73 results
Middle school test preparation applied math cultural activities
5th Grade Math Project | Math Around the World | 5th Grade Decimals & Fractions
5th Grade Math Project! Project based learning! Differentiated math enrichment project! Learn about geography and countries around the world while solving math problems aligned to the standards! Great for distance learning! Digital version included compatible with Google Drive!Math Around the World is a great way to keep your students engaged as they practice and apply their fifth-grade math skills and strategies! This project is a great end-of-the-year cumulative project! It also works well as
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 6th
Puzzles/Riddles/Brain Teasers Daily
Grow your students’ problem solving and critical thinking skills with these Daily puzzlements for your students. It is a fantastic way to engage your students in collaboration and critical thinking.These animated Google Slides are great for online, in-person class learning and/or communication. This is an awesome way to keep your audience engaged and allows students of all levels to access. Also a great resource to share with parents to encourage/engage students in reading at home. This packet
Grades:
K - 6th
Types:
Entire Curriculum for Las familias y las comunidades | Slides & ALL ACTIVITIES
*I've been teaching AP Spanish Language for 10 years as an AP Rater. Over 200 class slides + Links to EVERY SINGLE ACTIVITY THAT I Assign IN CLASS:*My paced slides are editable to increase or decrease rigot.*The slides included are for 21 days in 80 minute blocks with a Mix of Heritage Speakers and Non-Heritage Speaking Students.Product Includes:-Bellringers-Readings-Videos-Discussion Questions-Research Projects-Vocabulary Assessments and more-Images to help scaffold-AP Cultural Comparison Rubr
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Christmas Tree and Christmas Present Angles Project
This is a fun holiday activity or project that students love completing. In this activity, students will apply their skills of drawing and measuring angles to create a Christmas tree or a present by following the instructions. This download comes with 3 different levels of this project/activity, so that students can work at their own levels. You will need to provide protractors for your students, but a sheet grid paper is included after the 3 levels of the project. I would recommend printing
Grades:
4th - 6th
AP Reading: Lectura y Audio | Por qué Taco Bell fracasó en México| Globalización
Make the AP experience fun for your students with this cultural reading and video about the failure of Taco Bell in Mexico after multiple attempts of trying to globalize Tex Mex or American Mexican Fast Food. Includes 1 reading and 1 video with multiple choice questions written in AP Spanish Language and Culture styleActividad Interpretativa: Preguntas de discusión antes de leer. Lectura y video audio auténtico con preguntas opción múltiple estilo AP Spanish Language and CultureLos desafíos mun
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Fun Statistics Research Survey Project | Standards-Based | Math 9 BC
This is a great math project to add to a unit on data and statistics. It is a great way for students to do a project on something that is important to them and they get a chance to present their individual work, which is rewarding.Description:Tell students they will be conducting a survey on. They should pick a topic and question that has some significance to them, their family, or their culture. Students will:Write a research question and a prediction. Describe the population, sampling techni
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 11th
No-Prep | AP Spanish | Comparación Cultural Comparison | Tu Tierra y la Mía
Are you looking to provide your advanced Spanish L1 and L2 students an opportunity to prepare a cultural comparison? ¡Para Aquí! Click HERE to see a preview video! THE PERSPECTIVE: AP Spanish Language and Culture students and their ally instructors can be overwhelmed by the verbal cultural comparison required in the exam. We found that breaking down this task into visuals and manipulatives informed our students, boosted their confidence and readied them for the verbal and timed requirement. T
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
Investigating Ratio & Proportion Using the Art of Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence was perhaps the preeminent painter of the Harlem Renaissance. During his lifetime, he produced among the most striking works that depicted everything from the northern migration of African Americans during the 1920s, to the daily life of the community in Harlem. His paintings incorporate many mathematical ideas, including patterns and geometry, as well as ratio and proportion.This activity makes use of a portion of his 1945 painting The Shoemaker to analyze Lawrence's use of disto
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
Dream Vacation Budget Project
Used for grades 7-12. Students do research (links are included) of their dream vacation, (flight, hotel, entertainment, and food). They then have to record their calculations on the attached spreadsheet and stay within their budget. There are some percentage questions (calculating tip and taxes on food/hotel). There are no formulas in the google sheets so that students are required to do their own calculations. Takes about 2 class days (45 min each), to complete. __________________________
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Dream Vacation Budget Project
Used for grades 7-12. Students do research (links are included) of their dream vacation, (flight, hotel, entertainment, and food). They then have to record their calculations on the attached spreadsheet and stay within their budget. There are some percentage questions (calculating tip and taxes on food/hotel). There are no formulas used in the google sheets so students are required to do their own calculations. Takes about 2 class days (45 min each), to complete. __________________________
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Dream Vacation Budget Project
Reading with AP Style Questions | Como agua para chocolate “Tortas de Navidad”
The reading is written in Mexican Spanish and is followed by multiple choice AP Spanish style college board questions such as tone, purpose, and comprehension questions. Also includes a cultural comparison where students compare their family traditions to those of Tita and Mamá Elena in 1985.*I also included: Follow up visual activities to help aid comprehension for students and images to help scaffold for diverse learners.AP Spanish and Language & Culture reading practice using an authentic
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Percent of Numbers Project - Based on United Nations Sustainability Goals - 2023
This project based learning tool is to help students conncect the use of percent to real life, such as how much percent of blood can be donated. this project is based on 2023 United nations sustainability goals.
