8th Grade Decimals Activities

Practice your geometry skills on Pi Day:

This engaging activity will have students practicing their geometry skills while they work their way through stations using pi to solve problems. Students will be directed to color areas of a color sheet with specific colors based on their answers.

The following skills are practiced:

• digits of pi
• finding the radius and diameter
• finding circumference when given radius or diameter
• finding area when given radius or diameter
• finding volume when given radius and height

I allow students to use calculators on this activity when we are short on time. There are opportunities to practice working with decimals.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Links to reviews.
• Station signs.
• Final color sheet.
• Worksheets for each station, two difficulty levels provided.
• Keys to all worksheets and color sheet.

How is this product useful:

• Engaging activity to practice skills.
• Students will collaborate to find answers.
• Low prep for teacher.
• Quick check color sheet.

As a Math teacher, knowing that your students KNOW their Calculators well, is the best feeling, and precisely why this series on Calculators was written!

These Fractions and Decimals tasks, (with complete Keys) give students practice to become fluent and efficient using their calculator. Students get 30 fractions to 1) enter correctly and 2) change the format. Students also get 20 fractions problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve.

The task includes practice with the following skills:

• changing fractions to decimals
• changing decimals to fractions
• changing mixed numbers to improper fractions
• changing improper fractions to mixed numbers
• adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals
• converting answers to the required form
• rounding answers to the required number of decimals

TI-30Xa, TI-30XIIS, TI-30XS Multiview, TI 34 Multiview, TI-36X Pro

Fractions, Decimals, Simplifying fractions, Adding fractions, Subtracting fractions, Dividing fractions, Multiplying fractions, Converting improper fractions to mixed fractions, Converting mixed fractions to improper fractions, Converting a fraction to a decimal, Converting a decimal to a fraction, Assessment, Teacher Assessment, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment, Peer Assessment, Self Assessment

When should students use a calculator in mathematics? When fluency with mathematical procedures without the help of a calculator are well established, students should be able to use calculators with more complex mathematical problems, real-life applications and calculations involving very large and small numbers.

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These 30 follow me cards are a great way to revise converting recurring decimals as fractions from simple ones such as 0.999 (recurring) through to more complicated ones such as 0.7125252525 (recurring). Play is similar to dominoes, where the cards are placed end to end with the question to the answers, but each question only has one answer. Students connect the questions and answers together forming a chain, with questions steadily getting harder. Students should be expected to not use a calculator.

Some ideas for how to use follow me cards:

• Have students race to connect the cards.
• Have a treasure hunt, around the classroom or outside. Students start with the starter card and record the solutions in the table.
• Students each take ownership of a card, and then get themselves in line correctly with the answers. If there are more than 30 students, assign some students as ‘managers’. If there are less than 30 students, the first students to connect their cards can be given the remaining cards.
• Cut each card in half and give the students a matching activity. They can then glue the answers into their books.
  For an advanced start, begin on page two of the record sheet (the first card number is given).

Level Ups provide increasing levels of challenge and rigor on critical Common Core Grade 8 math standards. Students begin at level 0, working on the pre-requisite skills needed for a standard, then level up each time they complete a task. If a student can complete level 4, both you and them know they have mastered that standard.

This Level Ups Bundle includes all 15 of my 8th grade math Level Ups products at a 15% discount. The 15 activities included are:

1. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rational & Irrational Numbers ($4.00 Value)
2. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Integer Exponents ($4.00 Value)
3. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Scientific Notation ($4.00 Value)
4. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Proportional Relationships ($4.00 Value)
5. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Equations ($4.00 Value)
6. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Defining & Comparing Functions (Free)
7. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Writing Linear Functions ($4.00 Value)
8. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Graphing Linear Functions ($4.00 Value)
9. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
10. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Graphing Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
11. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Angle Relationships ($4.00 Value)
12. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rigid & Non-Rigid Transformations ($4.00 Value)
13. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Congruence & Similarity ($4.00 Value)
14. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Pythagorean Theorem ($4.00 Value)
15. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Volume of Cylinders, Cones, & Spheres ($4.00 Value)

In total this bundle covers 24 different Common Core Grade 8 math standards over 4 different domains. (This bundle does not include the Statistics & Probability domain).

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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Engage your students with this digital, self-checking, no-prep activity designed for mastering the conversion of fractions, decimals, and percents.

This interactive Google Sheets activity allows students to practice converting fractions, decimals, and percents in an engaging and effective way.

