Students explore proportions and ratios. In this solving percent problems lesson, students examine percent problems including tax and percent of change.

Students discover fractions by creating models. In this fractions lesson, students read Give Me Half! by Stuart J. Murphy and view a video about what fractions actually represent. Students divide a square piece of paper a certain amount...

Young scholars solve problems involving fractions, decimals and percents. In this algebra lesson, students examine the relationship between fractions and percents and between decimals and percents. They convert between percents, decimals...

Sixth graders explore scientific observations by analyzing a group of data. In this fingerprint identification lesson plan, 6th graders identify the reasoning behind fingerprinting and create their own ink fingerprints. Students discuss...

Fifth graders engage in a "layered" unit of discovery. There are three levels of potential learning opportunities, in the spirit of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (bronze, silver, gold). The instructional activity is based upon fractions.

For this fraction worksheet, students read a description of a fraction, then write the fraction on a line beneath the description clue. Students then write about what strategy was most helpful to them.

This fractions PowerPoint enables students to understand the concept of mixed numbers. The slides contain examples of mixed numbers and improper fractions, along with illustrations of fractional parts. This is an effective tool for...

In this fractions worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the correct terms that relate to fractions. A reference web site is given.

In this general mathematics worksheet, students multiply fractions, including whole numbers and mixed numbers.  The one page interactive worksheet contains five problems.  Solutions and answers are provided. 

Middle schoolers explore number sense by completing a number set worksheet. In this fractions lesson, students utilize pattern blocks as a visual reference to the fractions they practice identifying. Middle schoolers read the book...

In this fractions worksheet, students learn how to add 2 fractions together. They first read an explanation of how to solve these problems, which includes example problems. Students then solve the 6 fraction addition problems in the...

In this multiplying rational expression worksheet, learners are given two examples of how to multiply and then simplify rational expressions.  The examples are complete with steps and justifications.

In this subtracting fractions instructional activity, students read about the process of subtracting fractions, examine some sample problems, and then solve 4 problems independently.

In this math worksheet, middle schoolers find the solutions to the problems that coincide with each Algebra objective. They simplify the expressions.

For this fraction worksheet, students reduce thirteen fraction to lowest terms.  The worksheet provides an example problem worked given the procedure and showing each step.

In this adding fractions worksheet, students read about the process of adding fractions, examine some sample problems, and then solve 4 problems independently.

Students practice ordering fractions. In this fractions instructional activity, students determine how to tell when a fraction is close to 1, 1/2 and other various fractions. Students use benchmarks to order fractions.

In this fractions crossword, students fill in the blanks to the crossword with vocabulary words representing the computations of fractions. Students complete 17 spaces in the crossword.

In this matching fractions vocabulary learning exercise, 6th graders match eighteen words about fractions in one column with definitions in the other column.

In this math worksheet, students learn to find the greatest common factor and simplify fractions. Students read the information and follow the step by step directions to find the GCF in 10 problems.

In this math crossword, students use a set of clues and 15 words about number theory and fractions to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this fractions vocabulary worksheet, students match a set of 15 number theory and fraction vocabulary words with their definitions. Answers are included on page 2.

In this mixed numbers and improper fractions activity, students convert mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa. Students complete 24 problems total.

Students compare and order fractions and decimals using a number line. They use rules of conversion to determine equivalencies competing problems accurately and plot points on the number line that represent the correct order of the...