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Calculating Discounts Card Game, Percents and Sales
Compete for the lowest grocery bill while practicing math skills! Discount Detective is a fun way for students to calculate discounts using a real world application. Each round, players draw discount cards and work to match them with items in the grocery flyer, calculating discounted costs along the way. There is also opportunity for a solo game. Great to use as an early finisher, full period game, Fun Friday, tutoring, homeschooling, summer school, or summer math prep. File includes: Game i
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Decimals, Financial Literacy
CCSS
6.NS.B.3
, 7.NS.A.1d
, 7.NS.A.2
+4
Project Based Learning: Volume and Area of Prisms and Cylinders
This cooperative project involves applying many math and language skills to a real life situation. Teams are tasked with planning an aquatic center. Specifications include rectangular and circular pools which allow students to practice older skills such as perimeter, area, and volume of rectangles and prisms, as well as newer skills such as circumference, area, and volume of circles and cylinders. Measurement conversions are integrated, as well as writing and presentation skills. A final po
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Geometry, Measurement
CCSS
7.G.B.4
, 8.G.C.9
Percents Practice: Sale Activity
This Activity is made to help your students practice with using percentages in the real would. It includes a story to keep them engaged and allows them to make fun choices. The instructions for the activity are as follows, "You have been given 220 dollars to spend on whatever you want at a local store that is going out of business. Calculate how much each item will cost you (including tax) as you go and decide what you are going to buy. You can buy multiples of one thing!" For each item student
5th - 7th
Applied Math, Math
CCSS
6.NS.B.3
, 6.RP.A.3c
, MP1
Random Sampling of Populations, Use Data Make Inferences, Statistics 7th Grade
Students use data and statistics to gain an understanding about a population and make inferences about the population. Project Based Learning, Performance Task for Grade 7. With this activity, students will Collect and record dataAnalyze the dataMake inferences about a population from the dataMake comparisons with dataConnect the data to the real-worldDifferentiated OptionsStruggling students: Sentence starters & reduced questionsAdvanced students: Enrichment activity and connection to addit
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.SP.A.1
, 6.SP.B.5
, 6.SP.B.5a
+5
Financial Literacy Activity - Money Mall Simulation - Full Week of Math Fun
Want a way to introduce decimals, multiples, and basic percents? Want an activity to keep your math students engaged for a full week? Just want to have some fun? Then check out this mall simulation. This 49 page simulation helps your students to add decimals, figure out 10%, work as a team, give proper change, keep a balance, atm/bank operations, and customer service. Great for teaching life skills! Along with these complete instructions you will need: Fake money and coins – optional money tray
4th - 6th
Applied Math, Math
Grade 6 Percent of a Quantity Worksheet | PRINT | Cafe Pi
Looking for an engaging way to teach percent of a quantity and percent discounts in 6th grade math? In this real-world Café π activity, students calculate discount amounts, sale prices, and original prices while helping customers choose the best deals on Discount Day. This no-prep worksheet reinforces percent as a rate per 100 and builds strong ratio and rate reasoning skills aligned to 6.RP.A.3. ✅ WHAT'S INCLUDED✔ 2-page student worksheet ✔ Complete answer key ✔ Print-ready PDF 🎯 LEARNI
5th - 7th
Applied Math, Fractions, Numbers
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3c
Also included in: Grade 6 Ratios Bundle | Unit Rate & Proportional Reasoning | Cafe Pi
Space Cargo
SPACE CARGO is a simulation designed to increase your understanding of the economic factors involved in trading. As one of two owners and operators of a shipping company, you must become familiar with the imports and exports of the Tygondo solar system. You must also strive to understand the implications of a supply and demand of an economy so that you can run a profitable business. . You will carry out buying and selling operations throughout the planets of Tygondo. If you plan carefully, you m
5th - 12th
Applied Math, Economics
Math Lab: Sub Hunt!
