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6th grade fractions laboratories
Candy Probability: Discovery of EXPERIMENTAL vs. THEORETICAL Probability
Middle Schoolers LOVE probability!
This is a GREAT lesson around Halloween when the kids are already hyped up on sugar and want to 'talk' to their classmates.
This activity allows the students to DISCOVER the differences between EXPERIMENTAL and THEORETICAL probability and connect it to everyday experiences. The probability lesson lends itself to fractions, decimals, percents, data collection, rational & irrational numbers, statistical graphs (box and whiskers, frequency tables...), measu
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5th - 9th
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Scientific Method Experiment - Gummy Bears Lab - Worksheets NO PREP
Scientific Method Gummy Bears Lab Science Experiment: These worksheets provide step by step instructions through the Scientific Method Experiment lab process. It is engaging and fun!Just bring the candy - and the sheets are ready to use -NO PREP!The process includes:Question, hypothesis, procedure, data recording tables, graphing and data analysis and post-lab reflection and discussion questions.Note: If you enjoyed this product, check out available resources by topic.Also available:Scientific
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4th - 9th
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Math Lab: Terminating and Repeating Decimals/DISTANCE LEARNING/NO PREP
This is a GREAT lab for students to discover the value of patterns in our wonderful world of mathematics! * In the lesson, students DO discover a relationship between fractions and decimals beginning with NINETEEN FRACTIONS THAT STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR BY THE DENOMINATOR ON EACH.* Students learn the meaning of the terms "terminating" and "repeating" relative to decimals.* Students learn how and when it is appropriate to use the bar above repeating decimals. *
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Density Lab Coke vs. Diet Coke Activity Middle School Science
Here is a terrific no-prep lab to teach your Middle School Students the concept of Density. The lesson is printable and can also be used for distance learnersPlease see Preview and feel free to ask any questions!Materials1 Can of Coke1 Can of Diet CokeLarge Container of WaterIn this guided lab students explore the question "Which of your favorite sodas will sink, and which carbonated beverages will swim? It's the density at its finest!" We use coca cola, and diet coca cola in this lab that is N
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6th - 8th
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M&M Lab for Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Lab for students to eat and learn! Students use a party size (halloween kind) bag of m&ms to calculate, convert and graph ratios, decimals and percents of each color of m&ms in the bag.
Reflection and Critical Thinking Conclusion activity included. Extension extra credit also included.
*for lower level students I add M&Ms to their bag to make 20 total since quantities per bag have lowered in recent years.
2 page procedures and 2 page Data collection
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5th - 7th
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Bottle Flipping: Math in Motion
As long as the students are going to flip bottles, let’s find the math in it. This measurement, data, and technology activity will keep the students so engaged that they’ll forget that they are learning rigorous math!As a “S.T.E.M. in Action” lesson, you’ll find all four components of a true S.T.E.M. curriculum represented.Science — Students measure mass and compare the behavior of the liquids as they flip the bottle.Technology — Students can build a spreadsheet and use it to collect and aggrega
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Probability Math Lab - Coin Flipping
This is a one day Math Lab to explore theoretical and experimental probability through flipping coins. Students determine the theoretical probability of a few scenarios and then experiment to see what happens. It comes with a couple pointers on how to preface the lesson and where to go when you're finished. Aligned to the Common Core Standards for Math.