Perfect for a digital classroom, this no-prep resource ensures students receive immediate feedback, enhancing their understanding and retention.

Key Features:

• Interactive Learning: Students solve 20 carefully curated problems to reveal a mystery picture, adding an element of fun to math practice.

• Comprehensive Practice:

• Problems include converting between fractions, decimals, and percents to ensure thorough understanding.

• Flexible Use: Ideal for:

• Back-to-school review and preparation

• Additional remediation materials

• Individual and whole class assignments

• Substitute teacher lesson plans

• Convenient Solutions: Included for quick and easy grading.

Why Teachers Love It:

"This is a great activity. My students loved to see the picture appear as they completed problems. This also was a great self-checking activity. This brought up great conversations about incorrect answers among students."

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Free place value chart with decimals! This resource includes 6 versions of place value charts, making it ideal for a variety of classroom activities and student needs.

These place value charts will enhance learning as they help students grasp essential math concepts through visual and interactive methods. They are also versatile and suitable for individual practice, small group work, or whole class instruction.

Suggested Uses:

• Paste in Student Notebooks: Conveniently fits into notebooks for easy reference and practice.
• Laminate and Write On: Simply laminate the place value charts (or put into dry erase sleeves) and use dry-erase markers for endless practice opportunities.

While this is a standalone resource, this place value chart can be utilized throughout my math units to provide consistent practice and reinforcement of essential place value concepts.

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• 5.NBT.A.1 Place Value Practice Worksheets
• 5.NBT.A.1 Place Value Study Guide/Assessment

Be sure to follow my store as I will be adding more math resources weekly until I have units for every 5th Grade math standard!

These mental math task cards will allow you to easily incorporate number sense, math facts, and problem solving skills into your math lessons.

How to Set Up:

- Laminate and cut out task cards and organize with a metal ring

- Cut out task cards without laminating

What is Included:

Set #1: Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

Set #2: Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Set #3: All Operations with Decimals

Set #4: All Operations with Integers

Set #5: Square Roots and Perfect Squares

How to Use this Resource:

You don't need to use all 80 cards at once!

Use them as REVIEW

Use them as a CLASSROOM STARTER

Use them for EARLY FINISHERS

They can be used over and over again because mental math should be practiced on a consistent basis

How Does this Look?

1. Whole Class: Read task cards aloud to students ONE STEP AT A TIME, and they answer on whiteboards or the recording sheet provided. This allows everyone to have 'think time'

2. Small Groups: Working with a small group, you can read task cards aloud to your students. They can also work together which encourages collaboration and teamwork

3. Partner Work: Students can pair up and read a task card to their partner. Their partner can answer on a whiteboard or the recording sheet provided

4. Independent: Have students work on one set at a time. This is great for early finishers

Benefits

- Opportunities for DIFFERENTIATION: Students can work on any of the 5 sets. Some are more difficult concepts than others. Students may need more practice in one area

- Consistent practice will improve math fact fluency and skills

- Your students will become more comfortable and feel more confident in their own abilities

Who Should Use These?

- Middle school students would benefit the most from this product

- Grades 5, 6, 7, 8

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Halloween Task Cards

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 shows their decimal skills with basic math operations and gives them a new appreciation of going out to eat!

This is all of my fraction resources that I use with my 6th graders.

PDF

Place Value Rounding Game.

Includes place value cards from one hundred thousandths to billions

Includes Place Value Charts for Student Game

Includes teacher instructions.

*Note you will need dice for this game.

Focuses on place value and rounding numbers skills.

For Grades 6-8

This step by step Rounding and Decimals TASK AND TUTORIAL BUNDLE, with images of the calculator and the relevant keys, guides students to independently become 100% comfortable with their calculator. The aim of BOTH is DIY for students. Print BOTH, hand it to students and watch them be able to ...

1. Round any decimal to the required number of decimals.

2. Change the rounding of numbers between 0 and 9 decimal places.

3. Complete tasks, tests, examinations and other assessments correctly when you give instructions about rounding.

This calculator tutorial and task series addresses the challenge of a classroom full of students who have a variety of different calculators. The series contains eight of the most popular calculators used in US Middle Schools.

