Curated OER
Using Decimal Benchmarks
Pupils demonstrate some common operations done while using fractions based upon mathematical standards. They are also changing common fractions to decimals with estimation skills and the use of a calculator.
San Francisco Symphony
The 20% of Beethoven
Compare Beethoven's fifth symphony to latin music and disco. Learners will listen to and discuss the elements found in the first part of Beethoven's composition. They'll then look for the same elements in Tito Puente and Bee Gees songs....
Curated OER
How Cool Is Your Environment?
Students study the formulas for calculating heat energy and how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit. They apply the formulas on a worksheet.
Curated OER
Number Chameleon
Students complete a worksheet in which they study the relationships between fractions, decimal, and percents.
Curated OER
Sea Ice: Unscrambling the Egg Code
Students determine sea ice thickness, concentration, and floe size by reading egg codes. In this sea ice conditions activity, students color code a map based on prescribed criteria and use the maps to identify changes in sea ice...
Curated OER
Conversions: Metrics Made Easy
Learners, in groups, measure and record each other's height. They identify measurement conversion methods and use online resources to convert measured heights to multiple systems.
Curated OER
Skateboards
Learners examine two plants that make skateboards. They practice converting fractions to percents in real life applications.
Curated OER
Four Decimal, Fraction, and Percent Activities
In this fraction worksheet, students solve problems presented in four different activities. The activities cover percentages, fractions, decimals, currency exchange, and value added tax. A card "game" is one of the...
Curated OER
Ratio and Proportions
Students explore the means and extremes of a proportion, the how to make a scale drawing.
Noyce Foundation
Toy Trains
Scholars identify and continue the numerical pattern for the number of wheels on a train. Using the established pattern and its inverse, they determine whether a number of wheels is possible. Pupils finish...
Curated OER
Conversions: Metrics Made Easy
Students convert standard units of measurement to metric units using tape measures, meter sticks, rulers, and online conversion calculators.
Curated OER
Math League Baseball: Five Week Project
Eighth graders analyze how to use statistics, change fractions to decimal, and graph their statistics. They draft players from Major League Baseball eams and chose on player for each position, including 3 oufielders and one designated...
Curated OER
Reading Trees: Understanding Dendrochronology
Students examine tree-ring dating and discuss the lack of water the settlers in Jamestown faced. They create paper tree rings, simulate rain patterns, and describe the history of construction paper tree sequences.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Changing Fractions and Decimals to Percents
This Millionaire Game challenges students to convert fractions and decimals to percents. Students will use decimal notation with denominators of 10 and 100 and convert rational numbers to decimals using long division.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Number: Change Repeating Decimals to Fractions
Test your knowledge of converting a repeating decimal into fraction form.
Quia
Quia: Convert Decimals to Fractions & Vice Versa Quiz 1
Use this quiz to assess your ability to convert a decimal to a fraction and vice versa. There is a link with information to review this skill if you have difficulty.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Changing Decimals to a Fraction
Explains step-by-step how to change a decimal to a fraction. Gives examples and exercises to practice this skill.
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Algebra
This lesson provides basic instruction on the major concepts in algebra. Content includes a focus on fractions, units of conversion, complex numbers, quadratic equations, factorization and roots of polynomials, solving equations, systems...
Quia
Quia: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Quiz 4
Use this quiz to assess your ability to work with fractions, decimals, and percentages. There is a link with information to review this skill if you have difficulty.
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Changing Fractions and Decimals to Percents Millionaire Game
A millionaire game where students practice changing fractions to decimals and percents.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fraction Decimal Intuition
In this exercise, students practice fraction-decimal intuition. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Fractions Into Decimals
This Math Page tutorial explains how to change a fraction to a decimal and features a practice section at the end of the lesson.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
Math Frog: Comparing Fractions and Decimals
Practice changing basic fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
Other
Quick Math: Numbers Percentages
This QuickMath activity changes percentages to decimals or fraction and vice versa. It also calculates a certain percent of a number or vice versa.