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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice solving fraction addition and subtraction word problems. The fractions in these problems have unlike denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Compare Decimals Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Solve word problems by comparing decimals Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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PBS

Pbs: Word Problems Using Addition and Subtraction of Fractions: Harry Gets Locked Up

For Students 3rd - 5th
This video features Harry and his cousin Harley. Harley is desperate to use Harry's bike, but first he must decipher the combination to the bike lock by solving a word problem. In the accompanying classroom activity, students complete a...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Exploring Patterns & Writing Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners will listen to the book called The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang, but before reading, students will listen for the "different" way to solve the problem on each page. After reading, learners will focus on one page...
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Other

Nearpod: Word Problems: Addition

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
In this lesson, students will use key words and the part-part-whole model to solve addition word problems.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert Units Word Problems (Us Customary)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Solve word problems that involve converting between US customary measures of distance, volume, and mass. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Compare Multi Digit Numbers Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Solve word problems by comparing whole numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Change Unknown Word Problems With Number Lines

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders solve change unknown story problems using a number line. This lesson gives students a new strategy to attach change unknown word problems.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Everyday Math

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young scholars will work as a class to solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. To culminate the lesson, students will create their own word problems.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Rational Number Word Problems

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice solving multi-step word problems. The numbers in these problems may be fractions, decimals, and percents. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Finite Geometric Series Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here, students can practice solving word problems involving a finite geometric series. They receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Volume Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Find the volume of rectangular prisms to solve word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Systems of Inequalities Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Solve word problems that involve systems of linear inequalities. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.
Website
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.
Activity
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Quadratic Functions: Problems (1)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial demonstrates how to use quadratic functions to solve word problems. Some topics discussed are minimum points, maximum points, and vertex. The activity consists of examples with detailed solutions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Two Step Equations Word Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice writing equations to model and solve real-world situations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Equations and Inequalities Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Construct an equation or an inequality that models a given context. Modeling expressions can be quadratic, rational, or exponential. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video,...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Math Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders have worked with models and strategies to solve a variety of math problems. Today they will need to use those strategies to complete the math tasks.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Systems of Equations Word Problems Capstone

For Students 9th - 10th
Solve word problems that involve systems of equations, where there can either be a single solution, no solution, or infinite solutions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Middle Years Word Problems: 1999

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An archived collection of real-life word problems for middle school students, several of which involve money. Other problems focus on distance or time.
Handout
Other

Quick Math: Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Complete step-by-step investigation of quadratic functions, allowing the user to input the function. Each step, from solving f(x) = 0 to graphing and finding extreme points, is covered in depth, via links for each step (requires...
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, there are several math problems to explore and solve. Look through some solutions by famous mathematicians and expand your thinking about some interesting math concepts. Teachers of elementary grades may want to use this...
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions / Population

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A set of examples and exercises that cover how to solve population problems by using exponents and logarithms.
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PBS

Pbs: Solving Equivalent Fraction Problems: Bianca's New Pet

For Students 3rd - 5th
In the accompanying classroom activity, students use equivalent fractions to solve a problem and create word problems of their own.

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