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Rational Number Project

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 22: Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Have young mathematicians subtracting fractions in no time with this manipulative-based math lesson. Using their sets of fraction circles, students explore a number of word problems involving the subtraction of fractions before working...
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Curated OER

Arithmetic: Fractions and Percentages

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young mathematicians review the basic operations needed for addition and subtraction of fractions. They review the rules for addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator, how to change them if the denominators are...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractions and Percentages 9.1

For Students 4th - 6th
For these calculating and converting fractions and percentages worksheets, learners add and subtract fractions, solve word problems, and convert fractions to percentages and percentages to fractions. They solve 85 problems.
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University of Minnesota

Fraction Operations and Initial Decimal Ideas

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Add another strategy to the toolboxes of young mathematicians with this elementary math lesson on using number lines to add and subtract fractions.
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Curated OER

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 21: Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become familiar with the process of subtracting fractions.  In this subtracting fractions lesson, students complete examples and then write a story problem. Students continue to practice while sharing their problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractions and Percentages extra exercises 4.1

For Students 4th - 5th
In this working with fraction and percentage learning exercise, students complete fractions, write fractions in simplest form, write fractions in order of size, calculate fractions of whole numbers, solve word problems, add and subtract...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Rational Number Project

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Infuse your unit on fractions, decimals, and operations with a thorough module about rational numbers. With a teaching guide, learner examples, templates for instruction, and lesson rationale, the module is a solid way to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Arithmetic: Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Mathematics aces, after a warm-up activity with some easy calculations, practice solving rules of signs and powers of 10 equations. Multiplying and dividing decimals is also covered within this lesson in depth. A variety of examples and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractions and Percentages

For Students 7th - 9th
In this fractions and percentages worksheet, students are given 4 mental test each with 8 problems including finding percentages, converting decimals and fractions to percentages, and adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Arithmetic: Fractions

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fractions instructional activity, students add positive and negative fractions with unlike denominators. They compute a fractional part of a number. This six-page instructional activity contains approximately 20 problems....
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Curated OER

Arithmetic: Fractions

For Students 5th - 8th
In this arithmetic worksheet, students add, multiply, divide and subtract integers and fractions.  This six-page worksheet contains approximately 75 problems.  Answers are provided.
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Curated OER

Fractions Made Visible

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners practice using fractions "on the job." They explain the importance of fractions.
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Curated OER

New: Fun with Fractions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine that the larger the denominator the more parts the whole is being divided into. They use fractions to communicate and compare parts of the whole. They discover what the numerator and denominator of a fraction...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Sky High

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
How are skyscrapers built? What does it take to make a structurally sound building? How can one work within a budget to complete a building project? These guiding questions will be investigated and answered within a hands-on...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Arithmetic: Decimals, Fractions, and Percentages

For Students 4th - 5th
In this decimals, fractions, and percents worksheet, learners review many different concepts related to parts of a whole, such as adding and subtracting decimals, converting decimals to fractions, converting fractions to decimals,...
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Virginia Department of Education

Properties of Real Numbers

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Students use paper cups and colored chips to observe properties of operations with real numbers. As a class, students brainstorm and use manipulatives to demonstrate associative, commutative, distributive identity and inverse properties....
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Curated OER

Math and Your Local Restaurant

For Teachers All
Connect ratios, fractions, scale factor, percents, and elapsed time to restaurants.
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PBS

Adding Integers

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Your sixth and seventh graders deepen their understanding of a number line and adding integers in this concrete, hands-on activity. Learners play "Warehouse Puzzle" and then discuss their game strategies and the characteristics...
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Consumers Energy

The Cost of Electricity

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How much is your toaster costing you every day? Young environmentalists calculate the monetary costs of household appliances based on their average consumption of wattage.
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Curated OER

Who Wants to Carry a Million?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students, in groups, determine the volume of a box large enough to hold a million dollars. They calculate the dimensions of a bill and the volume of the money.