If you are looking to supplement your Math curriculum with a fun and enriching activity, Math Lab: Sub Hunt! might be just what you are looking for. Utilizing the pedagogical tool known as Game Theory, this math lab has some of the elements of the classic Milton Bradley board game Battleship...but in 3 dimensions! Sub Hunt is a two-player game with a Submarine Captain, and a Mine Layer. The Mine Layer places 5 destructive mines in a 9x9x9 cubic area. The Sub Captain then navigates the vessel s
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Applied Math, Graphing, Mental Math
CCSS
6.G.A.2
, 6.G.A.4
, 6.SP.B.4
+3
Lifestyle Creep- High School Personal Financial Literacy Worksheets: Budgeting
Here's a new high school personal financial literacy lesson to add to your applied math, consumer math, financial literacy, family and consumer sciences, or life skills curriculum. This Lifestyle Creep Lesson about budgeting and saving money is a great way to teach your students in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade about a secret to building wealth: Avoid too many expenses creeping up as your income rises! Avoid Lifestyle Creep!Using an example of two people (a high income earner who always spen
9th - 12th
Applied Math, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy
CCSS
7.NS.A.1
, 7.NS.A.2
, MP4
Great Depression Unit
This unit is designed to be used alongside literature circles with only an initiating and culminating lesson. It also contains an extensive multi-level book list, related prompts, and an interactive 20 question quiz (PPT). The initiating activity involves a movie and writing while the culminating is a simulation activity involving math. This unit also contains alternative forms of the PowerPoint quiz: simple word document and Quizlet link. While the activities included will only take 2-3 days of
4th - 6th
Applied Math, U.S. History, Writing
Make Your Own Company
I came up with the idea of creating a company as a form of authentic intellectual work. Fortunately for me, my principal officially observed me during this particular lesson and told me later that he taught it was “exceptional”. I hope you can use it in your classroom so the students can use their creativity and learn math at the same time. There’s a broad range of mathematical value that can be associated to this lesson including, but not limited to:
Ordering decimals
Adding decimals
Subtractin
4th - 8th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Decimals
Leaky Faucet Activity- Proportions and Unit Rates
In this hands-on activity, students will use unit rates and proportional relationships to understand an increasingly important topic - the water crisis. In the documents are ways to introduce the activity and increase student buy in. Students will set up, collect data, complete calculations, and interpret.
6th - 9th
Applied Math, Environment, Measurement
The Chocolate Shop: Project Based Learning
Engage your students in a fun relevant project creating and managing a chocolate shop. A variety of skills are used in this project including basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Fractions, percents, and measurement conversions are also used. Students engage in language arts skills as well such as reading direcitons, writing, and creative art. Use this project over the course of a week, individually, partners, or cooperative groups; the possibilities
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Measurement
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Theoretical & Experimental Probability Hands-On Math Worksheets 6th 7th 8th
Here's a ready-to-go two-page math probability worksheet for your 6th, 7th, or 8th grade probability or percentage unit! Students perform a simple, hands-on probability experiment and record both the theoretical probability and the experimental probability of events in fractions and percents. By converting fractions to percentages, students learn an easy way to compare different probabilities. How to Use:All you need are paper bags for each group filled with red, yellow, blue and green it
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Fractions, Statistics
CCSS
7.SP.C.5
, 7.SP.C.6
, 7.SP.C.7a
+2
Statistics Project: The Math of Chance – Public Health & State Lotteries
This project is a research-based investigation into real-world applications of probability, specifically designed for students in Statistics courses. It challenges students to move beyond textbook problems by researching actual datasets and using statistical simulations to reach "reasonable conclusions". The project is divided into three comprehensive parts: Part 1: Medical Simulations & The Law of Large Numbers: Students research a real-world medical statistic. They then use a random number gen
11th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Applied Math, Math Test Prep, Statistics
Household Budget Spreadsheet- Editable: High School Financial Literacy Excel
Are you looking for a household budget spreadsheet that students can use to practice high school financial literacy and life skills? This editable Excel spreadsheet is a simple and easy household budget with the formulas included and locked so your students can use it again and again to make realistic budgets without having to calculate. This could be used in a variety of high school classes in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grades: family and consumer sciencescareer and personal planninglife ski
9th - 12th
Applied Math, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy
CCSS
6.RP.A.3c
, 7.RP.A.3
, MP2
+3
Election Activity - Electoral College PPT/Notes/Activity - Paper & Digital
Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersGet ready for the 2024 election with your students!! Used in over 2,500 classrooms, this is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! [For the Google Drive version click here].
