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8th grade applied math simulations for parents
Electoral College Activity - PPT/Notes/Super Fun Competition! - Paper & Digital
Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersGet ready for the 2024 election with your students!! Used in over 2,500 classrooms, this is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! [For the Google Drive version click here].
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: What is the Electoral College? Voting with Mystery Candidates
Project Based Learning: Volume and Area of Prisms and Cylinders
This cooperative project involves applying many math and language skills to a real life situation. Teams are tasked with planning an aquatic center. Specifications include rectangular and circular pools which allow students to practice older skills such as perimeter, area, and volume of rectangles and prisms, as well as newer skills such as circumference, area, and volume of circles and cylinders. Measurement conversions are integrated, as well as writing and presentation skills. A final po
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6th - 8th
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Book About Hands-On Financial Literacy Simulations for Teens & Young Adults
These simulations come from Nick's book, "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Wallet." The book is available on Amazon for $24, or on TPT for $21 in .pdf format. The .pdf format is more ideal for teachers than the printed copies of the book because it allows for easier access to print the activities and handouts.
"You're Gonna Need a Bigger Wallet" is geared towards teachers and organizations who desire to teach personal finance skills in engaging and practical ways. Several industry experts contribute
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Fractions Review for High School Students with answer key (Editable)
No matter what course I teach at the high school level, it seems students need a review of how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and compare fractions. This worksheet has a summary of each operation with examples. It includes fraction problems such as a/b + c/d for advanced or accelerated students as well.
The preview pdf shows what the word file looks like; the product file is a word document, which you may edit to your liking.
Keywords: fractions, operations, add, subtract, multiply, div
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7th - 12th
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Hands On LCM GCF Build It! Least Common Multiple, Greatest Common Factor
Kids will master the concepts of least common multiple and greatest common factor by actually manipulating items into groups. With this fun, hands-on activity, the problems are already created for you!
An answer key is provided. All you need is to print the worksheet and distribute base-ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, strips of paper, or anything you have handy.
Your students can work in pairs to model the situation and perform the correct operation to perform a hands-on GCF and a hands-on LC
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4th - 8th
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Monthly Budget Planner - Track Subscriptions, Income, Bills, Debts and Savings
Take Control of Your Finances with our Ultimate Budget Planner!Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to creating a personal or family budget? With so many expenses to track (monthly subscriptions, school, sports, gas, food, etc.), it can be difficult to stay organized and make the most of your money.That's where our Ultimate Budget Planner comes in! Designed for busy individuals like you, this easy-to-use budget planner takes the guesswork out of managing your finances. Simply plug in the number
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Math Munchies Cafe: Tips, Discounts, Tax, Percents
This real life application will help your students practice finding prices after taxes, tips, and discounts. Transform your classroom into a restaurant with these easy to follow guidelines, menu, and student worksheets. Invite younger students to visit and be your customers (they will have the opportunity to practice adding decimals and making change). My students LOVE becoming waiters/waitresses in the "Math Muchies Cafe" and will have a better understanding of the never ending question of:
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3rd - 8th
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Project Based Learning | Football Math and Reading - FUN for Super Bowl 2024
Get your students excited about the upcoming Super Bowl with this fun and engaging football-themed project! In this activity, students will imagine being a FOOTBALL MANAGER and will use close reading skills and creative thinking to design their own DREAM TEAM and practice real-world math skills. Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activity. This differentiated resource uses elements of the Design Process as well as Depth and Complexity, so that students can further enha
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5th - 8th
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BASKETBALL Math & Reading BUNDLE | Escape Room | March Madness Activities
Get your students excited about reading and Madness in MARCH with this differentiated basketball-themed project bundle!Includes project-based learning, close reading, escape room, CSI activities, and more. Perfect for engaging students in math, science, and informational text practice.Please click on the PREVIEW above to view everything that is included!By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the price of the individual units.Go to new depths of learning with the Project-Based Learning
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5th - 8th
"The Great Food Truck Project" - Rate, Proportions, and Percents Unit Assessment
A rates and proportions unit project, centering around the real-world use of percentages and rates. Students work with a small group to create their own concept for a food truck, including what food and drink options they would sell. Using inspiration for "The Great Food Truck Race" and "Sharktank" TV shows, students work to create a best-selling idea, that also showcases their own values as a "company".I hope to share more information and examples of how I use this project with my upcoming ye
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6th - 8th
Design and Make A Food Truck - Calculate Food Costs, Design Menu, and More
Design and Make A Food Truck - Calculate Food Costs, Design Menu, and MoreIn this resource, students can design and make a 3D paper Food Truck. They will need to use Maths and ELA to understand the process of making their trucks. Students will calculate Gross Profit Margin using the formula provided. They will need to consider four factors when it comes to deciding on pricing beyond the simple formula. Students will use division and subtraction in the formula. The hardest part is creating the 3D
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5th - 9th
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Carnival Probability Project
A project that feels like a game!
Students must create their own game, using probability to ensure THEY are favored to win....much like the house in a casino. Students can make games involving dice, spinners, cards, "fishing" ducks out of a pond, etc.
