Howard County Schools
Planning for Prom
Make the most of your prom—with math! Pupils write and use a quadratic model to determine the optimal price of prom tickets. After determining the costs associated with the event, learners use a graph to analyze the break even point(s).
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8th Grade Math Common Core Checklist
Ensure your eighth graders get the most out of their math education with this series of Common Core checklists. Rewriting each standard as an "I can" statement, this resource helps teachers keep a record of when each standard was taught,...
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Probability Crossword
Make probability fun and test your learners' knowledge of math probability vocabulary. Print out this crossword puzzle and see if they know enough about outcomes and experiments to fill in the blanks. The answer key is attached in...
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Watering Can
Learners problem-solve a technique to pass pass a one gallon water container around a circle without using any hands or arms and making sure that everyone in the circle has touched the container. After several attempts, they reflect of...
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Problem Solving: guess and check
In this guess and check worksheet, students use the strategy guess and check to solve math word problems containing one and two digit numbers. Students complete 6 problems.
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Problem Solving Strategies: Pre Test
In this problem solving worksheet, learners answer multiple choice questions about math word problems and choosing the best strategy to solve them. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Problem Solving Strategy Practice: Guess and Check
In this guess and check worksheet, students solve 5 word problems using guess and check and show their work. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Pythagorean Theorem and Problem Solving
Students use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems. In this geometry lesson, students identify the properties of a right triangle. They find the missing side and angles of a right triangle.
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Problem Solving and the Sports Page
Fourth graders create and solve sports-related word problems.
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Leveled Problem Solving: Circle Graphs
For this circle graphs worksheet, students solve 6 word problems based on a circle graph about the most popular classes for sixth graders. Students calculate angle measures of circles for 2 of the problems.
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Problem Solving: Use a Bar Graph
In this using a bar graph to solve a word problem worksheet, students refer to the U.S. Radio Station Formats bar graph to write the steps needed to solve and explain how the bar graph helped solve the problem. Students write four short...
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Use Logical Reasoning
In this logical reasoning worksheet, 4th graders read a paragraph about what three students are brought for lunch before determining what each student eats through logical reasoning. They record what they understand, make a plan, fill in...
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Temperature: Celsius problem solving 18.6
In this Celsius word problem activity, students solve word problems by shading the thermometers to show the temperatures and writing the temperature in degrees Celsius. Students solve four word problems.
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Outdoor Activities/Problem Solving: Math Goes to the Playground
Students build their math skills outdoors. In this early childhood math lesson, students use comparative language as they chart and graph the items on their playground.
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Subtract Tens on a Hundred Chart Problem Solving 12.2
In this hundred chart activity, students read three story problems pertaining to the subtraction of tens on a hundred chart. Students solve each problem.
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Leveled Problem Solving Equivalent Fractions
Sixth graders can gain practice identifying equivalent fractions using this learning exercise. This learning exercise lists word problems which students have to solve to identify equivalent fractions.
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What Can the Wind Blow?
Students observe math and science concepts no matter which way the wind blows. In this early childhood problem solving lesson, students will develop science, math, and observation skills as they learn about the wind.
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Have Block Party!
Students discover that the possibilities are limitless in this block-building activity. In this early childhood, problem solving lesson, students develop social, problem-solving, math, and language skills using a specific number of...
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Problem -Solving Decision: Explain Your Answer Practice 5.8
In this explaining solutions worksheet, learners read and solve 3 story problems that involve addition and subtraction. Students must explain their answers.
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Find a Pattern problem solving 6.6
In this finding a pattern using a table worksheet, students write what they know and need to find out, make a table to show a pattern, and solve the pattern sequence. Students write nine answers.
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Leveled Problem Solving: Introduction to Probability
For this probability worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they determine the probability of certain outcomes that occur when spinning different spinners, rolling dice, choosing events and hitting targets.
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Find Equivalent Fractions Problem Solving 18.6
In this fractions worksheet, students analyze a data table with fractions that show screw lengths in Phillips and flat head screws. Students solve 5 word problems about equivalent fractions in the data table.
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Decimals Subtraction Word Problems
In this problem solving worksheet, students practice solving 4 word problems involving decimals and subtraction in the workspace provided for each one.