Subjects:
Grades:
7th
CCSS:
Colons/Semi Colons Quiz in ACT Style
This is an ACT-style quiz over Colon and Semi-Colon usage that I used with my Junior College Prep/ACT Prep course. I find it useful to quiz them in the format in which they will be tested. The subject of the reading is Kwanzaa, and is altered from Wikipedia in the style of a reading passage a la ACT. There are 8 questions on this quiz that should showcase the students' mastery of the skill of using colons and semi-colons.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Types:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS - NOT SO COMMON CENTS, Teaching guide 4 investing money
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS - NOT SO COMMON CENTS, Teaching guide 4 investing moneyAbout the book:Dive into this book all about money: How to make it, to manage it, and how to save it and how to multiply it! Offering a wealth of information on all things money, this jam-packed book will teach kids all the skills they need to pay the bills, from budgeting basics to principles of saving and interest, to ways to think like an entrepreneur, and so much more!See sample pics for more details.14 pagesPlea
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th, Staff
ACCESS Prep Bingo
Looking for a way to help your students prepare for their ACCESS test? Look no further! By using this pre-made choice board, students will have the liberty to practice in all four domains, along with culture!
Grades:
1st - 12th
AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROES BUNDLE
If you would like to have a resource with multiple close reads about African-American Heroes and a set of organizer templates to research more about them, this is it! Click on any of the four resources listed below to see the covered standards and previews in more detail. The three biographies could be studied anytime. The text related questions are especially useful for use as test-prep. The estimated Lexile levels are 700-799.If you like this resource, you might also like:I KNOW ABOUT FIREFLIE
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Final Unit Exam for Identidades personales y públicas | AP Proficiency Final
Final Unit Exam includes:-1 Interpretive Reading & 2 Listening Videos related to "Heroes and Villains"-Interpersonal Writing about Bolivian Identity and Culture.-Interpersonal Speaking with instructions about Heroes and Film.-Includes AP Rubric for all tasks. -Rules identical to those from the AP Test.-Links to Audio and Videos for offline access. -Instructions on how to perform each task.This assessment related to the following AP Spanish Language and Culture Units:Identidades personales y
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Guerra Sucia Final Exam | Reading, Listening, Writing Assessment
Final Exam I used for the novel Guerra Sucia by Nathaniel Kirby. Intermediate Mid novel!Synopsis:American journalist and single mother, Leslie Corrales, travels to Argentina to investigate the suspicious disappearance of Raúl, the son of Magdalena Casasnovas. When Leslie discovers that Raúl, along with tens of thousands of other suspected dissidents, has suffered horrific atrocities at the hands of the Argentine government, she finds herself in a life-altering series of events. Will she escape w
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Collaborative Math Team Project (Middle School) 2021
Celebrate the Tokyo Summer Olympics with a math project geared for middle school students! This project is created for groups of four students to work as a team and on their own. Once groups are chosen, students will choose a country to research and follow. Topics covered include ratios, unit conversions, algebraic expressions, bar graphs, Microsoft Excel, area, perimeter, mean average, percents, web search, and fraction/decimal conversions. Students will need Internet access either at school or
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
The Patchwork Path: Shape Classification Introduction
This lesson is a great opener or introduction lesson for classifying 2-dimensional shapes and integrates literacy into mathematics. Students will review and discuss important vocabulary related to shapes including: perpendicular lines, parallel lines, acute angles, right angles, obtuse angles, and more. Students will read, "The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom" and then identify shapes, lines, and angles they see in the patches.At the end, students will have an opportunity to create their
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Dream Vacation Budget Project- Scaffolded Version
Used for grades 7-12. Students do research (links are included) of their dream vacation, (flight, hotel, entertainment, and food). They then have to record their calculations on the attached spreadsheet and stay within their budget. There are some percentage questions (calculating tip and taxes on food/hotel). There are no formulas in the google sheets so that students are required to do their own calculations. Takes about 2 class days (45 min each), to complete. __________________________
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Dream Vacation Budget Project
Native American Trivia Quiz
Add this fun but challenging multiple choice 10 question Native American Trivia Quiz to your lesson plan. Answers are included with explanations.Sample questions: In 1832 which 65-year-old Sauk warrior led some 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo men, women, and children across the Mississippi River to reclaim land in Illinois that tribal spokesmen had surrendered to the U.S. in 1804? a) Black Hawkb) Joseph Brantc) King Philipd) PontiacWhich people’s origin traditions tell that their ancestors climbed
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Credit Card Analysis with Exponential Functions
This activity allows students to analyze credit cards and interest rates. This challenging task gives students a glimpse into how credit card companies promote different cards and use interest to make money. The task focuses on one central idea -- Christian wants to apply for a credit card to buy a $600 watch. Students compare two different credit card options with different APRs:Capital OneDiscover, which has the added bonus of 6 months without interest!Students are asked to:Calculate balances
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th
40 Welcomes, quotes and interesting facts about Math to start your class
Transform your learning environment with my meticulously crafted Welcome Slides designed to elevate the essence of your classes. As a dedicated middle school teacher, I understand the significance of every precious minute in the classroom. That's why I've curated a collection of inspiring quotes and fascinating math facts, seamlessly integrated into the Welcome slide, setting the perfect tone as students enter the class. It is important to keep engaging your students from the moment they step in
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Showing 1-24 of 73 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands