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5 Math Carnival Games that cover: Ordering and Comparing Numbers Basic Statistics - mean, mode, median, range Equivalent Fractions and Decimals Unit Price and % off Angle or Line Relationships Each Game has instructions on how to create the game pieces, how to setup the game, and how to play the game. Printable resources for signs and questions are available on some games. Answer Keys are provided when possible. Each game can be used as a stand alone review or it can be used as one of many ga

There are many Genetics Baby Labs out there where students use 2 coins to determine traits. THIS IS NOT One of THOSE! This is a Genetics Unit that TEACHES a variety of Genetic Inheritance patterns while students complete the lab to determine the traits of their babies. The lab uses different colored counting chips to represent each of the following inheritance patterns: Dominant/Recessive Incomplete Dominance CoDominance Multiple Alleles Polygenic Sex-Linked Students learn HOW the patterns w

This provides instructions on how to make a carnival style throwing game where students throw coins into pizza boxes to get a problem about unit price and/or % off. The file contains the directions to make the game pieces. Picture and description of how to set up and play the game. Example problems and an answer key for those problems. And paper coupons to use for the % off. It can be used as a stand alone review or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school

This provides instructions on how to make a carnival style game about probability. The directions focus on the difference between theoretical and experimental probability, but can be adapted for simple probability. The file contains the directions to make the game pieces. Picture and description of how to set up and play the game. It also contains teacher tips. It can be used as a stand alone review or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school uses it in a d

This provides instructions on how to make a carnival style game about line or angle relationships. Students review concepts like Skew, Parallel, and Perpendicular or Adjacent, Supplementary, Complementary, Alternate Interior or Exterior Angles, etc. The file contains the directions to make the game pieces. Picture and description of how to set up and play the game. It also contains printables for the various signs and materials needed to create the game pieces. It can be used as a stand alon

This provides instructions on how to make a Bucket Toss game where students put numbered bean bags into the correct numerical order, then try to toss them into buckets for tickets or points. It can be used as a stand alone review of ordering numbers or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school uses it in a day long Math Carnival that students participate in about a month before our state tests. This game was created for our 7th grade math carnival, but it coul

Students practice ordering numbers by creating a pyramid of cups, including equivalent numbers. This activity can be used at almost any grade level depending on the numbers you use. It can be used as a stand alone review of ordering and equivalent numbers or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school uses it in a day long Math Carnival that students participate in about a month before our state tests. This activity may seem easy - and the initial ordering o

Students review basic vocabulary for cellular transport by answering questions and coloring a winter themed penguin. Includes student questions and coloring page as well as answer key. Words include: Active Transport Passive Transport Osmosis Diffusion Facilitated Diffusion Equilibrium

This provides instructions on how to make a carnival style game where students work with percent increase or decrease. The file contains the directions for what materials to use to create the game, how to play, and an answer key. It can be used as a stand alone review or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school uses it in a day long Math Carnival that students participate in about a month before our state tests. This game was created for our 7th grade math carni

Students click to match A, T, C, or G to the correct pair. The activity has the students making many pairings to reinforce the A=T and C=G pattern as well as to demonstrate that DNA strands are extremely long.

Students practice mean, median, mode, and range by pulling ducks from a carnival themed duck pond game. This game can be used as a stand alone in a math center or as one of many games in a math carnival as my school does. You can adjust the difficulty by the numbers on the ducks, how many ducks the students take, and what specific type of statistic you require.

This provides instructions on how to make a carnival style game where students can review operations with integers. The file contains the directions for what materials to use and 3 different game plays - group, individual, and challenge. It can be used as a stand alone review or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school uses it in a day long Math Carnival that students participate in about a month before our state tests. This game was created for our 7th grade

This provides instructions on how to make a carnival style game about coordinate graphs. Students can review concepts like plotting points, quadrants, slope, and linear equations. The file contains the directions to make the game pieces. Picture and description of how to set up and play the game. It can be used as a stand alone review or it can be used as one of many games in a carnival like activity. My school uses it in a day long Math Carnival that students participate in about a month

This is a template I use to create my own version of whatever textbook I am using. I rewrite the material into a couple of short paragraphs using simpler language, but maintaining the most necessary vocabulary. The students with lower reading levels can still read the content. They focus on the vocabulary and key concepts for which they will have to be responsible on the test. After making a few of these, it takes me about 20-30 minutes to create one of these. My students have had a lo