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Right on Time
The hour is nigh for your class to practice equivalency problems in the form of time-zone conversions. They write equations to describe elapsed time and apply problem solving strategies, including writing a plan, to solve the problems.
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What Is It?
You have to love lessons that foster problem solving strategies. This one has upper graders devise and employ their own strategy to solve given problems after they have used classics like guess/check, substitution, make a table, and look...
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Number Sentences
Fifth graders become familiar with problem solving strategies of guess and check and working backwards. They demonstrate the basic concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using a math sentence.
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Multiple Variables in an Equation
Young mathematicians apply problem-solving skills to equations that have more than one variable. They will work through the process to problem solve and discover the solution.
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Voting for Two, Variation 3
After calculating election votes, your learners must determine how many votes the winner, John, got above 50%. This multi-step problem encourages them to think in a deeper way about what the question is asking them to find. Use with...
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Voting for Two, Variation 4
After elections, the total amount of votes is not specified but the ratio of votes is. Your learners' job is to determine the fraction of votes John received above half of all votes. The problem can be solved abstractly or by other...
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How Much Will Movies Cost In The Future?
Students use data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems.
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Concepts Of Division
In a comprehensive and well-outlined series of activities, the class investigates how division is the same as repeated subtraction. During guided practice, they take notes on turning sample word problems into solvable equations and...
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Through India and Back
Students play a game based on "The Amazing Race" to practice using rates and fractions. In this fractions and rates lesson, students work in small groups competing to complete the tasks in the quickest time. At each stage of the journey,...
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Voting for Two, Variation 1
The votes are in and your mathematicians are going to calculate how many votes each candidate received. Three different solution choices are given, depending on which method is taught. Have your learners set up a table, compute parts, or...
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Get Me to the Premiere on Time
Students discover how to calculate speed, distance, and rate. In this problem solving lesson, students view an episode of "Cyberchase" and use the distance formula to determine the fastest route that the main character in the episode...
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Perimeter and Area 5
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 triangles.
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Perimeter and Area 2
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 rectangles.
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Perimeter and Area 4
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 rectangles.
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Perimeter and Area 7
In this calculating area worksheet, students use their problem solving skills and the information provided to find the area of 6 figures.
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Quadrilateral Clues
Fourth and fifth graders work in pairs explore quadrilaterals. In this problem-solving lesson, learners participate in hands-on activities that require them to identify, describe, compare, and classify quadrilaterals. This is meant to...
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Everyday Math
Young scholars discuss word problems involving time and money. In this mathematics lesson, students solve word problems as a class focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. Young scholars then make their...
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Dinosaur Math
Students read How to Train with a T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals and solve math problems. In this dinosaur math lesson, students write a math story to go with the dinosaur story. Students discuss the needed strategies. Students complete a...
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Mammal Story Problems (Math)
Fifth graders, after discussing the teacher's handout examples, practice writing five story problems about mammals using relevant/irrelevant information. As a class, they solve the story problems while identifying the key concepts that...
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Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math
Third graders solve story word problems based on the story Twas the Night Before Christmas. In this word problems lesson plan, 3rd graders incorporate literature with math.
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The Apple Orchard Problem
Students explore various approaches to solving a problem of maximizing the total production of apples in an orchard. In this apple orchard lesson, students collect data in order to solve the apple orchard problem presented. Students plot...
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River Optimization Problem
Students define the different methods used for optimizing a particular element of a problem. In this optimization problem lesson, students optimize appropriate details of a problem using data collection, algebra, technology, and/or...
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Solving Equations as Word Problems
Students solve linear equations using word problems. In this algebra lesson, students rewrite the word problems by identifying the important information. They make a table and graph their results to analyze it.
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Solve Right Triangle
In this trigonometric applications worksheet, students solve for the missing side of a right triangle using a trigonometric ratio. There are 46 questions, 10 of which are word problems.
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