TI-30Xa, TI-30XIIS, TI-30XS Multiview, TI 34 Multiview, TI-36X Pro, Casio fx-300ES Plus, Casio fx-300MS Plus, Casio fx-300MS

Round your answer to the nearest whole number, Round your answer to the nearest tenth, Round your answer to the nearest hundredth, Round your answer to the nearest thousandths, Round your answer to one decimal place, Round your answer to two decimal places, Round your answer to three decimal places, Use pi to one decimal place, Use pi to two decimal places, Use pi to three decimal places, the digits of pi. 22/7, 3.141592

When should students use a calculator in mathematics? When fluency with mathematical procedures without the help of a calculator are well established, students should be able to use calculators with more complex mathematical problems, real-life applications and calculations involving very large and small numbers.

I love to improve my resources, so any constructive feedback from you will be extremely welcome. 

Enjoy this resource!

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This bundle contains our 5 sets of follow me cards on the topic of Fractions Decimals and Percentages

Each pack includes 30 cards, designed to get more challenging as students progress through the questions. A recording sheet is including so students can record their solutions, and an advanced start option is available for students that wish to jump to the more challenging questions.

An answer key is also included.

The following packs are included.

• Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
• Fractions Arithmetic
• Percentage of Amounts with Increasing & Decreasing
• Recurring Decimals and Fractions
• Compound & Reverse Percentages

Please note that there are two versions of the Compound & Reverse Percentages included in the pack, both the UK £ and the US $ versions. If you require a version in a currency we have not yet made, please feel free to email us at contact@LittleStreams.co.uk and we will be happy to assist you.

Level Ups provide increasing levels of challenge and rigor on critical Common Core Grade 8 math standards. Students begin at level zero, working on the pre-requisite skills needed for a standard, then level up each time they complete a task. If a student can complete level 4, both you and them know they have mastered that standard.

This Level Ups Bundle includes all 6 Level Ups activities covering every 8th grade math standard in the Expressions & Equations domain, as well as the Number Systems domain at a 10% discount. The 6 activities included are:

1. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Equations ($4.00 Value)
2. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
3. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Proportional Relationships ($4.00 Value)
4. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rational & Irrational Numbers ($4.00 Value)
5. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Integer Exponents ($4.00 Value)
6. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Scientific Notation ($4.00 Value)

In total this bundle covers 13 different Common Core grade 8 math standards over 2 different domains.

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

Follow me at @EZMathBlog on Twitter, Instagram, and Threads

Let your students practice while having fun with this engaging no-prep, Thanksgiving-themed, and self-checking converting fractions, decimals and percents activity.

Students will practice with this fun digital activity using Google Sheets.

I used it as a sub-plan in sixth grade and the kids loved it.

As they correctly answer the questions a mystery picture will be revealed.

It’s a great way to introduce additional problems for
· Test review and prep

· Additional materials for remediation

· Individual and whole class assignments

· Lesson plan activity for substitute teachers

Solutions are included for your convenience.

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This is a fun non curricular thinking task that goes beyond just asking students to convert rational numbers to other forms and put them in order. It provides students with an opportunity to think more deeply about the relative sizes of rational and irrational numbers and strategically choose which shapes to place where.

There are many valid approaches and answers to this task so it is a great way to start the year and build a thinking classroom.

This includes both a version made for 5th, 6th, or 7th grade with mixed numbers and decimal side lengths as well as a version for 8th/9th grade which includes square roots as well.

My Other Thinking Classroom Tasks

Non-curricular BTC 4 Points Task

Writing Equations from Tables Thin Slicing Task

Rectangle Area and Perimeter Thinking Problems

This step by step Rounding and Decimals TUTORIAL AND TASK BUNDLE, with images of the calculator and the relevant keys, guides students to independently become 100% comfortable with their calculator. The aim of BOTH is DIY for students. Print BOTH, hand it to students and watch them be able to ...

1. Round any decimal to the required number of decimals.

2. Change the rounding of numbers between 0 and 9 decimal places.

3. Complete worksheets, tests, examinations and other assessments correctly when you give instructions about rounding.

If you want to look at the other functions of the TI-30XS Calculator, they are also listed here as bundles! You can view them here... there are 2 of them:

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/New-Bundle-TI-30XS-Multiview-Calc-Fractions-Decimals-TASK-and-TUTORIAL-BUNDLE-12344626

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This calculator tutorial and task series addresses the challenge of a classroom full of students who have a variety of different calculators. The series contains eight of the most popular calculators used in US Middle Schools.

