How Much Further Is It?

Given currency exchange rates, globetrotters calculate how much money a set of siblings would have in India, China, and Austria. 

Young mathematicians apply their knowledge of algebraic equations to examine the cost of Sally's U Tunes membership in this problem solving exercise. Given the initial membership fee and the cost per song, students must write an...

By engaging in real life examples, learners practice measurement and conversion skills. They review a chart comparing pints, quarts, and gallons. Then, they complete a worksheet involving prices per unit. For example, they calculate how...

The connection between fractions and division is not always intuitive for 5th graders. Pie, on the other hand, is something 5th graders can connect with. Multiple pies divided among multiple people provide the platform for your class to...

Fifth graders examine ways to save and spend money. They look at ways that people earn, save, and spend money using chapters from Tom Birdseye's Tarantula Shoes. They add and subtract decimals to fill in a worksheet entitled, "Is It a...

How many times do you need to review quantity expressions? Focus on the words any, how much, some, and how many with an engaging grammar presentation.

Students read the story How Much is a Million and discuss place value. In this place value lesson plan, students learn about place value in numbers up to 1 million and observe examples.

In this how much cargo will it hold instructional activity, students compare mass, volume, and density measures to determine which should be used for making fair charges for hauling cargo. Student's findings are placed on a graph.

Students investigate relative size using foraminifera.  In these microfossils lessons, students examine the size of microfossils found in core samples and that an almost incomprehensible number of microfossils are deposited in seafloor...

Review some long division that contains a decimal number. Do the division first and when that is completed then figure out where the decimal goes in the answer. Just don't let those decimals make you crazy about doing the long division.