5th - 8th
Applied Math, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Bundle: What is the Electoral College? Voting with Mystery Candidates
Solve the Crime Scene Case! Forensic Science Investigation w/ Fingerprints & DNA
Bring your class into the world of real crime-solving with this engaging, clue-filled forensic mystery case! Perfect for late middle & high school students studying forensic science, biology, or critical thinking. What's Included:Crime Scene ReportAutopsy ReportDNA Analysis ReportFingerprint ReportToxicology ReportBlood Spatter AnalysisHair and Fiber ReportShoe Print and Footprint AnalysisDocument AnalysisTime of Death EstimationSurveillance Images and AnalysisEnvironmental and Entomology DataAl
7th - 12th
Applied Math, Biology, Forensics
Stock Market Project: High School Financial Literacy & Investing- Buying Shares
This fun and engaging high school stock market project can teach your students about many math and financial literacy topics: investing in the stock market, buying shares in a company, calculating gains and losses, volatility of stocks, averages, length of investment and more! It is perfect for students in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade who are learning about personal financial literacyconsumer mathlife skillsapplied mathHow to Use:1. On Day 1, your students complete the first worksheet. They
9th - 12th
Applied Math, Business, Financial Literacy
CCSS
6.SP.A.3
, 6.SP.B.5c
, 6.NS.B.3
+5
Measurement & Multi-Step Error Analysis | 4th–5th Grade | Roller Coaster Height
Roller Coaster Height Errors | Measurement & Multi-Step Problems | Grades 4–5Turn math practice into an exciting roller coaster safety mission where students solve problems, analyze mistakes, and think like real engineers. This cross-curricular resource combines: MathReading ComprehensionSTEM / Physics ConceptsCritical ThinkingReal-World Problem Solvingall through an engaging amusement park safety storyline. In this resource, students don’t just solve problems, they evaluate two solutions in eac
4th - 5th
Applied Math, Measurement, Physics
Also included in: Error Analysis Math Centers | Grades 4–5 | Theme Park Math Disasters
Relative Frequencies, Experimental and Theoretical Probability
This is a group activity that will help students understand the relationships between relative frequencies, experimental probability and theoretical probability. Students will be performing experiments to gather data for four different scenarios. Students will then answer questions about their data and as well as theoretical probabilities. An answer key has been provided, but half of the questions will differ depending on student data. A link is included for access to the google doc.
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Math, Statistics
Consumer Math sample paychecks
This spread sheet includes 5 different scenarios/ people and their corresponding pay checks. Jobs include: hairdresser, welder, auto assembly worker, nurse, and cost-co shift manager. There is a mix of pay schedules ex- once a week, biweekly, and monthly as well as come jobs with over time pay and tips. I use this in addition to bank statements as whiteboarding simulation where students are figuring out their persons spending-- deficit or surplus and giving their person a recommendation on what
8th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Applied Math, Economics , Financial Literacy
CCSS
HSN-Q.A.1
, HSN-Q.A.2
, HSN-Q.A.3
+6
Elapsed Time Math Project: Duration of Time Worksheets 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
When teaching elementary students about elapsed time, make it personal and fun! This easy-to-use math project lets students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade learn about measuring the duration of time (time intervals) as they plan their perfect day. Students learn what elapsed time is and practice calculating it with a schedule of a teacher’s perfect day (don't worry, I included a $ store run AND a nap!). Then they create their own perfect 15-hour day, and they calculate the elapsed time of
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Measurement, Telling Time
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, MP4
Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers Hands On Fraction Activity Worksheet 3rd 4th
Here is a low-prep, fun, hands-on fraction activity and worksheet about converting improper fractions to mixed numbers for students in 3rd, 4th 5th or 6th grade. Your students will practice this skill with concrete materials (egg cartons and counters)a representational model (egg carton grids they can colour in)and the abstract form: improper fractions and mixed numbers How to Use:Each group of students receives an empty egg carton, counters, and a worksheet for each member.The class then
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Fractions, Math
CCSS
3.NF.A.3
, 3.NF.A.3b
, 4.NF.B.3
+1
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