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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Doing The School Run

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore finding the percent of a numbers. They survey their peers to determine modes of transportation used in getting to school. Afterward, students organize information and create graphs and charts. They explore alternative...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ratio and Proportion: Proportional Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this ratios worksheet, students write yes or no for if the ratios given are proportional or not. Students complete 7 number problems and 5 money problems.
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Worksheet
Helping with Math

Ratio and Proportion: Writing Ratios (1 of 2)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Here is the first of two printable ratio worksheets. For the first three problems, pupils count the numbers of two different objects and simply write down the ratios. There are then four problems in word form for which they also write...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Decimal Fractions of a Set

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice problem solving equations of fractions, ratios and proportions, addition and subtraction stage 6 as well as advanced additive. Emphasis is placed on decimal fractions and then they convert fractions to decimals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is Taxed and Why

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students are exposed to the need for federal, state and local governments to tax constituents to provide goods and services for their residents. They identify the different kinds of taxes and give examples of the goods and services taxed.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Naturalist's Notebook

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe and record the behavior of a San Diego wetland animal and the characteristics of its environment. The amount of time that each animal spends resting, grooming, eating, flying, and social or individual play becomes the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparison of Snow Cover on Different Continents

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the Live Access Server (LAS) to form maps and a numerical text file of snow cover for each continent on a particular date. They analyze the data for each map and corresponding text file to determine an estimate of snow cover...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Price Elasticity of Demand

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economics activity, students respond to 15 fill and the blank and multiple choice questions about price elasticity of demand.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Jobs and Salaries

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Igneous Rocks

For Students 7th - 12th
In this rocks worksheet, students review the different types and characteristics of igneous rocks. This worksheet has 2 fill in the blank, 14 short answer questions, and 1 problem to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eight Basic Elements of the Earth

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify the concept of an element and work with an idea that all of the millions of substances on the earth are various combinations of only 8 elements. They work with the Periodic Table of the Elements and symbols of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Habitat Is Home

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buying My First Car

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners 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.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Advertising

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to a guest speaker about the different types of advertising. Using research materials, they discover the laws about copyrighting material. They visit foreign websites to view their advertising and discuss how it is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Snow Cover By Latitude

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine computerized data maps in order to create graphs of the amount of snowfall found at certain latitudes by date. Then they compare the graphs and the data they represent. Students present an analysis of the graphs.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Capacity Lotto

For Students 5th - 6th
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Percentages

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You can pick up some valuable percentage pointers on how to work with them. When you finish working your way through the pages, you can take an on-line "Test Bite" and check your understanding.
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Elias Saab

Math Drills: Percentage Word Problems Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive quiz which provides students with word problems involving a percentage to be solved. Students input their solution and have the program evaluate it. Hints are available if the student needs them, and explanations are...
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Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: What's a Percentage?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this site to learn about percents, and how they relate to decimals and fractions with this interactive online lesson. You will learn about percents, convert percents into fractions and decimals, and find equal parts of a whole.
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Amby Duncan-Carr

Amby's Math Instruction: Using the Proportion Method to Solve Percent Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to use the Proportion Method to calculate percentage problems, then practice your skill at the bottom of the page. Extra practice is provided for solving problems with percents. The site allows you to check your answer after...
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Interactive
Mr. Martini's Classroom

Mr. Martini's Classroom: Percent Math Practice in Black & White

For Students 6th - 8th
On this site students can practice solving three types of percent problems and check their answers.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Put Out the Flags

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Sharpen your logic and percent skills while working on this challenge. A strategy for solving the problem and the solution are available from links on the left.
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eBook
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Finding Percents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice working with finding percents. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Website
Purple Math

Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.