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Middle school decimals simulation pdfs
The Game of Life | Math Exploration
PURPOSE: This simulation gives your math class a chance to experience what it is like to be an adult. Students will be randomly assigned a job and a family and be required to calculate a month’s worth of expenses.This activity brings up some great discussions about how money works, what happens when the money runs out, single parenting, managing a budget and so much more. This is such a useful resource for the modern middle school mathematics teacher!WHAT’S INCLUDED:This product contains:✏️ 18 p
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5th - 8th
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Multiply Decimals: Run a Lemonade Stand! 4.OA.2 5.NBT.7
Students add, subtract, and multiply decimals while running their very own lemonade stand. Their goal, to earn enough money to buy the coveted Robot-tron.
Students find the cost of production, set a price, decide when to sell, and calculate their profit. Their every decision affects the final outcome.
* Gain familiarity of what goes in to starting a business.
* Engaging concept gives decimals meaning with everyday applications.
* Students work in groups to complete their goal.
*Can be easily
Grades:
4th - 6th
The Ultimate Basketball Learning Activity & Game - Data Management & Probability
DATA MANAGEMENT AND BASKETBALL!Can be used as a performance task for Data Management and Number Sense and Numeration! Want an exciting and fun activity to get students interested in Data Management? This is the resource for you! Combining competitive gameplay, exciting research, and fun this activity is a surefire way to get your class interested in Data Management. You'll create player profiles and using experimental probability determine the outcome of basketball games played between your
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Scholarship Project Based Learning - Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Congratulations! Your students are awarded a set amount of money to spend to decorate their college dorm room. The activity includes:
* Step by Step Instructions
* Balance Sheet
* Sample Checks
* Additional Earning Opportunities
* Differentiation Suggestions
* Teacher Tips
* Rubric
With this problem based learning activity, your students will have practice adding and subtracting decimals, balancing a check registry, writing checks, planning a budget, shopping for the best deal, and man
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5th - 8th
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Save the Patient Math Race/Scavenger Hunt / Multiply and Divide Decimals /Doctor
This is a great way to combine math and science in an engaging way!Use for classroom transformation, thematic unit, or a stand-alone activity.Students will solve math problems based on actual human body facts. Problems will require students to multiply or divide decimals, up to the hundredths place. At the end, students must use their knowledge of the human body to place their organs in the correct spots. Two copies included; color and grayscale.Answer Key and Directions included.
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5th - 7th
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“Decimal Number Builder” Build decimal numbers with base 10 blocks (digital)
Understanding place value is essential for developing a solid foundation of mathematical understanding. The Base 10 blocks are a great manipulative for visualizing and understanding place value for whole numbers and for decimal numbers. We have already created two digital activities/tools to practice modeling whole numbers with base 10 blocks. Number builder 4D and Number builder 6D. Number builder 4D uses (random) numbers up to 4 digits and number builder 6D uses numbers up to 6 digits. Today w
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4th - 7th
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Concession Stand Spread Sheet For Google Sheets
This assignment will cover many different topics across the curriculum, including, math, research, economics not to mention the main objective to get more familiar with using Google Sheets. It is a simulation that will give the students a real life experience of running a concession stand, They will research products that would sell best in their stand in order for them to earn a profit. They will set up the spreed sheet to keep track of the amount of money they have spent, how much profit they
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8th - 11th
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Let's Talk Turkey! Differentiated Thanksgiving Math
Reinforce your students' knowledge of estimating and addition with decimals with this "delicious" assignment! Students estimate the price of a Thanksgiving meal for a family of four people. They have four choices on how to gather the data, and then prepare presentation boards. This assignment is a perfect fit for classrooms with gifted and talented cluster groupings of students. A rubric is included that assesses all components of the assignments and ability levels.
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3rd - 6th
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Math Summer Road Trip
A fun end-of-the-year math and geography project to be completed digitally. Students will use their math skills to plan out a road trip. They will track their mileage, money spent, and use ordered pairs and plotting skills. Students will choose their own destinations and research things to see if various locations across the country. Students take the lead in this self-directed and motivating project. Perfect for end-of-the-year "right brain" days!
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4th - 8th
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Christmas on a Budget
COMMON CORE ALIGNED! This is a project to be used around the holiday season. It teaches students the value of a budget in a real-world setting. They will look through sales flyers and use the attached worksheets to record their ideas and shopping lists. They will also make decimal calculations. The file contains a four page document with teacher instructions and worksheets for students to use to record their ideas, calculations, and final shopping list.
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4th - 6th
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Stock Market Simulation
Hello teachers!
This is a unit I teach every year with my 4th Grade Gifted and Talented Students and I am super excited to share it with you. I use it help understanding with place value and build fluency with decimals with a real life backdrop. Right now this is very basic but I do plan to have it grow over the years as I continue to test, expand, and refine this unit! I do hope you enjoy.
