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EZ Fractions
Students become familiar with fractions, and have a meaningful experience to relate them to. They write fractions, and identify numerators and denominators.
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Consumer Borrowing and Spending
Credit can be confusing for teens, some of whom are already using credit cards. Clear up misconceptions with this group research activity which has a solid outline with a lot of room to adjust to your needs and resources. Groups are...
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Farmers Dilemma
Young scholars investigate the "futures" market and how it affects farmers by completing a prediction activity utilizing bags of M&Ms. While completing this activity, students practice basic mathematics skills and reinforce economic...
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Lesson 2: Timber Harvesting Methods and Logging Methods
Whereas very few learners study this topic, this lesson plan is written well! An organized and detailed teaching outline explains thinning, clearcutting, seed tree, and shelterwood methods of harvesting timber. Beautiful diagrams can be...
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Learning Lesson: The Rain Man
Learners participate in a demonstration showing the concept of precipitation. They view the hydrologic cycle and identify its stages, and discuss flash flood safety at the end the lesson.
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Investigation- What Does It Cost?
Eighth graders investigate percents by comparing different discounts on the same sale item, practice graphing percents, and look at reasonable and unreasonable "percents off" a sale item.
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Investigation- On The Surface
Students will examine solids to determine which has the least surface area. They will also understand the use of units, square units, and cubic units. There is also the teaching and application of geometry formulas to perform calculations.
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Complete Adjustment Column of a Worksheet
Students take turns reading pages in their Accounting text concerning worksheets. They watch as the teacher demonstrates the concept-starting with two, buying 4 and ending with one, they see that the one remaining box must be considered...
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How Much Do You Burn?
Sixth graders discover their weight relative to the other children in their class. They determine how many calories they burn through exercise and compare it with their classmates. Using the internet, they calculate their body mass index...
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Microscopy
In this microscope worksheet, students complete 15 review questions of labeling, defining and short answer after finishing a compound microscope lab. Lab included.
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Interactive Crossword
In this interactive crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with forty clues. Students are given the definition of words and must come up with the correct word to fill in. Example words include: glove, mutual, and launch.
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Write and Solve Equations
Here is a problem solving worksheet in which learners read six story problems. They write an equation and then solve the problem. Basic addition and subtraction will be used.
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Recycling
In this recycling worksheet, students explore the topic of hazardous waste and then answer 8 fill in the blank questions pertaining to recycling.
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Surname Survey
Learners use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine whether last names in a local phone directory reflect the Census Bureau's list of the most common surnames in the country. In this surnames lesson plan, students use the Internet...
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How Much Will That House Cost?
What is a mortgage and how do you use it to pay for a house? Young financiers determine how much money is actually spent paying a mortgage payment on a home. They use their math skills to calculate monthly payments on a home given a 30...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 2c
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Multiplication, Division, and Money
In this math review worksheet, learners complete problems involving multiplication, division, money, and equations. Students complete 10 multiple choice problems.
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Through India and Back
Middle schoolers play a game based on "The Amazing Race" to practice using rates and fractions. In this fractions and rates lesson, students work in small groups competing to complete the tasks in the quickest time. At each stage of the...
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Cool Tools to Solve Challenging Word Problems
Students explore math functions by completing worksheets in class. For this word problem lesson, students read the story A Remainder of One and practice solving division problems from the story. Students complete a worksheet which...
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Adaptation Worksheet
Adaptation or acclimation? Young ecologists determine which is being exemplified in twenty questions. When teaching about adaptations, make sure to talk about acclimation, a short-term learned response to a change in the surroundings....
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Complete Adjustment Column of a Worksheet
Accounting is a vital skill for personal finance management and when running a business. As part of a larger lesson plan, learners fill out the adjustments column of an accounting worksheet. They practice keeping records on a real...
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Energy in the Home
This PowerPoint covers the complete topic of using energy in the home. Facts are given about the requirements for energy, where energy comes from, costs of energy and costs of running appliances. There are a number of lists here that...
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Division Word Problems
Use visual aids to help mathematicians who are new to division. They examine a word problem, using a picture for guidance. Because this has the answer explained below, it is ideal as an all-class warm up. Cover up the bottom as the class...
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Percent Error and Percent Increase - Independent Practice Worksheet
Give your learners a small taste of the business world by calculating percent error and percent increase. The resource provides several practice problems to give your mathematicians practice setting up the ratio to convert to percents....