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Spring social studies Common Core 6.RP.A.1 resources
Bird Nest STEM Challenge (Biomimicry Engineering Activity)
Bird Nest Engineering Design Challenge Students will dive into the engineering design process with this hands-on STEM challenge building a nest to safely catch a falling egg. A follow-up activity teaches biomimicry by relating what was learned in building a bird nest and applying it to designing a landing pad for a space capsule. As a student-driven assignment, the purpose of the teacher is to act as a facilitator. You will provide the structure to the project, but students will take an active r
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School Distance Learning: Digital STEM Activity Bundle
Ancient Egypt Mummies & Mummification Religion Reading Comprehension & Activity
Ancient Egyptian religious afterlife beliefs and mythology required the deceased to maintain his or her appearance even in death. Enter the development of the elaborate 70-day Ancient Egypt mummification process. This resource provides historical background and complete instructions for a 6-week carrot mummification project. NOTE: Carrots are low smell compared to other possible mummifying foods like meats or apples.TIP: If you start your mummification process as you start Egypt, your carrot
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6th - 10th
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MS-LS1-2
Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE
Smaller tasks add up to big, big learning with this gold medal standard project-based learning activity! What a sneaky cool way to learn math, economics, and functional design! (Insert evil teacher laugh.) It’s a hands-on approach to Common Core Standards.
In Carnival Game Economics, students design a carnival skill game and gather data as junior market researchers during the test phase. They’ll use this data to help make decisions. After making calculations for probability, students will
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
End of the Year Math Activities Packet 2 - Color by Code, Math Games, Task Cards
This end of the year math activity pack will provide your students with some independent and fun activities. You can print into packets to have students working and engaged as you finish the year or send them home for a Summer Packet. The pack includes individual math activities and some partner games that are easy to print and use.End of Year Math Activities 2 includes 5 Math Activities:✓ Integer Operations Color Sheet {add, subtract, multiply, & divide integers}✓ Unit Rates Task Cards {in
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5th - 6th
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Clean Water - Human Rights: Math & SS Current Events Lesson & Worksheet (Canada)
Why doesn't everyone in Canada have access to clean, drinkable water? This 3-page guided lesson walks your students in grades 5-8 through important current events issues that affect citizens of Canada every day. It includes: - A brief overview of human rights including the United Nation Declaration of Human Rights. - An introduction to the idea of water as a human right. - That some Canadians (especially in indigenous communities) don’t have access to clean water. - A case study of water advisor
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5th - 8th
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Montessori Cosmic Guide: Elementary Montessori & Homeschool Learning Materials
Montessori Cosmic Guide: Elementary Montessori & Homeschool Learning Materials • Elementary Montessori-inspired Lessons & Materials in All Subject Areas (165 printable pages + Key): The COMPLETE Montessori Elementary Guide contains enough content to cover an entire school year!Item specifics: Recommended Ages: 8 to 12 years old (but you know the child best!)Number of Pages: 385 including Answer Key Subjects: For all Elementary subject areas ('Cosmic Education') Genre: Elementary, Montess
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3rd - 6th
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Baseball Ratio and Percent Activity | Digital Math Resource for Google Classroom
This 6th grade Baseball Ratio and Percent Digital Activity for Google Classroom is a fun way to practice ratios, find equivalent ratios, complete double number lines, look at ratio tables, find the unit rate, and calculating percentages while celebrating baseball season! This Baseball Math Activity is a perfect way to get your students in excited for Opening Day with activities centered around team rosters, positions of baseball, baseball equipment, batting practice, fielding, and baseball rule
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Sports Ratio & Percent Activities Bundle | Digital Math Resources
The Great Stock Market Challenge - Complete Math Unit
Suitable and adapted for grades 5-12Open the Preview to see more detailed informationWatch the movie to see a high speed play through of the presentationThis complete cross-curricular unit has students learn about companies, research stocks, create a portfolio, track their performance, submit their project and write a test. Students will learn about real life financial literacy, trade-offs, decision making, strategies, and apply mathematical concepts.The unit runs about 10-14 weeks long, with an
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5th - 12th
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Simplifying Ratios | Scavenger Hunt | 6th Grade | Guided Notes | Ancient Wonders
Do your students need more math practice but are sick of worksheets and computer drills? Let's get them out of their seats and into an adventure! Our Scavenger Hunt Cards unleash the power of learning through movement and exploration. As students simplify ratios and search for solutions on other cards, they naturally self-assess their understanding, ensuring they grasp each concept before moving on. This innovative approach keeps students active and engaged, freeing you to offer targeted support
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5th - 7th
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Income Inequality & Wealth Distribution Critical Thinking, Math & Social Justice
What is income inequality? Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Is wealth being distributed equally in your country? This integrated math, social justice, critical thinking, and economics lesson is designed to introduce the idea of income inequality to students in grades 6-9 at a level they can easily understand- all while having them practice important math skills involving ratios and percentages. This lesson is a useful application for a math unit: percent and ratio practic
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6th - 9th
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Yellowstone National Park Treasure Hunt Escape Room: Math Real World Questions
This escape the park activity is great for a variety of ages. Students will have an hour to complete all the questions to find a treasure. They will have to solve math problems with real world application in order to open separate lock boxes. If they don't make it in an hour the park will be closed. I have included multiple sets of questions that could be used for a variety of skill levels. You will need manilla folders to represent your lock boxes. The questions include a variety of readiness s
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3rd - 8th
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Equivalent Ratios Math Worksheets - Tape Diagrams, Tables and Double Number Line
Spring themed worksheets that cover ratios, equivalent ratios, skill-practice and problem solving. Students will be asked to apply their knowledge of ratios to real-world word problems. In this resource, students will have to:write ratios by interpreting visual patternsdetermine whether ratios are equivalentinterpret word problems and the ratios given to them in order to create an equivalent ratiocreate ratio tables, tape diagrams/bar models and double number lines as a strategy for problem solv
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5th - 7th
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Math Quick Starts (Spring Theme)
These short math puzzles review basic skills while building math fluency and are aligned with CCSS. I use these to start my math classes, but could also be used for early finishers. The pictures help to take the fangs out of math and can help students become more comfortable with problems involving variables. The puzzles cover algebra, ratios, integers, rational numbers, exponents and critical thinking.
