is used to provide learners with an interactive experience of what credit has to...
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One Size Fits All?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners describe the differences between an estimate and a guess. They create reasonable estimates based on comparison and activities. Students explain how estimation is helpful in showing the relative size on a scale. They also...
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Penny's Pizza

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners develop a list of possible outcomes as a method of finding probability related to a pizza statistics problems. They read the problems together as a class, brainstorm ways to solve the problem, and in partners solve the pizza...
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Spinning Probability

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, 6th graders create spinners that match specific sets of clues. Students use their spinners and worksheets to explore and predict probability.
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The Importance of Trees in the Rural Area: Planting a Snowfence

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of trees and work together to plant a living snowfence. In this tree importance lesson, students discuss why trees are important in rural areas. They use mathematics and team work to plant a living snowfence.
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Students 7th - 9th
In this middle school mathematics worksheet, students convert between fractions, decimals, and percents in problem solving situations.  The one page worksheet contains ten problems.  Answers are included. 
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The World is a Village

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students observe Americans through the eyes of the world.  In this human population lesson plan, students utilize the Internet to view the World Pop Clock and follow the world's population by the minute.  Students predict what...

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