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Using Percents and Proportions to Teach Electoral College (ANSWERS)
These are the answers to the project posted here. There's an embedded excel file with a sortable table with all the percentages. I typed in lots of tips for extending the project and enriching discussion e.g. per capita calculations, the origins of the electoral college, an article link, etc. Project description:The question that will loom over the course of students' lifetimes: What should we do with the Electoral College? To construct a position on this question, students must objectively
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Fractions
CCSS
6.RP.A.3a
, 7.RP.A.2
, 7.RP.A.2a
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Excel Graphing $1000 Simulated Shopping Spree
Does your curriculum include a study of fractions? This classroom-tested $1000 Simulated Shopping Spree Excel circle, or pie graph project can be an engaging way to: * give students a chance to make real-world connections practicing estimating * interpret fractional parts of a whole in a way that's personal and unique * integrate technology and math * introduce, extend, or enrich a math topic of study * introduce or practice creating sheets and charts using Excel This classroom-tested project
4th - 6th
Fractions, Graphing, Instructional Technology
CCSS
4.MD.B.4
, 5.MD.B.2
, 6.SP.A.1
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Design Thinking: Residential Measurement WS- Kitchen - Sixteenths and Fractions.
In this assignment, you will be measuring various items around your kitchen. As you might imagine, if every manufacturer made a different size stove, there would be no way to ensure it would fit into your kitchen properly or even through your front door! Your task will be to measure various items around your kitchen and list the sizes in the spaces below.
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Fractions, Math, Measurement
Math Cryptogram/Adding Fractions 1
Make math review more fun with CRYPTOGRAMS! For those who haven't experienced cryptograms before, a cryptogram is a message that has been translated into nonsense- that can mean numbers, shapes, animal pictures, and in this case EQUATIONS! Have your students solve the fraction addition problems, remembering to simplify the answers. This will give the student a fraction (answer) that corresponds to a letter. For example, if it says "A = 1/4 + 1/4" then A = 1/2. The student would then write the
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Math
Thomas' Fish Market Themed Unit: Up to 4 weeks
Probably the best themed unit I’ve done with a class. Based in the IBPYP, pupils are really excited to find out themselves rather than being taught. Their ideas drive the unit. ‘Can we….?’ Replaces ‘Today we’re going to…’ The presentation has AI animated characters who briefly explain, accompanied by voiceover instructions. This way (if they have their own device) pupils can revisit instructions if they need help. The teacher becomes a facilitator. Pupils love finding the cost of the shopping l
5th - 7th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Money Math
CCSS
5.NF.B.6
, 5.NF.B.7
, 5.NF.B.7c
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Who's Taking Out the Trash? An Experimental Probability Activity
When deciding the probability of an event through experimentation, how many trials are enough? 10? 1,000? 1,000,000??? This activity is a cooperative grouping activity that focuses on just that. The pre-lesson set up reels the students in. The activity engages them. The manipulative materials involve them. An Excel extension is also available to combine the results of multiple groups. Through this activity, students really see how more trials leads to a better understanding of the true pr
6th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Graphing
CCSS
7.SP.C.6
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