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California Academy of Science

Food for Thought: Defining a Problem to Find a Solution

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Scholars approach a problem trying to plan a meal for a class party. They learn about the restrictions and must decide what information they need to plan the meal. The first lesson in a 13-part unit on Our Hungry Planet encourages...
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Curated OER

Decimal Questions

For Students 4th - 6th
Money and measurement are often expressed as decimal numbers. Here are 20 well-worded problems intended to put decimal numbers in a real-world context. Learners will add, subtract, multiply, and divide to determine the answer to each...
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Operations Word Problems

For Students 4th
Challenge your class with this problem solving instructional activity. Learners answer the seven problems using division and multiplication skills.
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WS 8.4 Percentage Problems

For Students 10th - 12th
In this percentage worksheet, learners calculate percentages given various types of problems. They calculate percent of compounds in a solution, they calculate mass of compounds given percentages of solutions, and they percentages of...
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Calorimetry Problems

For Students 9th - 12th
In this calorimetry learning exercise, students complete 30 problems. They calculate the change in heat of a system given the mass and the change in temperature of the system. Students also find the final temperature of a reaction given...
PPT
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Division Grids Starter

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Did you know you can use a grid to solve triple-digit division, just like you can with multiplication? Present this helpful problem-solving strategy to give your class a good way to build proficiency in solving more complex division...
PPT
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Subtraction Grid Starter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Solving three-digit subtraction problems can be as easy as drawing a four by four grid. Learners practice using a grid to solve two subtraction problems.
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Chapter 6 - Practice Problems: Forces

For Students 9th - 12th
Zip through 13 physics problems with force! Equations are printed in large text in the upper-right corner of the page. Pupils change friction forces, deal directly with Newton's second and third laws of motion, and name fundamental...
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Solving Problems Involving Subtraction

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Here is an excellent lesson plan on solving subtraction word problems using fractions and mixed numbers. Learners complete three activities that will help them to explore and better-understand the world of mixed numbers. Fraction bars...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Textbook Style Limiting Reagents Problem II

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Textbook problems with a twist! Young chemists analyze an ionic reaction to identify the limiting reagent. They then make calculations to determine the concentration of unknown solutions. Finally, they put their work to the test and...
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Speed Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
Challenge your fourth graders with these tricky word problems about speed. They use the formula for time, distance, and speed to solve six scenarios. There are three examples, each showing an instance when a different variable must be...
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Everyday Problems

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Bring math into the real world with these scenarios which have scholars adding and subtracting money and measurements. There are five word problems here. One involves three addends, another decimals, and another prompts learners to find...
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DK Publishing

More Multiplication Practice, 1-Digit by 3-Digit Numbers

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Expand your fourth graders' multiplication skills with 20 basic problems. Once kids finish the math drills, they work on two word problems at the bottom of the page. Use the resource as a homework assignment or quick in-class assessment....
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Choose the Operation: Plus or minus (up to 100)

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Investigate the relationship between addition and subtraction as scholars fill in these number sentences, each of which is missing a symbol. Is it a subtraction or addition equation? There are 20 of these to start, all written...
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Reading Bar Graphs

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Working on bar graphs in your math class? Use a thorough worksheet to reinforce graphing and problem solving skills with your third graders. After reviewing two bar graphs, young learners answer ten questions about the data represented...
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Reading Timetable

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Word problems, telling time, and reading charts all come together on this page. After reviewing a table of different travel times for a bus, a tram, a taxi, and a trolley, third graders solve word problems about arrival times and stop...
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Subtracting

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Subtraction word problems are the focus here. Learners are given 15 simple, one-step subtraction problems to solve. Some of them require subtracting money, others use inches and feet, while others use standard numbers. An excellent...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Security Camera

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A different-than-normal problem that allows learners to practice their reasoning to find an answer. The problem bases itself off a graph drawing of a store that needs to install security cameras. The challenge is to find which placement...
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Math Worksheets Land

Markups and Markdowns Word Problems - Step-by-Step Lesson

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Math is used in real life, and this lesson shows how with percent markups and markdowns. The page belongs to a four-part resource including guided practice and independent problem solving regarding percent problems. 
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Math Cross--Puzzle #25

For Students 4th - 7th
In this coins/money, inches/ounces and days/weeks worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they solve the answers to twenty-eight math problems using addition, multiplication and division strategies.
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Math Cross, Puzzle #26

For Students 4th - 7th
Here is a measurement, money and time learning exercise which invites learners to solve twenty-eight math problems utilizing addition, subtraction and multiplication strategies to complete a math crossword puzzle.
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Teach Engineering

The Energy Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Think you can solve the energy problem? You'll first need to know about current energy use. Analyzing a set of circle graphs lets scholars see where energy consumption is the greatest, both by sector and by household use. They develop a...
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Stoichiometry, Percent Yield and Limiting Reagents: practice problems

For Students 9th
The questions here present situational problems and calculations to help your students understand the application of the math and data analysis practice.
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Interpreting Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Sixth graders interpret linear and nonlinear graphs. They create graphs based on a problem set. Next, they represent quantitive relationships on a graph and write a story related to graphing.

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