Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz

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PROJECT - Measuring the Perimeter of Your Bedroom

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In this project, the student should take a tape measure, ruler, or yardstick and measure the lengths of the walls of their bedroom. They add the measurements and compute the perimeter. Then they ask an adult or older sibling to do the same. Finally, they calculate the percent error based on the parent's / older sibling's measurements. This is a great "distance learning" project.

4th - 12th

Applied Math, Math, Measurement

Newspaper Ad Project, Area, Percents, Proportions

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Adele's Teacher Resources

Hands on activity to reinforce measurement skills and area calculations. Students calculate area of news articles and advertisement using a page from the newspaper and determine the percent area that is advertisement versus news articles. Students only need a ruler and a page from the newspaper to complete the activity. A blank table is provided for students to tabulate their results. This activity is perfect for independent or group work, and could also be used for a sub plan.

4th - 8th

Applied Math, Decimals, Measurement

Math Symbols Beaded Pin

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Deborah Devine

Let your students make a FUN beaded pin with safety pins that incorporates multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division symbols, or a fun Smiley Face pattern. Students then complete an activity with it about area, fraction, and percents. File includes: photographs of the finished product, 2 patterns, directions, and activity questions about the completed project. Take a look at my preview file!

2nd - 6th

Applied Math, Math, Measurement

HotWheels Speed Lab with a Distance Time Graph

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Shalon Johnson

This is a fun lab to experiment with speed! Supplies needed per group include: make-shift ramp, masking tape, 3 stop watches, meter-stick, hot wheels car and this lab sheet. Students will mark of one, two and three meters with the tape. Three students with stop-watches will stand at each of those meters. Groups will count down and as another student releases their car down the ramp, all stop watches should start their time simultaneously with the release of the car. Each student will stop their

5th - 11th

Applied Math, Science