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With this activity, Happy Trails, students get plenty of practice with the properties of integer exponents (CCS 8.EE.1) without the run of the mill worksheet concept. Students get to move AND work on their math skills! The activity includes directions, 42 practice problems, and an answer key. By: tmccabe This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

How much water would you have to drink in comparison to a dairy cow? Or if you could dig a tunnel just like mole, how long would your tunnel be in one night's time? Your students will have fun setting up ratios and using proportions to find out some wacky facts about themselves. Extend the lesson by having students create their own picture book illustrating these wacky facts. Project rubric included. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

This quiz covering four 8th grade Common Core math concepts (approximating square roots, rational and irrational numbers, square and cube roots, and converting repeating decimals to fractions) is written at a Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels of 1 and 2. Some of the questions not only cover student understanding of the concept but are written to cover Math Practice 3 as well. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Help your students self assess their learning before or after a classroom assessment. Using this form, students can identify concepts they understand, items they need to work on, and can help you guide future learning with any questions they still have. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

With all the new lessons to create for the Common Core Standards, this lesson plan template guides the way. Including CCS items such as DOK levels, math practices, and the 16 habits, it also focuses on the Rigor/Relevance framework, technology, differentiated learning, and assessment. With ample space to write out your thoughts, simply print out the template and let the planning begin! By tmccabe This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.