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Coconut and Chocolate Chip Passover Macaroons
Recipies are a natural medium for using fractions in real-world problems. This delicious activity has learners adapting the ingredients for coconut and chocolate chip macaroons, a Passover treat, for fewer and more cookies than the...
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Translate Word Phrases and Sentences into Equations
Use this video to show your learners an example of how to translate word phrases into an equation to solve a real-world problem. The presenter begins with a review of how to use cross products to solve a proportion, including how to do...
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A Slice of Pi
Math pupils, by viewing a video, discover the history of pi and some of the applications of its uses in the world today. They conduct an experiment by measuring the diameter and circumference of various circular objects to calculate...
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Games for Probability: In-Class and Powerball Simulation
Your soon-to-be statisticians play a game to understand the difference between independent and dependent experiments and probability. They draw colored cubes from a bag and then, by either replacing the cube in the bag, or not, for each...
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Minnesota-China Connections:What Time Is It?
Students calculate the time difference between Beijing, China and their local community. They discuss how time difference affects intercultural communication.
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Capture/Recapture
Students use proportions to estimate the size of populations. They describe the data with using a graph or table of the estimate. Students use descriptive statistics to calculate mean, median, and mode. They also compare and contrast an...
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Find the Fraction, Decimal and Percentage
Students review how to find percentages from decimals and fractions. Using photographs, they determine the percentage, decimal and fractions of different criteria. They use a calculator to change the form of the rational numbers as well.
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Perfect Numbers?
In these math worksheets, students will complete 14 problems about proper fractions, 14 problems about abundant and defective numbers, and 14 problems about determining perfect, abundant, and defective numbers.
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Horatio's Ratios
View a PBS video entitled Horatio's Drive and explore Horatio's Ratios. Collaborative learners form groups to use Mapquest to determine distances covered. They generate the mathematical averages, ratios, and rates in order to calculate...
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A Statistical Study of the Letters of the Alphabet
Students gather appropriate information for simple statistical analysis. Then they will calculate probability working with a piece of literature that makes this lesson ideal for teaching across the whole curriculum.
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Numbers and Operations
Students practice using proportions to discover the fraction needed to use the right amount of an ingredient. They calculate the number of ounces in one gallon as well. They answer questions to complete the instructional activity.
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Using Proportions to Solve Problems
Skittles and math? Pupils will work as a class to determine how many orange Skittles are in a large bag by using proportions. They will problem solve, estimate, and share their thinking. Then, they will each receive a small bag of...
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Ratios, Unit Rates, and Proportions
Explore the concept of ratios, unit rates, and proportions. Learners convert fractions and percents to decimals. They discuss rates and where they can be found in the real world. A hands-on experiment and numerous flash cards and...
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Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
In this adding and subtracting rational numbers worksheet, students add and subtract 20 sets of fractions with polynomial denominators. Students compute common denominators.
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Solving Multi-Step Problems
Use this multi-step problems worksheet to have your charges complete multi-step problems including money, fractions, charts, and more. They complete 30 problems total.
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Voting for Two, Variation 2
John won the election, but by how much more? Your learners will calculate how many votes each candidate received in order to determine the difference. Use with other lessons provided in the series to practice different variations of this...
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Fraction Test: Review of Fraction Concepts
In this fractions review test worksheet, students solve 25 problems that require them to compare fractions, calculate fractions problems, and simplify fractions.
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Adding Mixed Numbers (1)
In this adding mixed numbers worksheet, learners problem solve and calculate the answers to ten addition equations involving mixed numbers.
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Fraction Review
In this fractions worksheet, learners put fractions into their simplest form, write as improper fractions, add and subtract, estimate amounts, and more. They complete 31 problems.
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Adding Mixed Numbers (1)
In this adding mixed numbers worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to ten addition equations involving mixed numbers.
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Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers (1)
For this adding and subtracting mixed numbers worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to ten addition and subtraction equations.
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Add Mixed Numbers With Like Denominators (A)
In this adding mixed numbers with like denominators worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to seven addition equations.
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Add Fractions With Like Denominators (A)
In this adding fractions with like denominators worksheet, learners problem solve and calculate the answers to fourteen addition equations.
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Add Fractions With Like Denominators (A)
In this adding fractions with like denominators worksheet, students problem solve and calculate the answers to fourteen addition equations.