TI-30Xa, TI-30XIIS, TI-30XS Multiview, TI 34TI Multiview, TI-36X Pro, Casio fx-300ES Plus, Casio fx-300MS Plus, Casio fx-300MS

Round your answer to the nearest whole number, Round your answer to the nearest tenth, Round your answer to the nearest hundredth, Round your answer to the nearest thousandths, Round your answer to one decimal place, Round your answer to two decimal places, Round your answer to three decimal places, Use pi to one decimal place, Use pi to two decimal places, Use pi to three decimal places, the digits of pi. 22/7, 3.141592

When should students use a calculator in mathematics? When fluency with mathematical procedures without the help of a calculator are well established, students should be able to use calculators with more complex mathematical problems, real-life applications and calculations involving very large and small numbers.

I love to improve my resources, so any constructive feedback from you will be extremely welcome. 

Enjoy this resource!

Please follow my store here to get notified of all new resources I create.

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If you enjoyed this resource, please leave a REVIEW at your leisure, for other possible buyers to know how you have experienced it. Thank you so much!

Level Ups are a fun way to challenge your students to complete various levels of mastery on working with rational & irrational numbers. Aligned to the common core standards, Level Ups provide 5 levels of challenge for your students to complete, starting with pre-requisite fractions and square root skills all the way up to estimating non-perfect squares, solving multi-step equations involving squares and cubes, and writing repeating decimals as fractions.

Students start at level zero and work their way up to level 4, giving them accurate feedback on what they have mastered, and what they still need to work on. This lesson works as a great way to review rational & irrational numbers after teaching the concepts, or as preparation for an upcoming assessment.

This activity includes:

• Suggested activity instructions (based on how I run this in my classroom).
• Five levels with 8-10 questions each.
• Complete answer keys for each level.

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my other Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.

Let your 6th-grade students practice while having fun with this engaging, no-prep, and self-checking, adding and subtracting decimals mystery picture activity. This pixel art activity will be a great way to review your lesson, perfect for back to school review, early finishers and for students who need extra practice. Students will solve 20 operations using Google Sheets. As they correctly answer the questions a mystery picture will be revealed. I used it as a sub-plan in sixth grade and the kids loved it, they were so engaged!

It includes 20 operations with decimals and no negatives.

A set of task cards with all the questions is included.

Solutions are included for your convenience.

Suitable for IB MYP Middle Years Programme.

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As a Math teacher, knowing that your students KNOW their Calculators well, is the best feeling, and to get this resource in the pocket is the best way to do that!

This bundle contains tutorials and tasks for Fractions and Decimals for five of the most popular TI-30 calculators most commonly used in US Middle Schools. The tutorials help all students with all the different types of TI-calculators in one fell swoop. The tasks, (with complete key and refreshers on the key sequences on the calculator) help students practice the skills they acquired in the tutorials.

The tutorials and tasks are designed to be print-and-go (DIY) and they do not need any preparation by the teacher. Students get step-by-step guidance (with pictures of the correct calculator keys circled) to do calculations with mixed and improper fractions and move comfortably between fractions and decimals both as inputs and final answers.

TI-30XIIS, TI-30XS Multiview, TI-30Xa, TI-34 Multiview, TI-36X Pro

Fractions, Mixed Fractions, Improper Fractions, Decimals, Simplify fractions, Add fractions, Subtract fractions, Multiply fractions, Divide fractions.

You might also like to look at the bundle of 48 Calculators most used in US schools!

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/BTS-Teacher-Prep-48-Calculator-Tutorials-tasks-Fractions-Decimals-Roots-etc-6991817

If you enjoyed this resource, please leave a REVIEW at your leisure, for other possible buyers to know how you have experienced it. Thank you so much!

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I love to improve my resources, so any constructive feedback from you will be extremely welcome. 

Enjoy this resource.

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Want to know if your 7th grade math students can calculate a unit rate and compare proportional relationships in the same and different representation?

This presentation includes 10 questions (23 slides total) that has students work in groups to determine which statement is true between two given proportional relationships. Which has the higher unit rate? Which has the lower unit rate? Which of the two representations is actually proportional? Teams must be able to work together to determine the answer, then back up their answers verbally.

Great as a review activity before an exam, or as a mid-unit formative assessment to track progress towards mastery.

This lesson also includes a quick paper/pencil exit ticket students can do individually so you can assess each students' mastery of proportional relationships, with answer key included.

Included in Activity:

- Link to Google Slide Deck for classroom presentation

- Complete directions for how I like to run the activity

- Printable student answer choice cards

- Printable student Exit Ticket

- Complete Exit Ticket answer key

If you enjoy this activity, please check out my Level Up products, or my Team Target Review series, which encourages group work and rich math discussion.

Check out my blog at EZMathBlog or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Threads.