Whole Number and Decimal Place Value

Class members investigate how positive and negative numbers are useful in the real world. Individuals first read a short passage and identify terms indicating positive and negative numbers. They consider situations involving positive...

Continuing from the previous lesson in the series, scholars learn to use positive and negative integers to describe real-world situations. In groups, they come up with their own situations for given positive and negative integers. 

Constructing decimals correctly is a crucial concept for elementary learners to grasp. Here, have the young mathematicians in your class explore standard and expanded form while comparing decimal values. This unit is taught while...

Check out the handout from a presentation that contains a collection of high school algebra projects connecting a variety of mathematics to the real world. Activities range from simple probabilities to calculus. The activities can be...

Fifth graders apply math to real-world situations. In this mathematics instructional activity, 5th graders are read the book, "Math Curse," which discusses ways in which math is used each day. Students then write a sequel to the book in...

Adding double-digit numbers can seem difficult for some students. But, this Khan Academy video makes this process clear in a developmentally sound way. Students watch as 'Sal' adds the number 46 to 43. He references each number by its...

Upper elementary and middles schoolers discuss and solve real world applications of math. They use formulas for volume and percents to answer real world questions. In the second part of the lesson, groups write and solve word problems....

Money and measurement are often expressed as decimal numbers. Here are 20 well-worded problems intended to put decimal numbers in a real-world context. Learners will add, subtract, multiply, and divide to determine the answer to each...

In this right place, right time instructional activity, learners read train timetables and apply the information to answer math word problems. Students solve eight word problems.

Young geometers use the interactive website Cyberchase to practice calculating both area and perimeter. Real world problems encourage learners to discover that we use math each and every day.