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Grade 5 Basic Math
In this grade 5 math worksheet, 5th graders answer a set of 22 multiple choice problem solving and estimation questions. Worksheet may be completed on-line and answers submitted.
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Angela Jolie
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Angelina Jolie and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Let Us Go Shopping!
Third graders add merchandise up to find total cost and line up numbers correctly to the decimal point.
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NEXT YEAR'S SEEDS
1. Bring a pound or two of sunflower seeds in their shells to class, along with five or six small paper or Styrofoam cups and a bowl large enough to hold the seeds. Make several copies of the situation cards printed on the following...
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Ice Creams
Students list all the outcomes for single events, and for two successive events in a systematic way. When dealing with a combination of two experiments, they identify all the outcomes, using diagrammatic, tabular or other forms of...
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Carpet
Students complete activities for geometric shapes and multiplication. In this multiplication lesson, students watch a video about carpets and square foot multiplication problems. Students then work in pairs to solve the main problem in...
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Kwanza Kinaras
In this Kwanzaa worksheet, students color and cut out 8 kinaras and put them in the correct order. No information is provided on the page.
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Job Jar
Students choose a chore from the Job Jar. In this art lesson students select a folded piece of paper from the Job Jar. A monetary value is attached to the job as well. When the job is completed it is recorded on a chore chart.
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Out to Lunch
Fourth graders use their computation skills and a menu from a local restaurant to plan a lunch with a cost of $5.00 or less.
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Mussel Movements
Students consider the impact of invasive species on local environments. In this ecology lesson, watch the video, Arizona Wildlife Views, which focuses on invasive species. Students develop vocabulary, relate to meaningful comprehension...
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Taxi Fare
Students discuss what they know about taxis and how they charge. They read the problem and work in pairs focusing their thinking on the repeating pattern of twos. They then share their solutions and conclude with some class practice...
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The Fairfax County Budget -- A Look At Spending
Students brainstorm a list of items that should be a priority for the government to help its citizens. Using an out of date budget, they identify individual line items and the conflicts involved in making a budget work. They discuss...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Is this a Hobby or a Business?
Students discover the IRS codes and criteria for establishing their art activity as a business rather than a hobby. They develop ways to demonstrate that their art activity is actually a business venture as classified by the IRS.
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Rules of Sign Change
Students manipulate negative and positive numbers. In this integers lesson, students move through three activities exploring negative and positive whole numbers. A number line, cardboard function representation, and solving expressions...
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Solving Multiple-Step Problems
Students solve 2-step word problems. In this word problems lesson, students are shown examples of word problems and solutions on the board by the teacher. Then they complete a six problem worksheet independently.
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Multiplication Word Problems Three- Version 1
In this word problems worksheet, students read the word problems and use multiplication to solve the problems. Students solve 5 problems.
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Hands On Math Lessons with Technology
Students explore a variety of math concepts. In this integrating technology lesson, students visit online webtools such as Max's Math Adventure, I Know That Math, Hands on Banking, and more. A description of each website is provided.
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Shopping for Toys
Students pretend as if they have just won a $100 gift certificate to buy some toys and must try to spend as much of it as they can without going over.
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Selecting A Destination
Middle schoolers utilize atlases, maps, and Internet resources to select destinations and places to stop along the way on a day trip. They examine and write about the reasons they want to visit the particular places they chose.
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How Did That Get in My Lunch?
Students view "The Danger Zone" to learn about food poisoning and the bacterial causes and prevention. Students look at slides, use a worksheet, "Microbial Bugs"and the internet to identify and learn about each bacterium.
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Ask Not What Your Government Can Do For You...Why Not?
Students explore tax incentives that are available for businesses to locate or expand their operations. They discuss reasons entrepreneurs should be aware of the governmental incentives that are available.
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Models of Development
Students examine the main characteristics of models of development. They list the limitations of each model. They compare and contrast the models and explain how they would move a business toward further development.
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Discovering Pi
Fourth graders are introduced and experiment with the concept of pi. Using this information, they discover the relationship between the circumference and diameter of circles. In groups, they practice measuring the circumference of...