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Middle school decimals research pdfs
It's My Life Real World Math Application Project 4th 5th 6th Grade
There’s nothing better than having your students practice their math skills through real-world projects! In this project students will get to choose their future life. From everything to their profession, home, vehicle, entertainment, meal plan, etc. Through their choices, they will have to calculate and balance their monthly budget. This project requires students to add and subtract whole numbers as well as decimals (hundredths place). Whenever I assign this project to students it always “opens
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4th - 6th
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Trip Planning Using Decimals and Percents Project Based Learning
Students get to plan a trip to an amusement park! Students use the internet, and their knowledge of money, decimals, percents (sales tax), and unit rate to plan a very detailed trip that includes hotel, transportation, meal planning and more. My students raved about this project! They loved the opportunity to use their knowledge to do something fun! In addition, one student mentioned how she didn't realize that planning a vacation took this much effort. Be sure to leave a review for TpT cre
Design a Drive-Through Zoo: End of Year Math Project PBL
About this resource:Your students are ready for this STEM challenge! They will design a zoo that people can drive through, and it must include 12 different kinds of lines, angles and shapes. Students will love to choose their 5 featured animals, then research each animals' space, safety and vegetation requirements. They will create a map of their zoo, then an advertisement to announce its opening. Last, students will present their zoo using a script that helps with grading criteria. What's inclu
Simple Interest - Financing a Vehicle Poster Project
Aligned to TEKS 7.13(E) calculate and compare simple interest and compound interest earnings CCSS.7.RP.A.3Your students are ready for this STEM challenge! First, they search the internet for a vehicle they wish to "purchase." Then they use the question prompts to record the make, model and purchase price. They choose a financing option from the table and use their purchase price to calculate tax, interest and monthly payment. Last, students use all of these calculations to design a poster to ill
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Simple Interest - Notes and Project Mini Bundle
Rates and Unit Rates - Create tables, graphs and charts math project - PBL
About this resource:Combine fitness with rates and unit rates in this fun math project! Students will collaborate with a partner to count the number of times they can perform three different fitness tasks. Then they will use their data to create equivalent ratio tables and use the table to graph the data. Last, students will use sentence stems to write an 8-sentence reflection of learning.What's included?Google Slides™ version3 column analytic rubricproject organized by 6 separate tasksgraphic o
Million Dollar Project (Graphing, decimals, fractions, accounting and percents)
What would you do with a million dollars? How would you spend it?
In this project you've been left a 1 million dollar inheritance. The catch is you must first research and present how you will spend the money.
In the first part of the experiment, the students will fill out an accounting chart, where they will fill out an itemized chart displaying each item they plan on purchasing to complete their million dollar project. They will than be asked to put all those items into major categorie
Real World Math Project Based Learning: Adopt A Pet
One of my favorite things to do is show kids how what they learn in school matters in the real world! Students will use critical thinking, research, problem solving, and math skills to complete this project.
Kids are always talking about wanting pets and this project will help them think about everything that goes into adopting a new furry family member! This would work great for an extension, real world math center, or as a whole group or partner project.
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Design A Zoo
This is a cross-curricular, project-based study of area, perimeter, volume, surface area and more. With real-life applications of design, research and cost analysis, your students will dive-in and get lost in their zoo! This resource is broken into three stages, and can be used in pieces as needed.Stage 1 focus: area and perimeterStage 2 focus: volumeStage 3 focus: surface area, multi-digit decimals, fractions and percentagesSum It Up focus: Focused questions that will assess if your student is
Classroom Stockmarket Challenge Project
This project is a real-life example of using percent of change and graphing. The beauty of this project is that it can be done with computers if available or just paper and pencil. It can be used to teach percent of change, graphing, interpretation of data, finance and business. The project can be used as a blank day (at end of unit) or end of year project. I have used it with 7th grade Advanced Math and 8th graders in Pre-Algebra.Other Projects you may be interested in:Circle Graphs using a Spo
Math through Sports - Fantasy Football
This is a great filler activity for teachers looking for some real-world application and works for all ages. Students will explore the world of fantasy football, a multi-billion dollar industry that relies entirely on mathematic calculations, conversions, and projections. In this activity, students will use their knowledge of decimals, negatives, and conversions in order to calculate real-world statistics into fantasy football relevance. Both current and historical games/seasons are used, kee
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5th - 12th
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Understanding Interest: I Want to Buy A Used Car Project
I Want To Buy A Car - Why did I do this project?
7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems.
