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Playing With Probability
Sixth graders investigate probability. They use ratios to solve simple probability situations. Students express their solutions in the form of fractions or decimals. They predict outcomes and complete probability worksheets.
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Percentages On A Grid
Fifth graders show percentages on a 10 x 10 grid. In this percentages lesson plan, 5th graders color in the squares to show a percent.
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Internet Field Trip on Fractions and Geometry
Students take an Internet field trip to research fractions. ESOL strategies include using pattern block manipulatives and pairing ESOL and non-ESOL students on computers.
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Skittles Lab
Students use Skittles as manipulatives to practice computing decimals from fractions, computing decimals into percentages, and creating bar graphs from gathered data.
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Scientific Notation
Students observe the teacher writing numbers and determine the rules for scientific notation. After explanations, they perform operations on numbers in scientific nation and discuss reasons for using this method of writing numbers and...
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A Statistical Look at Jewish History
Learners complete their examination over the Jewish Diaspora. Using population figures, they discover the importance of percentages in exploring trends. They use their own ethnic group and determine how it is represented in the United...
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Basic Math - Plan a Cruise
Students measure distances and report them in fractions. They convert fractions to decimals and multiply decimals.
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Plan a Cruise Lesson Plan
Students measure distances and report them in fractions, convert fractions to decimals, and multiply decimals.
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Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving flea circus high jumps. Then, add two consecutive jumps and place them on a vertical number line. This often requires you to find equivalent fractions with common denominators....
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Pbs Learning Media: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Then, place each contestant's jump -- a fraction, mixed number, or decimal between -5 and +5 -- at the correct point on the number line. Backward jumps...
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Pbs: Logical Leaps: Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Then, place each contestant's jump-a fraction, mixed number, or decimal between -5 and +5-at the correct point on the number line. Backward jumps are...
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Pbs Learning Media: Logical Leaps: Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a flea-jumping contest. Place each contestant's jump, represented by either a fraction or a decimal in both feet and inches, at the correct point on the vertical number line....
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Pbs: Logical Leaps: Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a flea-jumping contest. Place each contestant's jump, represented by either a fraction or a decimal in both feet and inches, at the correct point on the vertical number line....
PBS
Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Rational Numbers on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...
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Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Decimals on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a jumping frog contest. Add two consecutive jumps by one frog and place the jumps on the number line, finding equivalent fractions with common denominators to do so. Numbers are...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Number Line App
This App provides a dynamic, visual representation of a number line. Students build skills in comparing numbers in a wide variety of forms (decimal, fractional, and percentage).
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Pbs: Logical Leaps: Graphing Inequalities: Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1
In this interactive, use logic to solve three riddles involving high-jump performers in a flea circus. Then, using knowledge of inequalities, place the fleas in the appropriate range on a vertical number line. Numbers are randomized so...
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Class Flow: Fraction Decimal Equivalent
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to identify and represent on a number line decimals, fractions, mixed numbers, positive and negative integers.