Curated OER
Measuring Volume/Capacity Using the Metric System
There is more than one way to measure an amount, as learners discover by applying multiple measurement tools in these activities. Centimeter cubes, cylinders, beakers, and measuring cups are used to find the volume of regular and...
Charleston School District
Comparing and Ordering Irrational Numbers on a Number Line
Estimating the value of numbers is much harder than it sounds! Scholars compare and order the value of numbers presented in different forms including fractions, decimals, roots, integers, and pi. This builds on the previous lessons in...
Curated OER
Jelly Beans for Sale
Students connect literature (story Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan) to math concepts. In these estimating and money lessons, students work with jelly beans, unifix cubes, pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, to estimate and make...
Curated OER
Taste the Rainbow
Middle schoolers practice estimating and graphing by utilizing Skittles. In this statistics lesson, students complete worksheets based on the likelihood of a certain color of skittle coming out of the bag. Middle schoolers...
Curated OER
Sea Ice: Cracking the Egg Code
Students study the egg code to learn about sea ice. In this sea ice lesson, students discuss and view a diagram to learn about the egg code when describing sea ice and its thickness. Students work in groups to play a game using the egg...
Curated OER
Migrating Math
Middle schoolers practice estimating distance traveled while walking. Also can be used to introduce backpacking/hiking or as a daily warm-up. Measure the blacktop/cafeteria/playground, then determine how many times around make a mile.
Curated OER
Buying a Car
Young scholars complete the PLATO ¿¿ Educational Software lesson: Math Problem Solving: Car Costs to determine if he/she can afford to drive the car they are planning to buy.
Curated OER
Graphing Family Reading Habits
Second graders collect data from their families about their reading habits and graph them. In this graphing family reading habits lesson, 2nd graders interview family members about their reading habits. They then use a graphing computer...
Curated OER
Menu Mania
Students explore the concept of estimating by watching a video, and discussing the strategies for estimation. They estimate the costs for various menu items, then calculate the exact amount spent.
Curated OER
Math, Calories and You
Discover the connection between calories and weight. Pupils multiply their body weight times calorie estimates for various physical activities to calculate calories burned per minute and per hour. Worksheets a well as website links are...
Curated OER
Let's Go Shopping with $500
Third graders use a worksheet to budget a five-hundred dollar shopping spree. They select goods to purchase, figure totals and then calculate discounts and sales tax. They compare results to determine who purchased the most for his or...
Curated OER
Create a Community that Promotes Academic Language
Set your elementary, middle, and high schoolers up for success by implementing a variety of strategies to build academic language.
Curated OER
Words, Words, Words
Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.
Curated OER
Eating on a Budget
Students are "given" $25.00 to spend at a restaurant. Using the Internet, they must "order" a complete 4 course meal while staying within their budget.
Curated OER
Buying My First Car
Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Product Estimation With Mixed Numbers/fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate products and quotients of fractions and mixed numbers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Fraction Rounding to the Nearest Half
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round given fractions to the nearest half.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Rounding Numbers
The lesson explores how to round numbers. Explanations and examples are included in the tutorial.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Quotient Estimation With Mixed Numbers/fractions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate quotients of fractions and mixed numbers using benchmarks and rounding. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Mixed Number Rounding to the Nearest Whole
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round given mixed numbers to the nearest whole number.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Mixed Number and Fraction Estimation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Round fractions and mixed numbers in order to estimate sums and differences.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Fraction Ordering With Lowest Common Denominators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Order fractions from least to greatest and greatest to least using lowest common denominators.
NumberNut
Number Nut: Working Beyond Arithmetic: Fractions and Decimals
Review fraction concepts in this succinct but detailed overview. The lesson highlights decimals, fractions, percentages, estimation, and rounding concepts with related vocabulary. Use the Reciprocal Fraction or Rounding games to practice...