I have taught for 6 years in a seventh grade classroom and then 5 years in a 9th grade classroom. I have taught 6th grade through Honors Geometry. I'm currently a math specialist servicing 6th through 8th graders.
This PowerPoint Presentation is a helpful tool for educators to use while teaching Discounts, Markups, Sales Tax and Tip in their math class. Step by step instructors are included on the example slides with two additional problems given after to check for understanding. Easy to insert another slide assigning problems for your textbook. Answers are on slides and/or in the notes.Preview available.Good tool to use if a student is absent or for a substitute to use in your absence. Additional Disco
I have used this assignment with my students to show them how a bill is calculated when you go out to dinner and to reinforce sales tax, discounts, and tip. We call this the RESTAURANT WEEK PROJECT. It is editable. You can either get menus from a local restaurant or schedule time for your students to go to the computer lab to look up a menu. Have them get into groups (3-4 students). They will decide on two appetizers to share and each student will pick out their dinner and dessert. Given the
Use this 4 page packet to walk your students through the definitions and procedures of finding different measures of central tendency. Practice on pages 3 and 4 include real-world examples. Depending on your class length, you can use it for in class practice and homework. Answer key is included with worked out answers. Check out my data products!Interpreting Box Plots WorksheetInterpreting Histograms WorksheetData Station Maze: Central Tendency, Box Plots, and Histograms
Students work together to build a Jack-O-Lantern while solving questions on discounts, markups, sales tax, and tip. Note: The problem sets are not Halloween related, however, the ultimate goal is for students to work together to create their own unique Jack-O-Lantern. This activity promotes teamwork and precision. This is a low prep activity that is ideal for a review on these topics. There are 6 rounds to this activity.
Students will navigate a maze solving word problems asking them to find: - Sales price - Discount amount - Markup price - Amount of markup - Original price This worksheet is great for in-class practice or homework. Includes an answer sheet.
This product can be used as an in-class assignment or project for students to show their understanding of unit rates, better buy, equivalent ratios, and graphing. There are four recipes to use. Muddy Buddies (Pages 11-15) - I would reserve this one for students that are showing mastery in class. Chocolate Chip Cookies (Pages 6-10) - For students that show intermediate skills. Ooey Gooey Brownies (Pages 16-20) - For students that show intermediate skills. Rice Krispie Treats with Mini M&Ms (Pa
This worksheet is included in my Inequalities Riddle Worksheet Bundle. SAVE and get an extra worksheet on Two-Step Equation Word Problems for FREE! This worksheet contains 13 problems in which students will solve two-step inequalities. Some of these inequalities will have them reversing the sign and/or solving special cases, i.e. (x-6) / 8 > -5. It is good practice for students and allows them to self-check their work in two ways. (1) There is a bank of answers on the right hand side. (T
This bundle contains awesome resources to change up the practice in your classroom from ordinary textbook and worksheets: 1) Inequality Riddle Worksheet - Write an inequality from a number line and translate a verbal statement into an inequality. Answer key included.2) Line Puzzle: Two-Step Inequalities Worksheet - Solve 13 two-step inequalities to answer the riddle. Answer key included.3) Two-Step Inequalities Word Problems Riddle Worksheet - Write a two-step inequality from 7 problems an
This PowerPoint includes formulas to find perimeter and area of a retangle or square. It also has animations that show how to plug in the side measures to find either perimeter or area and then it has example slides. A good tool to use while teaching with a projector or white board.
Includes a Title Page and a Warm Up. You can always add a slide for addition work from your textbook.
Students work together to build a Snowman while solving questions on discounts, markups, sales tax, and tip. This activity promotes teamwork and precision. This is a low prep activity that is ideal for a review on these topics. There are 6 rounds to this activity. Round 1: build the body Round 2: draw the hat Round 3: draw his/her face Round 4: draw their arms Round 5: draw the scarf Round 6: as a team, color the snowman in
Great resource to use instead of textbook work. Good for a station activity or partner work. There are 9 word problems, 2 of these problems require students to read carefully as the problems add a slight challenge. Word problems include finding the part, whole, and percentage. The answer key is included. Check out my other Percent Resources!The Percent Proportions Notes and Practice Problems WorksheetPercent of Change Riddle Worksheet
This sheet was given out to my students so that they could use it during class and at home. It summarized the main topics of the Module for them and became a handy tool in class. It helped students since there are not places in their workbooks for notes and given this was a new way of learning/thinking for them, a way to have the key concepts of the Module laid out for them. Reference Sheet contains information on: Discrete and Continuous FunctionsLinear and Exponential FunctionsSet Builder No
I have taught for 6 years in a seventh grade classroom and then 5 years in a 9th grade classroom. I have taught 6th grade through Honors Geometry. I'm currently a math specialist servicing 6th through 8th graders.
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