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Something Fishy (Statistics)
Students are introduced to a problem involving an environmental issue. They are introduced to the capture-recapture method which involves capturing fish, tagging them, returning them and recapturing another sample. Pupils work in...
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Count The Letters
Students perform activities involving ratios, proportions and percents. Given a newspaper article, groups of students count the number of letters in a given area. They use calculators and data collected to construct a pie chart and bar...
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Silhouettes and Interiors
Middle schoolers create a multimedia piece that integrates drawing and collage. Students learn about metacognition and the discovering of self through genres of art and literature by using these steps: inspiration, brainstorm,...
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Solving Equations Using Two Operations
Need more detail in showing your class how to solve two-step equations and proportions? This lesson plan outlines the steps young mathematicians need to solve simple equations and check their results.
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Dried Meat
Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...
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Ratio Relationships
Students solve for the different ratio and proportion of a problem. In this geometry lesson plan, students show their knowledge of how to solve proportional relationships. They convert between percent, decimals and fractions.
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Belly Dancer Problem
For this math worksheet, students determine the rate at which belly dancers lose weight. This worksheet contains one multiple-step word problem. It may be used as a problem of the week.
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Ten Multiple-Choice Rate, Ratio, and Proportion Problems
In this rate, ratio, and proportion activity, 7th graders solve ten multiple-choice problems. The solutions are provided by clicking on the "show answers" on the bottom of the page.
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Proportional Segments Between Parallel Lines
Learners identify similar triangles. In this proportional segments lesson plan, students identify corresponding sides, set up ratios, and find the length of the missing side of a triangle. They use the parallel/proportionality...
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Proportion Problems
In this proportion learning exercise, students use work space provided and state whether rations are proportional. Answers are included on page 2.
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Atlatl Lessons for Grade 8
Eighth graders explore the weapons of the Aboriginal people. In this eight grade math/science lesson, 8th graders collect and analyze data regarding the speed and distance of a dart thrown with an atlatl. Students choose the...
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Ratio & Proportion for Algebra I
In this ration & proportion for Algebra I learning exercise, students answer twenty-three word problems involving ratio and proportion.
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What's My Ratio?
Students investigate ratios of various objects. In this ratios of various objects lesson plan, students draw pictures on graph paper and then dilate or shrink the image. Students determine the ratio of their pictures. Students trade...
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Altitude Locator
High schoolers use protractors, strings, and straws to construct a device used to determine the height of tall objects. In this applied geometry lesson, students use common objects to construct a tangent height guide. They use principles...
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Physics Lab Rockets
Students construct and test balloon rockets and a model rocket. In this rocket science lesson, students use an inquiry-based method to master balloon rockets and have a shoot-off with the goal of attaining the highest altitude. Next,...
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Proportion Problems
In this proportions worksheet, students complete proportion word problems including one and two digit numbers. Students complete 6 numbers.
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Proportion of the Human Form
Students discover proportions of the Human Body. In this anatomy lesson, students create replicas of the Human body using nothing but paper and glue. Students share their creations with the entire class.
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Atlatl Lessons Grade 4-12
Young scholars experiment with velocity, ratios, and rates. In this data management lesson, students throw a dart with and without using an atlatl and collect and record various data. Young scholars construct ratios based on the data and...
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Ratio and Proportion 2
In this ratio instructional activity, students analyze the number of orders taken for different foods in a cafe. Students solve 8 ratio and proportion problems using the numbers in the data table. There are detailed examples on the page.
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Percent Equations
In this percent equations activity, 6th graders solve and complete 9 different types of problems. First, they find the value of each percentage provided. Then, students determine the percentage of a given number.
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Problem Solving
In this problem solving worksheet, students read story problems, set up the equations and determine the answer to the problem. They use words to justify their reasoning. This two-page worksheet contains 5 problems involving proportions.
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Proportion
In this proportion worksheet, students read story problems and set up proportions to solve the given situation. They use proportions to determine the length of a missing side when given similar figures. This two-page worksheet contains 4...
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Ratio and Proportion: Write and Interpret
In this ratio and proportion worksheet, students explore example problems. Afterwards, they read story problems and use ratios and proportions to find the solution. This three-page worksheet contains six multi-step problems,
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Unit 5: Worksheet 4 - Proportion
In this proportion instructional activity, students use proportions to find the length of a missing side of similar triangles. They find percent of a number, and solve real life story problems with percents and discounts. This two-page...