Assessed skills include: fundamental counting principal, theoretical probability, experimental probability, independent events, dependent events, creativity, writing, presentation. *Students must already know basic probability to complete this
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8th - 12th
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Spectrum Math, Grade 8 705507-EB
The Spectrum 8th grade math workbook provides a spectrum of support for 8th grade math success! The 192-page math workbook covers important concepts such as Pythagorean Theorem, geometry, rational and irrational numbers, and more through a variety of problem-solving activities that are both fun AND educational! Practicing geometry on the coordinate grid and solving linear equations are a few of the activities included to help inspire math learning. The math workbook is sized at about 8.4” x 10.9
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8th
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Football Math Reading and Science BUNDLE | Escape Room | PBL | Super Bowl
Get your students excited about reading and the upcoming Super Bowl with this differentiated football-themed project bundle! Includes project-based learning, close reading, escape room, CSI activities, and more. Perfect for engaging students in math, science, and informational text practice.Please click on the PREVIEW above to view everything that is included!By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the price of the individual units.Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- “
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5th - 8th
Finding Simple & Compound Interest - Car Activity
This is a quick, one page activity involving simple and compound interest. It presents a car and its price and offers four financing options. Students calculate the total to be repaid for each option. Great for comparing compound and simple interest or showing how length of a loan affects credit!Key is included. Discussion question page coming soon!TEKS: 8.12A, 8.12B, 8.12D, and 8.12E
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7th - 10th
Classroom Contract, "Math Profile" Social Media New School Year Docs
Here are some resources I've "tweaked" over the years to exchange information with students at the start of a new school year or semester.
Page 1 is a classroom contract I developed based on Harry Wong's suggestions in "The First Days of School." A behavior management plan most appropriate for grades 4-9 is included.
Page 2 is a "Tell Me About You" page that could be used for the first day or week of school to assess student interests, contact information, and feelings about mathematics
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5th - 12th
StockUp - A Stock Market project for the Maths classroom
StockUp - A Stock Market project for the Maths classroomIn this challenge students are given $1000 to invest in the stock exchange. They combine with other students to create an investment group. Individually and as a group they will then track this investment over the term or year.I do this every year with my Math class and it is often a highlight of the year for students. They learn lots about investments and money markets along the way.Great for understanding decimal numbers and percentages a
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4th - 8th
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8th Grade Map Out A Town Writing Linear Equations Project (End of Year Activity)
Writing Linear Equations Project8th Grade Math - Map Out A TownMy collection of Add-Ons include activities to enhance your classroom. They are the perfect way to both enrich and remediate the math concepts taught while also incorporating collaboration. This project is absolutely perfect for the end of the year. It is engaging and let's each student explore the career of Urban Planning. Check out my entire shop to make your life easier! We all know that teachers work way too hard, so treat yourse
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7th - 9th
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March Madness Activities | Project Based Learning | BASKETBALL Math and Reading
Get your students excited about the upcoming MARCH MADNESS BASKETBALL SEASON with this fun and engaging basketball-themed project!In this activity, students will imagine being a BASKETBALL COACH and will use close reading skills and creative thinking to design their own DREAM TEAM and practice real-world math skills.Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activity. This differentiated resource uses elements of the Design Process as well as Depth and Complexity so that stude
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Entrepreneurship: Interactive Team-Based Business Simulation Game
Introduce Students to Business Creation & Entrepreneurship in the Startup Game Simulation. In The Startup Academy Game, students are exposed to some of the decisions that they will have to make as a business owner. They will be simulating the first 12 weeks of a business startup that is selling cupcakes. The goal of the game is to be the team that builds the business with the greatest worth by the end of the 12 weeks. Students will make decisions each turn that will determine how much money
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6th - 10th
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Fractional Number Lines - Fractions - Find Missing Values - Level 1 - FREE
Fractional Number Lines - Level 1
Student fills in missing values on each number line - 3 sets with solutions.
Also, the student must shade the correct number of boxes of a proper and an improper fraction on each number line.
Teacher should model on the first number lines for students.
Level 2 will add in Mixed numbers...
Level 3 will add in Decimals...
Highly recommend to use these practice learning sheets first, and then use the Spaced Repetition on Fractional - Decimal Connection so stu
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3rd - 8th
Classroom City All - Inclusive Economics Unit
Classroom City Economics Unit:Teach your students about business, finance and economics with this extensive hands-on, real-life business development and management unit that culminates with the opening of their student-ran Classroom City !Unit includes: Classroom City introduction newspaper, economics rules, printable checks and registry, credit-debit log sheet, business ideas, economics lessons unit beginning at “want vs needs” and covering topics through to “stock market”, how to write a chec
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4th - 8th
Using Probability to Teach Social Justice
This is an exploratory experiment/activity about basic probability. Students discover the differences between theoretical probability, experimental probability, and reality by taking a hard look at Stop and Frisk in urban areas. Students also deal with independent and dependent events.
By the end of the project, students will be able to:
Articulate the differences between theoretical and experimental probability through prediction and experimentation.
Articulate the differences between indep
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8th - 12th
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Life Skills at it Best!
Life Skills at its Best!
Comprehensive Activities to promote good citizenship, school spirit, responsibility, self-esteem, decision making, balancing a budget, appropriate socialization & punctuality. This plan is developed to be used at the end of the week on a weekly basis through out the school year.
These activities were made for you to expand and use at your students ability level. Worksheets have been included for low functioning as well as higher functioning students. These activiti
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K - 12th
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