Illustrative Mathematics
Converting Square Units
Jada has a rectangle board that is measured in inches. Young learners confirm their understanding of converting inches to feet. Then they find the area in square feet. Jada thinks she has a short-cut to convert inches square to square...
Illustrative Mathematics
Finding a 10% increase
A quick problem to test your mathematicians' knowledge on percent increase. Two different solutions are provided, mental math and computing. Ask your learners to include a description of what they did to supplement their answer.
Illustrative Mathematics
Tax and Tip
Finding out how to calculate tax and tip is a valuable skill that all young adults should be able to do without a calculator. Learners are given a bill and asked to calculate the tax, tip, and total amount. Calculations can be exact or...
Curated OER
Chinese New Year: A Simple Lesson in Debt, Percent, and Loan Interest
Young scholars study Chinese New Year traditions while investigating the concepts of percent and loan interest. They apply the concepts to calculate the total debt on monies borrowed.
Curated OER
Popcorn Math
Everyone loves popcorn! Use this treat to teach math concepts including place value, estimating, graphing, and volume. Eight possible activities are included, and they can be modified to fit all grade levels.
Curated OER
The Stock Market
Students explore the loss and gain made in the stock market as they invest a sum of money and report the results as percentages instead of points.
Curated OER
Empirical Rule Practice Problems
Using the empirical rule for a normal distribution, young statisticians determine the percent of adult women with given heights and weights. They find the percentile rank of a woman of a stated height and find the area under a curve.
Curated OER
Probability
Seventh graders solve and complete 2 different problems that include a number of other possibilities. First, they draw a marble as stated for each out of a sack of marbles and determine the probability of getting that particular marble....
Curated OER
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.
Curated OER
Froot Loops to the Max - 1
Middle schoolers complete and solve five questions related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color of Froot Loops and which color has the greatest and least frequency. Then, pupils write the fraction...
Curated OER
Solving Math Problems In the Real World
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 activity, groups write and solve word problems....
Curated OER
Foul Shots
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, students determine a basketball player’s percent accuracy and the number of foul shots he must make in order to raise his average to 50%. The one page learning exercise contains one...
Curated OER
Language of Probability
Enhance your next lesson on probability with a text rich presentation intended to teach the language associated with probability. The use of decimals, fractions, and percents are discussed as well are the terms, likely, unlikely, and...
Curated OER
Calculating Probabilities: Introduction
Introduce your class to a sure-fire method for calculating probabilities. The method is described alongside several examples, then put into practice with a series of probability questions for the class to solve. This would be a great...
Curated OER
Percents Customized Worksheet
For this percents worksheet, students solve 18 different problems that include determining the percent of various numbers. First, they determine which way they are going to solve each problem. Then, students determine the equivalent...
Curated OER
Introducing the Concept: Percents
Students explore the math concept of percents. For this percents lesson, students examine visual examples of the relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
Curated OER
Finding a Percent of a Number
In this percent worksheet, middle schoolers find the percent of a number using multiplication. This one-page worksheet contains 20 problems. Answers are provided on the same page.
Curated OER
Froot Loops to the Max - 2
In this Froot Loops to the max worksheet, middle schoolers complete and solve 5 problems related to a box of Froot Loops cereal. First, they determine how many of each color is represented in the box of Froot Loops. Then, students...
Curated OER
Shots, Standings, and Shopping
Rates and ratios can easily be applied to real-world situations. Learners explore a series of websites in order to procure comparable data. They define ratios and rates, view videos, and use the internet to explore how ratios and rates...
Curated OER
Eraser Dog: Percents
In this percents worksheet, students solve 30 different problems related to determining percents of numbers. First, they define a percent as a ratio whose second term is 100.
Curated OER
Compare Data Sets
In this comparing data sets practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
Curated OER
Equivalence of Fractions, Decimals & Percents
In this fractions, decimals and percents worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining the equivalence of fractions, decimals and percents. First, they complete the information for each picture...
Curated OER
Student Exploration: Fraction, Decimal, Percent
Students explore the concept of fractions, decimals, and percents. In this number sense lesson, students use a worksheet to guide them through the exploration of the relationship between fractions, decimals, and percents. Students work...
Curated OER
Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
In this conversion worksheet, students practice converting fractions, decimals and percents. This one-page worksheet contains approximately 30 problems.