Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Olympic Metrics

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students study metric measurements related to Winter Olympic events are converted to their U.S. equivalents. (Younger students use an online metric converter; older students use a formula to calculate the measurements.) Work sheets are...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Converting Fractions to Decimals

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fractions and decimals worksheet, students learn to write fractions as decimals by first reading the instructions and examples. Students solve 20 problems. This is an online activity that can be done on paper.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition and Subtraction of Decimals

For Students 4th - 5th
In this addition and subtraction of decimals worksheet, students solve 50 problems in which they line up the decimal points before solving. There are also some order of operations problems on this page. This page is intended to be an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 2: Savings Accounts and U.S. Savings Bonds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the importance of savings accounts and U.S. Savings Bonds. They study the concept of simple interest through a math activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Family Letter

For Students 6th - 9th
Middle schoolers, working with their parents, calculate and complete five word problems associated with multiplying and dividing decimals. Students research the current Federal minimum wage at the library or on the Internet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Family Letter - Order of Operations and Sequences

For Students 6th - 8th
For this order of operations and sequences worksheet, learners solve 16 short answer problems. Students create an arithmetic sequence by adding seven to a number. Learners perform operations on numbers in various order to see the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scientific Notation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of expressing numbers in scientific notation. In this scientific notation instructional activity, students understand the importance of using scientific notation by finding real world examples where...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Family Letter - Foreign Currency and Exchange Rates: Proportions and Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
In this proportions and ratios worksheet, students solve 6 short answer problems. Students find the foreign currency exchange rates for six countries. Students express the exchange rate as a proportion or ratio.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Typhoon Project

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students graph and outline the path of a typhoon. For this algebra lesson, students measure the path of the typhoon and create a graph with their data. They analyze the data and make predictions.
Activity
University of Waterloo (Canada)

Math Frogs: Ordering Decimals

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Test your knowledge of decimal amounts. Can you put the decimals in order from the least to the largest? This is a great place to practice!
Activity
Other

Interactive Multiplication of Decimals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Practice multiplying decimals in column form with this interactive chart. You can enter your own problems or let the site choose one for you.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Then, place each contestant's jump -- a fraction, mixed number, or decimal between -5 and +5 -- at the correct point on the number line. Backward jumps...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving flea circus high jumps. Then, add two consecutive jumps and place them on a vertical number line. This often requires you to find equivalent fractions with common denominators....
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Games Pelmathism: Fractions, Decimals, & Percents

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this game to improve your knowledge and understanding of fractions, decimals, and percents. You can set the topics you want to practice on this game.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Then, place each contestant's jump-a fraction, mixed number, or decimal between -5 and +5-at the correct point on the number line. Backward jumps are...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a flea-jumping contest. Place each contestant's jump, represented by either a fraction or a decimal in both feet and inches, at the correct point on the vertical number line....
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Logical Leaps: Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a flea-jumping contest. Place each contestant's jump, represented by either a fraction or a decimal in both feet and inches, at the correct point on the vertical number line....
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Graphing Inequalities: Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve three riddles involving high-jump performers in a flea circus. Then, using knowledge of inequalities, place the fleas in the appropriate range on a vertical number line. Numbers are randomized so...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Decimals on the Number Line

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a jumping frog contest. Add two consecutive jumps by one frog and place the jumps on the number line, finding equivalent fractions with common denominators to do so. Numbers are...