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
Math Vocabulary Fill-In Puzzle
In this math vocabulary puzzle, students use a set of definition clues given to solve a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Math Vocabulary Review
In this math vocabulary instructional activity, students read a set of 15 math related definitions and write the words being defined. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
Curated OER
Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of regular fractal, look carefully at the concepts of dimension and scale, and are introduced to logarithms. They solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial and error and using...
Curated OER
Flying with Fractions
Students test their knowledge of the Wright Brothers and their aircraft, and compute ratio of two numbers to determine the ratio between wing span and length of aircraft.
Curated OER
Basic Roof Framing
Students complete a unit of lessons on basic roof framing. They discuss the various styles of roofs, identify the styles in the neighborhood, cut out rafters using circular saws, and assemble roof rafters.
Curated OER
Make Your Own "Weather" Map
High schoolers create their own "weather" map using data from x-ray sources. They analyze and discuss why it is important to organize data in a fashion in which is easy to read. They compare and contrast different x-ray sources using a...
Curated OER
Capturing the Wind
Students collect and analyze data about wind speed. They build a Lego wind sail and measure the wind speed with a rotation sensor. They use software to analyze the data.
Curated OER
Properties of Fractals
Students build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by trial...
Curated OER
Chaos
Students experiment with several chaotic simulation, they build a working definition of chaos. Students reinforce their knowledge of basic probability and percents. They are reminded of previous knowledge that is pertinent to this...
Curated OER
Making Rectangles
Pupils study rectangles. For this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
Other
Active Maths Limited: Decimal Number Lines: Whiteboard Resources
This is an excellent resource for teaching and learning about decimals. Three different interactive number lines help students visualize units in tenths and hundredths and decimals.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Scratch: Decimals and Fractions on the Number Line
The interactive activity has students place decimals and fractions on the correct place on a number line.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Understanding Fractions & Decimals
Seventh graders use number lines to solve addition and subtraction problems involving positive and negative fractions and decimals.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rounding Decimals Using a Number Line
In this exercise, students practice rounding decimals using a number line. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decimals on the Number Line: Hundredths 0 0.1
Graph hundredths between 0 and 0.1 on a number line. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decimals on the Number Line: Tenths 0 1
Graph tenths between 0 and 1 on the number line. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Round Decimals Using a Number Line
Practice using a number line to round decimal numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decimals on the Number Line: Tenths
Practice finding decimal numbers on the number line. Decimals are limited to tenths in these problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Decimals on the Number Line: Hundredths
Practice finding decimal numbers on the number line. Decimals are limited to hundredths. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals
If you are looking for a website that explains and defines subtraction with decimals you have arrived at an excellent resource. There are even practice problems at the very end of the lesson.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Decimal Rounding on a Number Line
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round decimals using a number line.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Round Decimals Challenge
Round decimals using number lines. Select numbers that round to a given value. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.