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Recycling
Middle schoolers relate recycling to waste reduction. In this science lesson, students talk about the environment and how recycling certain natural resources actually saves on energy. They also discuss what type of recycling causes...
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A McTrip Back In Time
Students pretend they are time-travellers and travel back to 1954 to a McDonald's Restaurant to see how prices have changed. They need to add and subtract money with regrouping.
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Divisibility Checks: Paired Activity
In this division game worksheet, students will work in small groups to play a game about dividing numbers. A teacher's guide with game instructions is included.
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End of the Year Math Terms
In this end of the year math test worksheet, 4th graders complete problems including addition, division, measurement, decimals, and more. Students complete 22 problems.
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Counting Money
Students read, write, and identify different coin combinations and use this information in real-world situations.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Students play a math game which assesses their mastery of selecting the appropriate operation to solve specific problems.
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Let's Go Consumer Shopping
Second graders rotate through various centers designed to practice consumer math skills. They complete a task card at stations simulating consumer transactions that would take place at toy store, grocery store, restaurant or school store.
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Where In the World Are We?
Fifth graders read postcards and find their locations on maps. They use the pictures and text on the postcards to write about imaginary vacations. They compute the mileage and compare it to TripMaker data.
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Finding Total Given Part and Percentage
Learners observe models of fractional parts. After writing the definitions of percent, part and whole, students use the calculators and computers to solve problems. Individually, they complete assigned problems where the convert the...
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Literal Equations
Students explore Literal Equations. In this literal equations lesson plan, students use the Internet to connect to links and solve linear equations. Students investigate, analyze and record their findings on various activity worksheets.
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Zeros and Blackbirds
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
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Buying My First Car
Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
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Two-Step Equations
Students explore the concept of solving two-step equations. In this solving two-step equations lesson, students watch a short video about solving equations. Students view a PowerPoint presentation about solving two-step equations....
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Million Dollar Gift
Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson very effectively demonstrates the concept of volume.
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The Metric System and Significant Figures
Students compare and contrast the English and Metric system. In this chemistry instructional activity, students demonstrate how to convert English to metric and vise versa. They solve problems following the rules of significant figures.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiplying Mixed Numbers Word Problems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to solve word problems where they must multiply mixed numbers by first converting them to improper fractions,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Multiply Mixed Numbers
Practice multiplying mixed numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vid: Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Students watch a video that reveals a peer's thinking about multiplying mixed numbers and then demonstrate their understanding of the distributive property of multiplication in this interactive from KET. Students use the Notes tool to...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Multiply Two Fractions
Multiplies two fractions (and/or mixed numbers) that you enter. Explains in detail the process of multiplying the fractions you entered.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Multiplying Mixed Numbers
The learning activity examines how to multiply mixed fractions. The resource consists of pictures, explanations, and examples with solutions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiplying Two Mixed Numbers
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to multiply two mixed numbers by first converting them to improper fractions, multiplying, then reducing the product to...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mixed Number Multiplication
How can we use diagrams to multiply mixed numbers? How can we multiply mixed numbers without using a diagram? Students apply what they know about multiplying fractions to multiplying with mixed numbers.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Multiply Fractions
This Math Page tutorial explains how to multiply a number by a fraction or a mixed number and then features a practice exercise.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of multiplying fractions and mixed numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of...