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Connect unit rates and ratios to REAL LIFE with this Grocery Store Ad Scavenger Hunt. Students will use local grocery store advertisements to find the ratios or unit rates on the scavenger hunt activity sheets. Extend the activity with the story problem student directions. NOW with BONUS: "Warm Up" & "Exit Ticket" Presentation! Great for centers! Hands-on! Real life connections! Includes: scavenger hunt worksheets (2) and student directions (1) ; BONUS: "Warm Up" & "Exit Ticket" Presentation &

Get active with these warm-up task cards! Students are required to use knowledge about Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages to calculate the number of laps, jumping jacks, and push-ups to complete. These task cards are great for in class or in the gym. Sample questions: Find: 1/5 of 50, 36% of 50, and .44 of 50 This PDF includes: Student task cards (5 versions); Answer key

Practice with converting percents to fractions while creating a visual representation. Great for students who need to "see" that fractions and percents can be equivalent. Includes: 2 pages- 1 page of independent practice; 1 page of cooperative practice (which can be adapted for unlimited possibilities) This is a .doc file. You may customize it to fit your needs.

Hands-on activity where students search for geometric shapes in real life. Students must locate and measure shapes. From those measurements, students will calculate the surface area. Shapes include: squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, composite figures, and rectangular prisms. Great for groups or even an at-home investigation. Supplemental materials needed: rulers or yard sticks PDF file includes: 1 page with 2 sets of student directions; 1 page with recording sheet

Get students up and moving while practicing the Pythagorean Theorem! Keep students motivated by discovering a secret code. Problems require students to solve for missing values for legs or hypotenuse. Includes real-world problems. Included: *Teacher's Guide *10 student walk-about tasks *Student recording sheet *Answer key How to use: Tape the walk-about task cards around the classroom. Give each student a recording sheet. Allow students to walk around the classroom and solve each task. Each an

This is a weekly goal setting graphic organizer. Requires students to set a math goal, set a plan for each day, and reflect on their own progress. A great proactive tool for struggling or advanced students. **If you would like this modified for your content area, please contact me.