Yummy Math
Which is the Best Deal on Candy?
Buying enough candy for trick-or-treaters without spending a lot of money can be the ultimate Halloween trick. Middle schoolers solve two holiday-themed word problems to determine which brand of candy is the better deal, based on cost...
Concord Consortium
King for a Day
Rumor has it exponential functions help solve problems! In a kingdom filled with rumors, young scholars must determine the speed a rumor spreads. The ultimate goal is to decide how many people must know the rumor for it to spread to the...
Curated OER
Factor Pairs
This presentation covers a lot of ground. Square numbers, metal math computations, commutative property, ordering positive and negative integers, factoring, and real world problem solving are all covered. Use over the course of several...
Benjamin Franklin High School
Saxon Math: Algebra 2 (Section 1)
This first of twelve algebra 2 resources provides a broad review of many algebra 1 concepts through a number of separable lessons and labs. Starting with the real number system and its subsystems, the sections quickly but thoroughly...
Coloring Squared
Halloween Pumpkin Multiplication
A 19x20 grid showcases 380 multiplication problems that young mathematicians must solve to create a colorful picture. In this case, it's a pumpkin! Green, black, orange, and red-orange colored crayons are necessary to create a beautiful...
Education Development Center
Integer Combinations—Postage Stamps Problem (HS Version)
It seems the post office has run out of stamps! Learners build all the values of postage available if the post office only sells five- and seven-cent stamps. The task provides an opportunity to create an expression in two variables and...
Willow Tree
Percent of Change
Your car decreases in value from $20,000 to $17,000. What percent of the value have you lost? Pupils answer word problems by determining the percent of change.
Bowland
Youth Hostel
Given a set of criteria, individuals determine how to arrange males and females in a dormitory. They must meet the requirements and communicate their plan clearly.
EngageNY
Modeling Riverbeds with Polynomials (part 1)
Many things in life take the shape of a polynomial curve. Learners design a polynomial function to model a riverbed. Using different strategies, they find the flow rate through the river.
EngageNY
Evaluating Reports Based on Data from a Sample
Statistics can be manipulated to say what you want them to say. Teach your classes to be wise consumers and sort through the bias in those reports. Young statisticians study different statistical reports and analyze them for...
CK-12 Foundation
Applications of Linear Systems: Alcohol Solution in Nursing
Solve alcohol systems to find the right solution. The interactive allows pupils to manipulate the amount of a solution and displays the total amount in a mixture. Individuals determine the amount of each solution needed to make 15 liters...
CCSS Math Activities
Smarter Balanced Sample Items: High School Math – Target E
Pupils rewrite expressions in equivalent forms to identify key features. They use the vertex and factored forms of quadratic expressions to identify the extrema and intercepts. To finish the installment of the Claim 1 Item Slide Show...
Curated OER
Long Division With Zero In the Dividend
This long division PowerPoint provides students with an overview of how to solve long division problems with a zero in the dividend. There are clearly stated steps in this PowerPoint, as well as an acronym to help students remember the...
Virginia Department of Education
Transformations
The coordinate plane is a popular place! Identify rotations, reflections, and dilations on the coordinate plane. Pupils work in small groups to match transformations of a figure with the description of the transformation....
Concord Consortium
Boards III
Learn to visualize mathematical patterns as a folded pattern. Beginning with a visual display, the task encourages pupils to view sequences as a folded table. The pattern of the table then becomes a formula in a spreadsheet that...
Curated OER
Comprehension of Word Problems
Students solve word problems using a graphic organizer. In this problem solving lesson, students are introduced to the included graphic organizer and are taught how to use it for solving word problems. Students write the required...
Curated OER
Zeros in the Quotient
In this solving quotients in word problems learning exercise, students divide three-digit and four-digit numbers by one-digit numbers and conduct multiple steps to problem solve with zeros in the quotients. Students solve six problems.
Curated OER
SAT Problem Solving
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders practice taking math questions that are on the SAT. The questions deal with a variety of different math. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
Curated OER
Problem Solving Page 1
In this math worksheet students read 7 word problems. Students are to solve each word problem and label the answers. Students are also asked to illustrate each problem.
Curated OER
Comprehension of Word Problems
Third graders explore math functions by completing a worksheet in class. In this word problem solving instructional activity, 3rd graders read a book titled Counting on Frank by Rod Clement and utilize the information in the story to...
Curated OER
SAT Problem Solving Practice Test 06
For this SAT worksheet, high schoolers solve 10 multiple choice questions. Students find ratios, integer relationships, prime numbers, etc.
Curated OER
SAT Problem Solving Practice Test 03
In this SAT practice test, 12th graders answer 10 multiple choice problems. This is an interactive test, and self scores when answers are submitted.
Curated OER
SAT problem solving practice test 04
In this Algebra II worksheet, students examine questions that are representative of those found on the SAT test. The one page interactive worksheet contains ten questions. Answers are not included.
Curated OER
SAT Problem Solving Practice
In this algebra worksheet, learners get ready for the SAT Exam with-lots of questions dealing with what is on the test. There are interactive answers and immediate feedback. There are 10 questions with an answer key.