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Calculating the Cost of a "Sound Basic Education"
Students state their opinions about school funding and the use of monetary resources by school districts and use reasons, facts, and examples to support their ideas. They compare sets of data related to school funding and draw...
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Shop 'Til You Drop
Students evaluate food prices. In this real world math lesson plan, students compare the cost of various grocery items to determine which is the best deal. They work in groups using grocery ads to decide how to get the most product for...
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Intercepting Villans Using the Correct Rate
A Cyberchase video introduces the distance = rate x time equation. Participants then calculate answers to proposed problems and graph a series of results that is then incorporated into a game to help cement the concept. A thorough and...
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Quadratic Formula
Mathematicians determine the solutions of a quadratic function by looking at a graph. They use the quadratic formula to solve quadratic functions on their Ti-Nspire.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Subtraction with Regrouping
Learning how to regroup when subtracting numbers can be challenging and requires a solid understanding of place value. Walk your class through the steps with a clear and explicit presentation that addresses standard regrouping and...
Discovery Education
Architects in Action
Hands-on and real-world applications are great ways to teach mathematical concepts. Creative thinkers examine how ratios are used to create scale models of buildings and structures. They practice working with ratios by looking at a map...
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Making Money and Spreading the Flu!
Paper folding, flu spreading in a school, bacteria growth, and continuously compounded interest all provide excellent models to study exponential functions. This is a comprehensive resource that looks at many different aspects of...
Mt. San Antonio Collage
Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
Starting with the basics, learners discover the features of a parabola and the ways to accurately graph it. After pupils practice with graphing, the end of the worksheet focuses on application type problems.
Mt. San Antonio Collage
Graphs of Rational Functions
Sometimes graphing rational functions can feel a little "irrational." Starting with the basics, learners work their way through the pieces of these graphs and finish off with an application question.
College Board
2013 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions
Apply the skills to problems to ace the AP test. Free-response questions require scholars to take calculus skills and apply them to situations. Pupils use the questions to see how those situations appear on an upcoming exam. Teacher use...
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Connecting Math to Our Lives
Students participate in an online interactive forum to explore how math is used in their families and communities. They design games to submit to other students online, and identify and organize data to solve the problems from other...
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Real Life Math Word Problems: Reading a Bus Schedule
In this math learning exercise, students solve 12 real life math word problems pertaining to bus schedules and elapsed time. This page is from the UK and the cities and towns are from that region.
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Linear Systems: Applications of Eiginvalues
In this Eigenvalue and Eigenvector worksheet, students examine the applications of matrix exponentiation. This four-page worksheet provides explanations and examples, as well as three problems to complete.
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Applications of Quadratic Functions
In this math activity, students investigate the quadratic functions. They solve the word problems while writing the new algebra expressions.
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Sunshine Math- 1
In this problem solving worksheet, students complete 7 word problems that include telling time, maps, place value, fractions, and patterns. Note: The first page of this looks slanted, but is legible.
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Yes and No
In this early childhood math problem solving activity, learners examine 3 word problems and then respond to the yes or no questions that follow each.
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Subtract All, Some, or None
In this subtraction skills practice learning exercise, students use their problem solving skills to solve 3 math word problems. Students should use math drawings to help them solve the problems.
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Problem-Solving Application: Use Circle Graphs
In this problem solving worksheet, students analyze the information in a circle graph about recess activities. Students use this graph to solve 2 application problems.
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Problem-Solving Application: Visual Thinking
In this problem solving application worksheet, students use visual thinking and reasoning in order to help them go through 4 steps to solve a math word problem.
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Problem-Solving Application: Use a Graph: Problem Solving
In this graph usage activity, students read the word problem and then learn to use a math graph by following the steps of understand, plan, solve, and look back.
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Acorn Math: Count by Two
In this counting by numbers learning exercise, 1st graders use the acorn pictures to assist them in counting by two. Students also solve a word problem with the sum already given and they must subtract by two to find the original...
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Problem-Solving Application: Use Operations: Problem Solving
In this mathematical operations worksheet, students read the word problem and use the math table to solve the problem. Students follow the steps understand, plan, solve, and look back to complete the problem.
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Math Club Worksheet #23b
In this math word problem worksheet, students read the problem where they solve the color of a horse by deducing what each character says. Students complete 1 problem total.
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Division With Remainders Word and Application Problems
For this division worksheet, students solve 40 problems in which two digit numbers are divided by one digit with remainders. Students complete word problems with division and also calculate money (English pounds and pence) amounts. This...