According Common Core Standards for the 7th grade math curriculum, students need to be able to understand simple interest, tax, mark-ups, mark-downs, gratuities, commissions, fees, percent increase, percent decrease, and percent error. These skills relate very well and easily to real life scenarios! I like designing projects in which students solve problems
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7th
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Numbers in Base Ten Project- The Ultimate Family Vacation
This is a differentiated project for helping students understand place value and decimals to the nearest hundredth. It also helps students build financial literacy. Students research and calculate the cost of a dream vacation- including flights, hotels, entrance fees, and meals. They then create a short presentation for the class. There are four differentiated options. -Students who have limited skills may simply research the cost of a trip to Disneyland.-Students who have better skills may
Out to Eat Decimal Project
This is a simple project, but it adds in real life scenario of what the cost is going out to eat. Students end up shocked at the cost of going out to eat! The students pick out a restaurant of their choice (can download the menu offline), "go out to eat" with three other family members, order, determine cost, sales tax and tip for a total of going out to eat for 4 people. This could be a group project with four students going out to eat and seeing what the cost is for each. Either way, it sh
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5th - 8th
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Measurement and Long Division Long Term Project
A great way to incorporate long division with decimals and measurement while having fun! My kids love using this with google earth to see the landmarks!
Students will use their heights to determine how many of them they would need to equal the height of famous landmarks.
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5th - 7th
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Canadian Grocery Trip Project PBL & Financial Literacy Printable and Easel
Project based learning meets financial literacy! The Canadian Grocery Trip Project and meal planner covers both curriculum expectations and life skills. Adding and subtracting decimals to the hundredths and healthy living expectations covered. ⏰ 3-5 math classes for most students grades 5-8. Have students use their own flyers or let them search online flyers to get the discounts they are looking for. Grocery shopping on a budget! Engage your students with a financial literacy project that gives
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5th - 8th
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A Pet for Patrick Math Project (PBL)
In this small group (or independent) project, students research and calculate the cost of owning a pet. Math skills used include adding, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, decimals, and/or fractions. Writing skills and critical thinking is integrated by having student choose what items to purchase, where to purchase them at the best cost, and create reasons to persuade Patrick's parents to allow him to get a pet.
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4th - 6th
Million Dollars from Aunt Matilda
This project is a basic covering of financial literacy, that allows students to explore purchases of their choice within limits. It is a lot of fun. My students love getting to research and dream about their futures. To do thouroughly, it should be done for about 2 weeks, but can be changed a bit to cover a shorter period of time. Students research careers leading to their choice college, purchase a vehicle, go on a dream vacation, buy a house, make a charitable donation, and invest in their f
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4th - 8th
Planning a Vacation Project - Authentic Task
Planning a vacation Project is a partner research project perfect for the end of the year! Students research a location (either chosen by them or given by you), and they follow the outline provided. Students will research the costs for transportation, meals, accommodations, sight-seeing, and any other incidental. Make it even better by giving the students a budget, the manner in which they will get to their destination, or how long their trip will be. Math is integrated by asking the students to
Food Truck PBA (ELA & Cross-Curricular)
In this high-interest PBA students will collaborate in groups to create a food truck based on the book Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson. This is an ELA focused assignment focusing on SETTING, THEME, and CHARACTER TRAITS. However students will also have an opportunity to develop researching skills and important social emotional skills. Furthermore, there is an option to included to incorporate math through "meal tickets" (decimal computation). A Food Critic extension is also provided for h
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4th - 6th
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Decimals Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt project requires students to locate 22 items containing decimals. Students use the internet, newspapers and magazines to locate items, as well as find household items that contain decimals (cover of a box of cereal). Supplemental, optional, and culminating activities are listed. Activities are also suggested for individualizing activity for student needs.
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3rd - 6th
The Gift Of Education (Decimals x Whole Numbers)
This research project works on multiplying decimals with whole numbers. Students have links to external resources to find supplies to create a wishlist. The wishlist is for a country that lacks educational resources. Not only does it help students practice their math skills in multiplying decimals with whole numbers, but it's also a great project about giving back to the world, helping out another country that struggle with educational resources and just to have students feel like they can ma
Road Trip Project with measurement and decimals
This is one of my students' favorite projects every year!
The students plan a road trip. They calculate gas costs, mileage, hotel costs, etc. while choosing any place in the U.S. and the activities they will do in that city.
Included are the step-by-step instructions, all necessary webpage addresses to research, a graphic organizer, an example project, and a pacing guide.
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4th - 6th
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Shopping Project with decimal operations
Students will go online shopping to choose gifts to buy for friends and family.
They will find the subtotals, tax amounts, and grand totals of the gifts they choose.
Included are the step-by-step instructions, an example project, a pacing guide, and the grading rubric.
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4th - 6th
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Partner Playground Planning Project - 5 levels with Whole numbers & Decimals
The entire class will research, design, and calculate the costs for designing a playground.
Students work in groups of 2-4 and they are each assigned a specific element of the playground. (There are 5 differentiated levels of tasks and assignments.) . Each group has a different set of questions/calculations based on their abilities and playground element.
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