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Leverage the enthusiasm for bargain deals to get students engaged in calculating the percentage of decrease, discounts, markdowns, and savings! Students will use the properties of ratios and proportions to compute sale deals during the Black Friday Sale. Students will compare different types of discounts like “no tax” and rebates, along with standard decreases such as “25% off,” to determine their best deal. Using research and collaboration, your students will soon be confident and competent in

So many ways to save at this Back to School sale! Students will identify variables in an expression, write simple equations, calculate the percentage of decrease, and find sale discounts. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using expressions & equations to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instructions for teachersBack to School Shopping Expression & Equations Math Performance Task (6 ve

Boost student engagement with this math performance task based on getting the best deal at a furniture sale. Students calculate and compare multiple discount problems to find real-world solutions. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in finding deductions, mark-downs, and percentage of decrease. The following downloads are included with this product: Instructions for teachersFurniture Sale Percentages Math Performance Task (6 versions)Furni

Da Vinci Projects combine ingenuity, math, and art. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds that ever lived. He is famous for his art, but he was also one of the most prolific inventors and mathematicians of the Renaissance Era. Da Vinci Projects require students to create something wholly original, complete rigorous mathematics, and use art as a part of their creation or an example of their understanding. The Da Vinci Project – Color by Number with Math Bundle for 6th & 7th Grades inc

The Percentage of Change Worksheet Package includes three double-sided worksheets and their keys. The Percentage of Increase Proficiency Practice worksheet allows students to practice calculating percentage of increase using Craigslist sales and a school fundraiser. The Percentage of Decrease Proficiency Practice gives students the opportunity to calculate percentage of decrease using a going-out-of-business sale at a sporting goods store. The Simple Interest Proficiency Practice worksheet p

Turn up the temperature on engagement with this math task focused on rational numbers, unit conversions, unit rates, and percentage of increase all mixed into the next cake recipe. Students will develop, describe, and solve multi-step real-world problems with rational numbers while converting measurements and scaling up recipes. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using expressions & equations to find real-world solutions. The followi

Spark student interest with this math performance task based on calculating the cost of dog food over time for each pet. Students use ratio and rate reasoning to solve this real-world mathematical problem. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent with proportional reasoning tasks. The following downloads are included with this product: Instructions for teachersDog Food Ratios & Proportions Math Performance Task (6 versions)Dog Food Ratios & Prop

The Vacation Itinerary Math Menu allows students to demonstrate mastery of percentage skills, using choice as the vehicle and Multiple Intelligence as fuel. Students make task choices while discovering, demonstrating, and applying their understanding of percentages. This project menu focuses on three areas: percentage of increase, percentage of decrease, and simple interest. The percentage of increase section allows students to choose between three provided worksheets. Percentage of decrease an

Ramp up engagement with these real world math tasks! This bundle of four different 6th grade math tasks is perfect for emerging skills, math skills review, and test prep. Prep is a cinch…just make copies of the math worksheets, sit back, and watch students use collaboration, innovation, and problem solving skills to find mathematical conclusions. Avoid the test prep crunch in the spring by sprinkling these captivating math tasks throughout your sixth grade math curriculum. There are six vers

Harness flexible thinking with this math task focused on proportional relationships. Students will identify unit rates and use a table in organizing ratios to determine the cost of feeding their Feisty Cat. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using ratios & proportions to find real world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instructions for teachersFeisty Cat Ratios & Proportions Math Performance Task (6

Puzzles are the catalyst for this math task focused on finding the surface area and volume of a puzzle cube. Students will discover the power of exponential growth as they solve multi-step real-world geometry problems using nets and equations to find surface area and volume. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent in using expressions & equations to find real-world solutions. The following downloads are included with this product:Instruction

Engagement and rigor will soar with these real world math tasks! This bundle includes four different 6th grade math tasks that are ideal for unit review, emerging math skills, and preparation for standardized testing. Prep is super simple…just copy the prepared math worksheets and answer keys. Let the students discover mathematical solutions through collaboration, imagination, and their unique problem solving skills. Sprinkle these rigorous math tasks throughout your sixth grade math curricul

Da Vinci Projects combine ingenuity, math, and art. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds that ever lived. He is famous for his art, but he was also one of the most prolific inventors and mathematicians of the Renaissance Era. Da Vinci Projects require students to create something wholly original, complete rigorous mathematics, and use art as a part of their creation or an example of their understanding. The purpose of this Da Vinci project is to allow students the opportunity to use c

Don’t let probability bully your students! The Mosaic Probability Math Task provides practice with the likelihood of events, predicting the probability of chance events, developing probability models, and finding the probability of compound events. With six low-prep versions of the task, your students will soon be confident and competent, and your classroom will be a bully-fee math zone! The following downloads are included with this product: Instructions for teachersMosaic Probability – Math

Da Vinci Projects combine ingenuity, math, and art. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds that ever lived. He is famous for his art, but he was also one of the most prolific inventors and mathematicians of the Renaissance Era. Da Vinci Projects require students to create something wholly original, complete rigorous mathematics, and use art as a part of their creation or an example of their understanding. The purpose of this Da Vinci project is to allow students the opportunity to use c

Da Vinci Projects combine ingenuity, math, and art. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds that ever lived. He is famous for his art, but he was also one of the most prolific inventors and mathematicians of the Renaissance Era. Da Vinci Projects require students to create something wholly original, complete rigorous mathematics, and use art as a part of their creation or an example of their understanding. The purpose of this Da Vinci project is to allow students the opportunity to use c

Da Vinci Projects combine ingenuity, math, and art. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds that ever lived. He is famous for his art, but he was also one of the most prolific inventors and mathematicians of the Renaissance Era. Da Vinci Projects require students to create something wholly original, complete rigorous mathematics, and use art as a part of their creation or an example of their understanding. The purpose of this Da Vinci project is to allow students the opportunity to use c