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ACC basketball

The students will use ACC basketball statistics to practice the process of converting fractions to decimals then to percents and will learn how to create and edit a spreadsheet. They will then use this spreadsheet to analyze their data. This unit is done during the basketball season.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills and Mathematics)

By Susan Dougherty.

Baseball fun: Percentages, decimals, and fractions

Students will learn the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics found on baseball cards.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)

By Adrian Bustle.

Estimating rational numbers

Students round fractions and mixed numbers to their closest whole number by first changing the rational numbers into decimal numbers.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

By Doreen Castelloe.

Everyday, ordinary Olympics

Students will use a stopwatch to time themselves performing in various events, record data, and then compare and order decimals to determine bronze, silver and gold medal winners.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

By Linda Hill-Wise.

Exploring probability : Part 1 of 2

This lesson will introduce students to probability using resources of Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop Interactivate Your Bored Math Students. Students will discover the rule for calculating simple probability as well as explore the ideas of experimental and theoretical probability.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)

By Wendy Korbusieski.

Fraction/Decimal War

This lesson plan introduces a game that will reinforce fractions and decimals. This activity is best played in groups of 3-4. You may choose to use as an activity when work is completed or as a center activity.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Mathematics)

By Christine Sisco.

Law enforcement careers: Working with decimals

In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.1

In this lesson for grade 6, students will perform basic math operations with decimals and will understand how math is used in law enforcement careers.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Guidance and Mathematics)

By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.

M&M madness

Students will explore fractions, decimals, percents, and circle graphs with M&M's.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Mathematics)

By Donna Reble.

Making change

Students will use plastic coins and paper bills to practice making change with a partner.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 4–5 Mathematics)

By Carol Livingston.

Popcorn math

In this lesson students will use a consumable manipulative to understand percent, fraction and decimal conversions. They will also collect data on a teacher produced spreadsheet while using a computer generated spreadsheet to make conversions.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)

Sale! Sale! Sale!

Consumer math often requires shoppers to analyze and compare the same products at different stores. In addition to price variations, retailers offer incentives or discounts. This lesson requires students to be informed consumers who calculate three purchasing options and conclude which is the best deal. The activity enables students to apply mathematics to a real-life situation.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)

By Leslie Hawes.

Savor the rainbow

Use skittles to help the students practice the concepts of sorting data, recording data, writing the data collected in fraction form (part/whole), changing the fractions into decimals and percents, and taking the data collected and making a spreadsheet, bar graph, and circle graph of the data.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)

By Beverly Revis.

Taxes

Students earn classroom dollars, set up a bank book, pay fines, figure interest and pay taxes.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Mathematics)

By Cecelia Zimerle.

Trashketball review for ratios, fractions, decimals and percents.

This lesson will help the students with changing from ratios to fractions, fractions to decimals, and decimals to percents.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)

By David Crumm.

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Understanding Rational Numbers and Proportions

In this lesson from Illuminations, students use real-world models to develop an understanding of fractions, decimals, unit rates, proportions, and problem solving. The activities in this investigation center on situations involving rational numbers and... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations