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Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts
Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts
Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts
Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts
Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts
Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts
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Relevant to real life word problems that get students thinking critically and calculating percents using decimals. Based on interesting historical facts obtained by the History Channel's history.com. This is social studies meets math. Students will be engaged by the Thanksgiving trivia facts. Aligns to the middle school Common Core Standards but could easily be used in high school or with advanced elementary school students. This is more than computations; this is critical thinking!

Answer key included.

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Thanksgiving Math: Calculating Percents Using Interesting Historical Facts

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6th - 10th
Pages
9
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 hours

Description

Relevant to real life word problems that get students thinking critically and calculating percents using decimals. Based on interesting historical facts obtained by the History Channel's history.com. This is social studies meets math. Students will be engaged by the Thanksgiving trivia facts. Aligns to the middle school Common Core Standards but could easily be used in high school or with advanced elementary school students. This is more than computations; this is critical thinking!

Answer key included.

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High School Bundle Literature Passages and TESTS

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Note About the Practice Tests: The test items contain a variety of question types similar to SBAC, PARCC, STAAR, MAP, CAASP, and all of the state standardized ELA assessment programs. The tests align to even more standards: Writing, Language, Speaking & Listening, Literacy in Science and History, etc. Items align specifically to the grade level, not just generally.

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Test Prep Workbooks Prepare Students For:

Alabama ARMT, Alaska SBA, Arizona NAEP, AzM2, AASA Arkansas AABE, California CAASP, STAR & SBAC, Colorado CMAS & CSAP, Connecticut CMT & CAPT, Delaware DCAS & DSTP, Washington, DC PARCC, Florida FSA & FCAT, Georgia CRCT, Hawaii HSA, Idaho ISAT, Illinois ISAT, Indiana ISTEP+, Iowa ITBS & ITED, Kansas KRA, Kentucky CATS & KCCT, Louisiana LEAP & ILEAP, Maine NECAP & MEA, Maryland MSA, Massachusetts MCAS, Michigan MEAP, Minnesota MCA II, Mississippi MCT & MFLE, Missouri MAP, Montana MontCAS, Nebraska NeSA, Nevada NPEP, New Hampshire NECAP, New Jersey PARCC, New Mexico NMSBA, New York Regents NYSE & NYSTP, North Carolina EOG, North Dakota CAT & NDSA, Ohio OAT & OST, Oklahoma OCCT, Oregon OAKS, Pennsylvania PSSA, Rhode Island RICAS & NECAP, South Carolina PASS, South Dakota DSTEP, Tennessee TCAP, Texas STAAR & TAKS, UTAH SAGE & UPASS, Vermont SBAC & NECAP, Virginia SOL, Washington WCAP & WASL, West Virginia WESTEST, Wisconsin WKCE, Wyoming PAWS

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