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5th - 8th
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Escape Room Mount Rainier National Park Math Activity Varied Level Questions
This escape the park activity is great for a variety of ages. Students will have an hour to complete all the questions before they are locked in the park. I have included multiple sets of questions that could be used for a variety of skill levels. You will need manilla folders to represent your lock boxes.This escape room practices the following math topics:Set 1· Order sets of rational numbers in real world · Generate fractions, decimals and percent in real world scenarios · Multiply and Divide
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2nd - 8th
Math Morning Work 5th Grade Bundle Editable, Spiral Review, Distance Learning
***MY POPULAR DAILY MATH REVIEWS ARE NOW IN AN EDITABLE FORMAT! PERFECT FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO TWEAK A PROBLEM OR STANDARD TO FIT YOUR NEEDS***
As of 6/25/15, this Daily Math Review file also includes an editable version. The EDITABLE feature of this file is that you can change ANY of the text boxes and mathematical graphics to suit your students' needs. I created the mathematical graphics using Powerpoint, so as long as you have Powerpoint and a working knowledge of the program, you will be able
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Digital Escape Room | Least Common Denominator
This Adding and Subtracting Fractions Digital Escape Room is the perfect way to include a fun game into learning and reviewing fraction addition and subtraction. During this Escape Room, your students will join a group searching for the "golden book." They will have to solve different types of riddles in order to find it!Students must use their knowledge of the least common denominator and greatest common factor to solve this escape room. Each addition and subtraction fraction equation uses diff
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5th - 8th
The Mesopotamian Farmer's Conundrum - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How much does it cost to borrow?Description:In ancient Mesopotamia, the farmer toiled long and hard to earn his property. As time passed, however, the Mesopotamians discovered they could borrow from each other and the idea of debt and the moneylender was born. A large number of Mesopotamians went into serious debt and could not recover. What were the results? Read Hammurabi's Code of Laws and use ratios to see how he solved it.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Project
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6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 6) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 31 Projects!
Spring Complex Fractions and Unit Rate Riddle Review Activity...Riddle+Math=FUN!
How awesome is it to be able to have fun while learning math....we all know that kids love this...This Riddle activity focuses on Complex Fractions and Unit Price with a SPRING THEME.
This Spring Review Complex Fractions and Unit Rate Riddle has 4 pages...Cover Page, Student Page, Answer Key and Credits Page. There is A LOT of color on this product but please know that you can also get it to be black and white or gray scale by simply selecting that option when you go to print. I rarely print in
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6th - 9th
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Math Morning Work 5th Grade May Editable, Spiral Review, Distance Learning
***MY POPULAR DAILY MATH REVIEWS ARE NOW IN AN EDITABLE FORMAT! PERFECT FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO TWEAK A PROBLEM OR STANDARD TO FIT YOUR NEEDS***
As of 1/29/15, this Daily Math Review file also includes an editable version. The EDITABLE feature of this file is that you can change ANY of the text boxes and mathematical graphics to suit your students' needs. I created the mathematical graphics using Powerpoint, so as long as you have Powerpoint and a working knowledge of the program, you will be abl
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5th - 6th
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Proportional Relationship | Road Trip Project
Students will create their own itinerary for a road trip. They will be given a budget, a certain number of days, and options for food, hotels, excursions, rental cars, etc. They must determine how they want to spend their money without going over budget. This should be broken up over multiply days. Rubric included.
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6th - 8th
6.RP.1 Understanding Ratios Pear Deck Lesson and Google Form HW
This Lesson also includes a google form for HW.This lesson supports a conceptual understanding of ratio relationships and develops the concept of equivalent ratios through an exploration of recipes and mixtures. The background colors change with phases of the lesson: Red - Do Now/Warm Up Orange - Collective Group Work Yellow - Independent Check For Understanding Green - Group Task #2 - Develop the Concept of Equivalent Ratios Blue - ReflectionE
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6th
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Big Bend Math: Graphing, Converting time, D=Rt, Unit Rate & Coordinate Graph
Hiking Big BendThis activity incorporates the following skills:· Converting minutes to hours and hours to minutes· Unit rate· Graphing and Interpreting· Unit Rate· D=RT· Real world application· Proportional Reasoning Calculating Distance Based on teacher preference you can answer for answers in hours and minutes or just minutes. The answer sheet includes both answers. Also, you can access the actual Big Bend map on the NPS website. This activity incorporates the following skills:· Converting m
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6th - 8th
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6th Grade Ratios and Proportions Solve The Mystery Spring Task Card Activity
I am excited to share this Spring Themed MYSTERY CHALLENGE activity with you and your students! You will begin this task card activity by reading a short story that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing marshmallow bunnies. They will have to find out who took them, when they took them, and where they put them. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on the ratio an proportion standards. Once they complete a task c
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6th
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Word Problems 5th Grade, May, Spiral Review, Distance Learning
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Word Problems 5th Grade Bundle, Spiral Review, Distance Learning
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