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Make a Model of a Home Made From Shipping Containers
Build a scale model of a home built out of shipping containers. A hands-on activity has scholars watch a video about a home built from shipping containers and then design their own home. They build scale models of their designed homes...
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How Simple Is Your Rational Expression?
Investigate simplifying rational expressions. Learners define rational expressions, review how numerators and denominators are polynomials and complete several problems using a checklist to ensure they don't skip any steps. Work can be...
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You Can't Go Wrong with a Right Triangle 1
Fourth and fifth graders study the Pythagorean Theorem and apply it to find the missing side of a right triangle.
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Algebra II Chapter 11 Test
In this Algebra II worksheet, students assess their knowledge of rational algebraic expressions. The three page worksheet contains a combination of twenty-three multiple choice, short answer, and word problems. Answers are not provided.
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Small Angle Calculations
Learners work with circles, angles and estimating angles in the night sky. In this circles and angles lesson, students practice measuring a degree using the circumference of a circle and apply the degree to determine a way to use their...
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Advanced Factoring Strategies for Quadratic Expressions (part 2)
What do you do with a difficult-to-factor quadratic expression? This lesson provides the answer. Pupils learn a grouping strategy to help factor trinomials. When guess and check seems too tedious, this method is the "works every time"...
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Converting among Units
In this conversion activity, student use the factor-label method or unit analysis method to convert given measurements from one unit to another unit.
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Order of Operations
Fourth graders develop an understanding of the order of operations by relating to putting on a sock and shoe. In this order of operations instructional activity, 4th graders a mnemonic device to complete math examples. Students can...
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Calculus Games
In this calculus worksheet, students rewrite a word problem using algebraic symbols and calculate the derivative of a function to find the correct solution. There are 20 matching questions with an answer key.
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Factoring Trinomials
Students factor trinomials using algebra tiles and blocks. In this algebra lesson plan, students complete a trinomials station activity. They work backwords to find their answers and discuss their steps in a group.
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Calculating Total From Percents
Using this short review of finding a percentage of a number, learners can practice important skills. There are twelve questions on this worksheet.
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Practice Test: Chapter 7 - Percents
In this percent worksheet, students convert between fractions, decimals and percents. They create a model of each number represented. This six-page worksheet contains 25 multi-step problems.
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Comparing Sets
Students count back with cubes to model subtraction problems. In this subtraction lesson plan, students compare sets of problems and record their results in a table.
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Percentages: Calculating Percent - 2
Here is a worksheet on which math classes practice calculating the percentage of different numbers. Some of the percentages involve decimals, so this would not be an assignment for first-time percent calculators! You can print the...
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Punch Mix-up
Fifth graders discuss the relationship between equivalent fractions, ratios, and proportions. In this fraction activity, 5th graders answer questions about a punch mixture in order to find the ratio of ingredients.
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Ratio and Proportion: Simplifying Ratios (1 of 2)
Here is a set of 24 pairs of numbers for which kids reduce the ratios to their simplest form. It is a simple and straightforward assignment, meant by the publisher to address CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.3. Note, however, that it only requires...
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Topsy-Turvy Math With Rational Numbers
Fourth graders complete a worksheet. As a whole class, 4th graders hear a lecture and complete a worksheet on factors, multiplicative inverses and reciprocals, finding the quotient of two fractions and the division of fractions to...
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Proportions
Middle schoolers examine the mathematical concept of proportions in an attempt to apply them in various types of problems. The real application of proportions is often found in word problems which requires a them to also practice a...
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Ratios (Cost of a Habit)
Students consider an individual habit and its cost. They study ratios and proportions, and use that knowledge to calculate the cost of a habit over extended periods of time. write a detailed comparison of the costs.
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Battle to the Death: Adding Integers
Young scholars explore the concept of adding integers. In this adding integers lesson, students simulate the battle of the 300 spartans at Thermopylae. Young scholars use colored game pieces to represent positive and negative numbers. ...
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Word Problems: Algebra
Students discuss algebraic symbols, equalities and unknown quantities, review sample problems and complete associated worksheets.
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Circles and Clocks, Shapes and Time
Students work in groups to research clocks and practice telling time. In this telling time instructional activity, students use the computer program ProQuest to study circles, including radius and diameter, and practice drawing circles...
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Mechanically Inclined
Eighth graders examine the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane through experimentation.
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Conversions That Make Cents
Eighth graders practice calculating problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They estimate solutions to algebraic problems. They also graph their solutions.