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Aligned with Common Core State and NCTM Standards,
these lesson plans and printables (also usable with interactive
whiteboards), provide real-world math for students to become
successful in the classroom and beyond.
these lesson plans and printables (also usable with interactive
whiteboards), provide real-world math for students to become
successful in the classroom and beyond.
GRADES 6-8
Skills addressed: Pre-algebra skills including using formulas, solving for unknowns, and manipulating equations.
Also for use with interactive whiteboards.
GRADES 6-8
Skills addressed: Measuring perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.
GRADES 6-8
Skills addressed: Converting fractions, decimals, and percents.
GRADES 6-8
Skills addressed: Key financial literacy topics, including budgeting; calculating deductions and interest using percentages, fractions, or decimals; financial responsibility and decision making; planning and money management; saving and investing income; and managing credit and debt.
GRADES 4-6
Skills addressed: Bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts.
GRADES 6-8
Skills addressed: Strategies to identify the likelihood of an event occurring; calculating simple and compound probability; sampling and proportions.
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GRADES 6-8
Skills addressed: Understanding probability through histograms, scatterplots and tree diagrams.
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Online Probability Activity
Students are challenged to use probability skills to help plan a summer concert tour
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What is an actuary? An actuary is an expert in statistics who works with businesses, governments, and organizations to help them plan for the future. Actuarial science is the discipline that applies math and statistical methods to assess risk.
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