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6th - 8th
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Math Lab Fibonacci Sequence Patterns in Nature
Welcome to Kindly Pass The Math!The following lab is intended to introduce students to The Fibonacci Sequence for the first time.* The lab is presented in an investigative manner, provoking thought among the students and guiding them into a great learning experience as they initially enter the world of The Fibonacci's Sequence.* Students find the lab to be as enjoyable as it is a great learning experience.* Students begin the lab by defining five pertinent terms to the lab investigation.* Th
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Draw the Fibonacci Spiral, Fibonacci in Nature, Golden Ratio
Density lab Science Observations Using Harry Potter Magic
Make the magic happen in your classroom by teaching this lesson using Harry Potter’s magic. This is a fantastic hands-on inquiry lab involving the density of liquids. Learning about density has never been so much fun!Students will learn about density by adding different liquids to a clear cups and seeing how they separate into layers.. This lab worksheet is editable so you can change out the liquids based on what you have available.Included are homework assignments with the answer key Be sure t
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6th - 9th
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Density Lab Sponge Bob Middle School Science Fun Activity
DescriptionThe density lab is a fun experience for your students It allows them to demonstrate their knowledge of mass, volume, and density and the relationship between the three.This activity is excellent for providing hands-on experience measuring mass and volume, as well as calculating the density of Sponge Bob! It is also great practice for measuring skills with rulers, digital scales, or triple beam balances!Materials5 Identical sponges1 Plastic container with a lidScaleRulerMy students alw
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6th - 8th
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Coke vs. Pepsi Scientific Method Lab
In this lab, students will be using the scientific method to solve who is more accurate identifying if a liquid is Coke or Pepsi. This is a lab that can be done together as a class to introduce or practice the scientific method. My students LOVE this lab!
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4th - 8th
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People Perfectly in Proportion: The Golden Ratio
Zip File includes - PDF and editable documentLesson Setup: This lesson can be used for students at all developmental levels. Measuring with a ruler, error analysis, and proportional thinking are a few of the skills this lesson practices. Groups can be made based upon skill requirements. Lower functioning students can perform measurements and watch higher performing students do calculations. Result could also be presented by a possible third student - if you want to do trios as opposed to pa
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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M & M Math and Science Lab
A lab activity that combines the scientific method with creating graphs, changing fractions to decimals, to percent with M & M's.
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5th - 7th
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Donut Mini-Muffin Fraction Activity
Help your students convert fractions using multiplication in a
practical way. Students will take a recipe, half it, then quarter it.
Can they do it correctly to make delicious mini-muffin donuts?
They will be the judge of that when they share muffins with their
classmates after they are made.
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4th - 7th
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Math Lab "Dangers of Wexting While Walking"fractions, decimals, percents"
I am very pleased and excited to share my math lab on Texting While Walking. * Teachers will surely find that the lab is useful in reinforcing lessons on fractions, ratios, percents, and decimals, while at the same time, students learn safety in texting habits. *. As the lesson begins, students are presented with statistical information regarding the increase of accidental deaths and injuries from texting while walking over recent years. *. Students acquire a statistical impression
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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M&M Lab
Students use M&Ms to find the percentage of colors within a bag of M&Ms. The students will find the percentage by using fractions and decimals. Fun lab for 6/7th graders. I'm sure my 8th graders would love doing this too.
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6th - 8th
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Human Body Ratios
This is a math, lab activity that asks students to consider the ratios of their body parts by comparing femur, head and height measurements. This is designed for pairs in the classroom, but it can be done individually or with family members at home!
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5th - 8th
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Lab: Acceleration and Speed
Students calculate speed, negative acceleration, and positive acceleration by running down a measured distance
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6th - 8th
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Writing and Solving Equations with Fractions
Work on fluency with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. Work on reading word problems and turning them into equations. Work on mathematical vocabulary and solve the equations.
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6th - 9th
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Fraction of a Number
Students will use two-color counters to find the fraction of a number.
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4th - 9th
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Exchange Rates: Using Cross Product Method
Students compute currency exchange rates using the cross product method.
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
Dino Ratios - Using Toy Dinosaurs to Understand Ratios
Students use toy dinosaurs to practice concepts of measurement, ratios, proportions, fractions, decimals.
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6th - 8th
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Measurement Lab
Use this printable GRAPHIC ORGANIZER for students to use to record their findings!
All they will need is a double sided ruler to find items and measure them using both CUSTOMARY AND METRIC units of length!
Students can record their findings in fraction form labeling the unit of measure correctly.
FOLLOW-UP ASSIGNMENT: CONVERTING FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS
After completing their graphic organizer, students can convert their fractions to decimals to extend and enrich the lesson.
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3rd - 10th
Our World of Circles: An Inquiry-Based Lab for Pi
In this activity, students "discover" what pi represents by measuring various circumferences and diameters of circular objects and identifying the pattern. This aims to provide deeper conceptual understanding of pi, and therefore assist students in understanding pi's many applications.
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5th - 8th
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