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Who Wants Pizza?

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students practice fraction skills online at the "Want Some Pizza" website. They complete activities via the internet and on square grid paper. They pull down tabs to check their answers.
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Order of Operations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In this order of operations worksheet, pupils solve complex problems where they practice using the order of operations. Students complete 7 problems.
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Government

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders run for various offices. They dress up like a politician, pretend to be running for an office, and tell the students why they should vote for him/her. They explain why it is necessary for a community to have a government
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Crispy Cookie Class Fundraiser

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders see the relationship of math and the real world application by manufacturing a product for making a profit. They create a food product from a recipe, record their sales and analyze and report their gross profit.
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Shopping for Savings

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders calculate savings and identify the best value items from a list of products. They rotate through five studying stations, completing various math activities involving calculators and solving problems related to shopping...
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Science Fair Space

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students determine the most equitable way to share space and cost between three schools for a fictional science fair. Given a diagram, a word problem, and a data set, students analyze and explain the best way for all schools to share...
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Fashion Sense and Dollar Wise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers find the cost of an outfit. In this percentages lesson, students look at ads, pick out an outfit, and find the sale price. They create a commercial and complete 4 included worksheets. 
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Animal Science Research Report

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research an animal. In this research lesson, students utilize various types of technology to gather information about an animal. Students create a class blog and use digital photography for their research.
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Proportion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate proportion and ratio. In this geometry instructional activity, students set up the ratios of proportions correctly and solve for the unknown. They relate it to word problems.
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What Are My Chances?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students calculate probability. In this lesson on probability, students use given data to calculate to chances of a given event occurring. Many of the calculations in this lesson are applicable to daily life.
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Circle Up Your M&Ms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders estimate how many M&Ms are in a pre-counted bag. They determine how many colored M&Ms are in a bag, then decide which of the two, bar graph or circle graph (in this case, circle graph) would be best to show te results.
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Integers

For Teachers 5th
Using a simple technique, learners practice identifying integers on a number line. As numbers, both positive and negative, are pointed to, they name them. This could be part of anticipatory set before a instructional activity on integers.
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Science Unit Lesson Five

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review how and which plants operate in terrariums. In groups, they follow instructions to make their own terrarium and place different types of plants in it. To end the activity, they review the steps in the water cycle and...
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02 x 02 Worksheets

Inverse Variation

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Discover an inverse variation pattern. A simple lesson plan design allows learners to explore a nonlinear pattern. Scholars analyze a distance, speed, and time relationship through tables and graphs. Eventually, they write an equation to...
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Stock Market Math

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate commission for a stock transaction through a broker using the relationship between percentages and decimals. They decide which stocks are preferable based on the price to earnings ratios listed on the stock market quotes.
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Percentages On A Grid

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders show percentages on a 10 x 10 grid. In this percentages lesson plan, 5th graders color in the squares to show a percent.
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EngageNY

The Decimal Expansion of Some Irrational Numbers

For Students 8th Standards
Develop a definition of irrational numbers through an exploration of square roots. The 11th lesson in this series of 25 asks scholars to estimate the value of a square root. Learners observe as the estimation extends further and further...
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Olympic Decimals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Add competitive event times, expressed in decimals, to determine the winners! Individuals use a chart showing competitors' times in four events to figure each team's total time and individual standing.
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Introduction to Exponents

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Problem solve using exponents. Pupils read One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale and write powers to represent amounts from the story.They compare actual solutions to their predictions and play a game to practice using...
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How Does Radon Get In?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the potential sources of radon entry into homes. They compute the surface area for various objects, create a sketch of their home, calculate the ratio of air leaks to the outside surface area, and conduct a radon audit...
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Addition and Subtraction Pick n Mix

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Teach your class how to mentally solve whole number addition and subtraction problems using compensation from tidy numbers including equal additions. They use appropriate recording techniques and predict the usefulness of strategies for...
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Candy Machine

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Using the concept of a candy vending machine, young mathematicians explore the sugar ratios found in different types of candy. Using the provided information, class members calculate and compare different ratios in...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Optimizing Coverage: Security Cameras

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Are you being watched? Class members determine where to place security cameras protecting a shop. They then evaluate their own and several provided solutions.
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How Does Radon Get Into Your Home?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete an experiment in which they measure the radon level in their home. They examine the different types of units of measurement and practice using them throughout the activity. They calculate surface area on objects as well.