This resource includes:
A pre/post assessment with answer key.
Practice sheets to introduce concepts.
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4th - 6th
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Exploring Unit Rate: Shopping for a Party
Students will analyze grocery store advertisements to determine the least expensive alternative to purchasing food for a party. This is a multi-step project-based learning unit, requiring students to choose items to shop for, compare prices per unit, add sales tax, and determine what they will have to pay alone and if they were to split the cost with friends. Topics covered include numerical operations (multiplication, division, unit rate, decimal operations), comprehension of functional text, a
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5th - 8th
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Holiday Shopping Simulation
A great way to get kids motivated with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (and so much more)!!! Students work independently to create a holiday meal plan and gift list for their "family" while under a strict budget.
This PDF includes slips each student can draw giving them their "family" and "gift & food budget".
It will take approx 1-1.5 weeks to complete in class depending on how in depth you go.
I have my students calculate tax and incorporate coupons and sales.
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4th - 6th
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![Preview of Decimals: Estimating, Adding, and Multiplying [Real World Task] 5.NBT.7](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Estimating-Adding-and-Multiplying-Decimals-Real-World-Task-No-Prep-5NBT7-1821874-1656583828/750f-1821874-1.jpg)
Decimals: Estimating, Adding, and Multiplying [Real World Task] 5.NBT.7
In this no prep task, students will estimate, multiply, and add decimals in a real word scenario.
Students assume the role of someone helping the character, "Maci," by doing her grocery shopping. Before "leaving for the store," students need to estimate to find out how much cash to bring.
By applying this skill to a real life scenario, students are more engaged and motivated to work.
***Also great for sub plans
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5th - 7th
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Make Your Own Company
I came up with the idea of creating a company as a form of authentic intellectual work. Fortunately for me, my principal officially observed me during this particular lesson and told me later that he taught it was “exceptional”. I hope you can use it in your classroom so the students can use their creativity and learn math at the same time. There’s a broad range of mathematical value that can be associated to this lesson including, but not limited to:
Ordering decimals
Adding decimals
Subtractin
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4th - 8th
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What's Next? Planning For Your Future--A Problem Solving and Using Decimals
In this math problem-solving activity, students have graduated from high school and are ready to take on the world. They will need to find a job, a place to live, fill out a job application, plan menus, and stay on a budget. This activity is always a huge eye-opener for my fifth graders. It gets them thinking about the future and how much it really costs to live out there in the big old world. I have included some extensions at the end. One of my favorites is the job interview. One year, b
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5th - 6th
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Shop 'Til You Drop - A Money/Shopping Simulation Activity
Students will apply decimal computation and money skills in a fun catalog shopping simulation activity. An anecdotal assessment rubric is included.
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6th - 8th
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MATH SIMULATION Worksheet Packet! Run an Arcade Mixed Math
This simulation can be used within several grades, depending on the level of your students. I recommend this for advanced 3rd grade, 4th grade and beginning of the year 5th grade.
There are 14 pages of simulating opening and operating a skating rink! (also INCLUDES 14 page ANSWER KEY)
Students are asked to add, subtract, multiply and divide their way through this packet as they determine start up and operating costs for their skating rink!
Numbers go up into seven digits.
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3rd - 6th
Decimals - Shopping Simulation - Adding/Subtracting
Common Core: 5.NBT.7, 5.NBT.1
Texas TEKS 4.4A
As a child I played 'city' where each of my friends had a business. We spent hours buying and selling with our fake money. I created LET'S GO SHOPPING as an interactive activity where students buy and sell. It should be very easy for you to set up and kids will LOVE playing city.
Each student has a business with five items to sell. They price their items using the pricing guide and some place value math skills! It is very interactive and r
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3rd - 6th
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Place Value Combine (Engagement Activity)
In grades 4-6, students start asking, "Why does this matter? When will I use this in real life?" THIS PRODUCT IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF APPLYING TO REAL LIFE! As a teacher, one of the most effective and purposeful ways to reach your students, and keep them engaged, is by incorporating the MOVEMENT and the ARTS! Whether it is movement (like in PE class, dance or theatre), auditory (like in music) or visual (like in art class)... the students ALWAYS enjoy it! It allows them to release their creat
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4th - 6th
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That's Not Right: A Percent Change Screenplay
Students write a script, and show work for, two characters who argue about a percent-based change. Students choose whether to write about discount, tax, tip, percent change, or interest.
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7th - 9th
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Classroom Sale!
Classroom Sale is a great way to get students active and learning! This activity could be used after a lesson on percents, discounts, and decimals. Students will go "shopping" for classroom items that are on sale. The students are to figure out based on the original price and the percent discounted, what their total cost for the item will be. Included are editable sales tags and the activity log.
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6th - 7th
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