Mathematically Fun

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

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.

This PowerPoint Presentation is a helpful tool for educators to use while teaching Independent and Dependent Events in their math class. Step by step instructors are included on the example slides. Great tool to get students use to questions that can pop-up on standardized tests. Good tool to use if a student is absent or for a substitute to use in your absence.

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

Solving Multi-Step equations, gives the user the step-by-step work in solving the equations (on example pages) to help guide the students during you're instruction. Concept Check questions are given between ideas to help gauge how your students are doing with the material. Answers are given for each question. Word problems/Real life examples and questions dealing with perimeter of geometric figures included. Also, there is a warm-up and quick check (exit ticket/closure question) included.

Wanting to your your students up and moving? Stations mazes are an awesome way to get them practice while on their feet! In order for students to complete the maze, they will need find the probability of each event given, find their answer, and go to the corresponding station. After 10 problems, they should circle back around to their original station. If somehow they end up at a station they were at previously, before getting to all 10 stations, they make an error somewhere and will have to

Steve and Ashley are going Trick-or-Treating in their neighborhood. They want to make sure they are able to visit all of their neighbors since they give the best candy. They can only visit each house for a total of 10 minutes in order to make it to each house. Below you will find clues that will help you determine who’s house they are visiting and at what time. Steve and Ashley only have from 5:00pm to 6:20 pm. Help them plan their Trick-or-Treating route by finding the time they need to vi