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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Solving Percent Problems III

For Teachers 6th Standards
What happens when combining percentage discounts? The last lesson in a series of 29 introduces the idea of combining discounts one after another. Pupils wrestle with the claim that to find the total discount, they need to only add the...
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Activity
US Department of Commerce

Comparing My State

For Teachers 4th Standards
How does your state compare? Using census data, scholars determine the total population and the number of 11-year-old boys and girls in two different states. They round and compare values, and then make up a question about the two states...
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Activity
US Department of Commerce

The Place of My State

For Teachers 4th Standards
State the population of the state. Pupils research census data on the total population, the number of children their age, and the number of children of the same age and gender in their states. They write these numbers in standard,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Froot Loops to the Max - Predictions and Weighing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this prediction and weighing worksheet, learners complete and solve 5 problems related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they complete the table with the data each team finds with their box of cereal. Students determine the...
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PPT
Curated OER

Limiting Reactant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Chemistry classes learn the importance of a limiting reactant by first considering a cake recipe. Given the recipe and the total amount available for each ingredient, they must calculate how many cakes can be made. Finally, they apply...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mixed Money 4

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this money counting worksheet, students count the number of pennies and nickels in each example. Students write the total amount for the 6 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Money: Count Quarters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this money worksheet, students count sets of quarter, writing the total amount of money shown beside each set. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Money: Half Dollars

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting coins worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which half dollars are counted and the total amount of money recorded in dollars and cents.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Money-Dimes and Quarters

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this money worksheet, students add dimes and quarters, writing the total amount shown in each row. The worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Addition With Pennies

For Students K - 2nd
In this addition of pennies worksheet, students complete 10 picture addition problems, adding sets of pennies and writing total amounts.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Voting for Two, Variation 4

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
After elections, the total amount of votes is not specified but the ratio of votes is. Your learners' job is to determine the fraction of votes John received above half of all votes. The problem can be solved abstractly or by other...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Final Analysis

For Students 7th - 9th
In this consumer mathematics worksheet, learners calculate the total amount of money they earned during a project given. Then they transfer the expenses from each month to find their totals. Students also calculate to find their final...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Global Distribution of Water

For Students 8th - 10th
In this water worksheet, learners are given the percent of distribution of water on earth. With the total amount of water equal to 1,000ml students determine the number of ml for each type of water on earth and color a beaker with the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Cents

For Students 2nd
For this consumer math worksheet, 2nd graders count the four sets of coins and write the total amount on the line.                                                          
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Absolute Ages of Rocks

For Students 7th - 10th
For this age of rocks worksheet, students answer five matching questions about terms related to the decay of atoms. They use a strip of paper to simulate half life of atoms and determine the total amount of time it took to deplete the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Estimate the Number of Cherries

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this estimating activity, students observe groups of five cherries and estimate the total amount. Students choose one multiple choice answer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holiday Wish Lists

For Teachers 3rd
Have your class create wish lists in order to practice money-management skills. Learners make a list of items they would like to buy. Then they do research on the Internet to identify the price of each item. And, finally, they add up the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Let's Learn About Money

For Students 1st - 2nd
Rather than breaking their piggy banks, your students can use this worksheet to demonstrate their understanding of the fixed value of coins. Class members add the values of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to determine the total...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Utility Bills

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
What is the total cost? Provided with seven problems, pupils determine the total cost for utilities. Scholars determine the amount of the utility used and determine the cost based upon the given unit rate. The resource is part of a prep...
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Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Sharing Markers

For Students 1st Standards
Let your first graders translate these word problems into subtraction sentences. Some of the equations involve finding the answer after Char gives some of her markers away, while others require finding the amount of markers Char started...
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Printables
Curated OER

Home Reading Log

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Ask your learners to keep track of their independent reading progress on a weekly reading log. There is space to write the title of the book, the pages read, a brief summary of what was read each time, and the minutes read. Each of the...
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Assessment2:53
Mathed Up!

Best Buys

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Which scenario is the better deal? Class members examine nine scenarios to determine which choice offers a better deal. Pupils decide whether they need to find unit costs or total prices to compare the two options.
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Worksheet
Curriculum Corner

Chrysanthemum: Name Graphing

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Let's graph the amount of letters in everyone's name in the class. Give the two-page sheet to class members to collect letter data and then translate their data into a graph.
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Activity
101 Questions

Scrambler

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Unscramble a carnival mystery! Scholars observe a video of an overhead view of a carnival ride, The Scrambler. They then must determine mathematically where a specific car will stop after a certain amount of time.