Curated OER
Mixed Expressions and Complex Fractions
Students are introduced to mixed expressions and complex fractions. They work through several problems with the instructor and then complete a worksheet.
Curated OER
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Students collect pennies to donate to Kiwanis International for their international effort to buy salt for children's bone development. They calculate the amount of money donated, calculate how many children will receive salt, and write...
Curated OER
Million Dollar Gift
Third graders create a box big enough to hold a million dollars. This is a project fun to do near the winter holidays with inexpensive gifts included in the boxes. This hands-on lesson very effectively demonstrates the concept of volume.
Curated OER
Time For Breakfast
This unit encourages students to assess the validity of a set of statements and then plan and carry out investigations to find out whether the statements are true. Students then carry out statistical investigations of their own.
Curated OER
Virtual Field Trip/ Gasoline Cost
Young scholars complete a word problem to determine the cost of gasoline per mile of their virtual field trip. They determine the travel time and gasoline costs for two routes and record the information on a data sheet. They check their...
Curated OER
Speed, Distance and Time
Students are introduced to the concept of speed and the difference between average and instantaneous speed. They work as a class to solve a variety of word problems to calculate average speeds without a calculator. The students are then...
Curated OER
1 VS the Mob
Students prepare to become the first to cover four adjacent products, horizontally, vertically or diagonally by selecting factors that make the needed products. They play this game to acquire a healthy appetite for competition between...
Curated OER
Let's Take a Trip!
Sixth graders plan trip for family of four, and choose best travel plan by studying maps, considering different routes, and visiting Web sites to get airline and travel schedules.
Curated OER
Simple Past-Positive Sentences #2
In this simple past tense worksheet, students use words and phrases given to form positive sentences in the given tense. Answers may be submitted online for review. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
Curated OER
Uncle Bubba Is Dead!
Students spend imaginary inheritance of $100,000 on a home and furnishings.
Curated OER
PLANETS IN PROPORTION
Students discover scales for both the solar bodies' relative sizes and their distances from the sun. They find equatorial circumference and volumes of their solar bodies. Students apply estimation strategies and proportioanl reasoning to...
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Arithmagic: Mental Math
Test your mental math skills in arithmetic. How many questions can you answer in one minute? Good luck!
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Emr: Exercises in Math Readiness
Practice your mental math skills with this site, where practice problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division abound. Introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels are available. Just type in your answer and you'll...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Mental Math to Divide by Decimal Powers of Ten
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use mental math to divide by decimal powers of ten and find a quotient.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Mental Math for Multiplication/division Equations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve single variable multiplication and division equations by using mental math
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Mental Math for Multiplication/division Equations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use mental math to solve and check single-variable equations
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Problem Solving Plan, Mental Math
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve word problems using the mental math.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Mental Math to Divide by Whole Number Powers of Ten
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use mental math to divide by whole number powers of ten.
Topmarks Online
Topmarks: Mental Maths Train
Mental Maths Train is a multiple-choice math game that focuses on the essential vocabulary of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Teaching Treasures Publications
Teaching Treasures: Year Six Timed Mental Math (Page 2)
Improve your computations skills in all four operations with this timed interactive worksheet. Solve ten problems in five minutes or less. Problems are presented in horizontal format and answers can be checked immediately. This worksheet...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Penguins: Division
This interactive site allows students to practice their division skills. At the end of the lesson students will be able to divide mentally using divisibility tests, solve word problems using division strategies, and use a written...
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Dividing Decimals Mental Math
Complete lesson with instruction and exercises, teaching students how to divide decimals using mental math.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Arithmetic Theme
Arithmetic Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media to support addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.