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Numbers
In this interest worksheet, learners calculate interest and percentages of numbers in number and word problems. Students complete 29 problems.
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Find the Correct Order
By selecting a number in each of three columns to create a series of numbers arranged from least to greatest value, students will apply correct order rules. Slides include practice of ordering 3 and 4 digit numbers, fractions, mixed...
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Calculating Simple Interest
In this math learning exercise, students investigate the concept of paying interest on a loan. Students read 10 problems where they look at a picture of something they are going to buy at a certain price and interest rate. Students...
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Dragon Genetics ~ Independent Assortment and Genetic Linkage
Imagine a pair of dragons that produce offspring. What percentage of the hatchlings have wings and large antlers? An engaging activity draws genetics learners in, introduces them to alleles, meiosis, phenotypes, genotypes, and...
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# 18 Gas Chromatography: Introduction and Application
Students are introduced to a gas chromatography using a discovery-based approach. They are presented with a scenario/industrial application where their job is to verify that the company's mouthwash contains a specific percentage of...
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Where's the Water? Stream Side Science
After a whole-class discussion of water reservoirs, ten liters of water are given to each lab group to represent Earth's total amount of water. They divide the water into smaller containers, each representing one of those reservoirs. The...
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Complement Problems
Two worksheets are here with 17 complement math word problems. These are not easy problems. Percentages, fractions, metric system problems, and logic problems are all present. Many of the problems require two or three steps to solve....
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Storm Clouds-- Fly over a Late Winter Storm onboard a NASA Earth Observing Satellite
Students study cloud data and weather maps to explore cloud activity. In this cloud data lesson students locate latitude and longitude coordinates and determine cloud cover percentages.
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Chances Are......You're Right
Young mathematicians study probability. In this math lesson, learners calculate odds, and convert those into percentages of probability. Fractions are also used, making this lesson quite rich in some of the more difficult conversions...
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How to Calculate Discounts and Sales
Teach discounts and sales with a straightforward worksheet. After reviewing the concept, pupils solve word problems related to dollars and percentages. The second half of the sheet prompts learners to continue solving problems related to...
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Find That Bargain!
Learners explore the methods of calculating percentages, reading and the construction of graphs, and an awareness of consumer concerns in this lesson plan. The movement of the decimal point often results in uncertainty and confusion....
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Percent Box
Students examine the procedures to determine a number when the percentage of the whole is known or to find the whole number when the part or percentage is known.
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Ratios and Percents
Sixth graders practice finding percentages, converting them, and analyze percentage statistics and facts about rice. In this ratios and percentages lesson, 6th graders read information about percentages related to rice. Students complete...
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Introduction to Earning Interest: What are APR and APY?
Young scholars explore saving and investing money. In this middle school personal finance instructional activity, students define and use investment vocabulary, explore compound interest and its effect of savings, and compute...
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Rate Distortion
In this rate distortion worksheet, students solve 4 different sets of problems that include defining the rate distortion curve in various situations. They construct a rate distortion curve by plotting and angle against a particular line...
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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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Percent
In this percentage instructional activity, 5th graders figure a given percentage for a particular number. Students solve for 12 problems giving the number amount for each percentage stated.
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What proportion of rough rice is prepared into consumable rice?
Fifth graders find the percentages of rough rice that can be eaten. In this percentage lesson, 5th graders look at 100 lbs. of rough rice and see the steps needed before it can become the white rice sold in stores. They find the...
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Family Letter and Activity: Cars, Trucks and Percents
For this math worksheet, learners will take home a letter to their parents explaining that they are studying Chapter 10: Ratio, Proportion and Percent. Then students will complete a homework activity in which they ask family and friends...
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Fair-division
In this division activity, students complete word problems with division about pizza slices, jelly servings, percentages of cards, and more. Students complete 14 problems.
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Sixth Grade Number Systems
For this number systems worksheet, 6th graders complete problems where they must find percentages of whole numbers. Students complete 16 problems.
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The African American Population in US History
How has the African American population changed over the years? Learners use charts, statistical data, and maps to see how populations in African American communities have changed since the 1860s. Activity modifications are included to...
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Decimals, Percents, and Fractions
Learners practice converting fractions, decimals, and percentages to communicate equal amounts. They fill in a table, determine the percentage of a total area that is shaded in diagrams, complete equations with decimals to the hundredths...
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Percentage
In this finding the percent of whole numbers worksheet, students calculate the percent to problem solve. Students solve 10 problems.