MATH and SCIENCE SCAVENGER HUNT WITH LESSON PLAN * A COMPLETE LESSON PLAN IS INCLUDED! * 55 MATH and SCIENCE QUESTIONS YOUR STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW. A GREAT LEARNING ACTIVITY! * This scavenger hunt activity will require students to answer BOTH math and science questions. They will be able to answer some of them, but not all which will lead to doing research. * It’s suggested this activity be done in teams/groups as there are 55 questions in all. Students within the team can help each other out. * GUARANTEED LEARNING INVOLVED! CLASS DISCUSSIONS WILL ENSUE! * Research and general knowledge will help them answer these math and science questions. * NOTHING TO PLAN! A COMPLETE LESSON (OR TWO) IS RIGHT HERE FOR YOU including a follow-up activity! * 55 questions to answer and research. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

MULTIPLICATION FACTS BATTLESHIP with Greater Than Less Than * Practice and more practice with their facts AND < >. * Can your students use the symbols < and > correctly? * How about reinforcing their multiplication facts at the same time? * This unique activity does BOTH! Your students will work with Greater Than and Less Than and solve multiplication facts too! * They will get good practice with the symbols < and > as they use the Battleship chart to solve these examples. * There are 52 multiplication facts PLUS 36 < and > examples! THIS WILL MAKE THEM THINK! * Students will enjoy this different activity – NOT THEIR USUAL WORKSHEETS! Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

MULTIPLICATION FACTS WORD PROBLEMS 32 WORD PROBLEMS --- 3 FULL pages! These word problems all involve basic multiplication facts. They will help your students "see" that math is real. GREAT INTERDISCIPLINARY LESSON for math and reading. Use this as a whole-classroom lesson reading and discussing answers as you go along. Your young students will work on their multiplication facts PLUS reading skills. Math facts + reading comprehension = great lesson! Time-consuming yet worthwhile. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

MULTIPLICATION FACTS POWERPOINT TWO How important are multiplication facts to your students? This is a different and effective way to practice their multiplication facts! 63 SLIDES IN ALL - INTERACTIVE and SELF-CORRECTING! Re-Starts with EVERY WRONG ANSWER. Is self-correcting too! EASY TO USE! Just set your students up and they're on their own! Great computer practice too! Students are given an "answer" and 8 facts to choose from. They must select the correct answer and CANNOT go on unless the answer is correct! Designed for individual or small group use on the computer. Students can work at their own pace reviewing and practicing their multiplication facts. Colorful pictures and grahics enhance each slide and will hold their attention. By David Filipek. Did I say it was SELF-CORRECTING?? :) (Multiplication Facts PowerPoint TWO) Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

MULTIPLICATION FACTS TIMED POWER POINT * “TIMED”?? YES, TIMED! See how well your students know their facts! * 56 of the most important multiplication facts are here, some even twice! * 95 slides in all in this FULL PROGRAM! * Your students will be challenged as they try to write down the answers BEFORE the next fact comes along AUTOMATICALLY! * This program is “TIMED” which means that each fact stays on the screen for a few seconds before the next one comes along! * The facts are given in SETS of 8. After each set students get to check their answers. 56 facts in all on 95 slides! * Throughout the program are some FUN SLIDES which are used to enhance the presentation. * “TIMED” and ready-to-go! * NO PREP, NO PLANNING – use over and over again to reinforce these important multiplication facts. (Multiplication Facts TIMED PowerPoint) Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

MULTIPLICATION FACTS CHECKLIST * OVER 120 multiplication facts to check!! YES - 120 ~ !! * How important are multiplication facts to your students? * Could they use some great extra practice? * You receive 5 full pages. Each page has 6 boxes on it. Each box has a number in the center with 4 facts around it. * TWO facts equal the number in the middle. Students must draw a line from the center number to the TWO facts that it equals. * BUT, they MUST check ALL 4 facts to make sure which TWO are the correct ones! * A LOT of great practice and reinforcement for their times tables! * OVER 120 MULTIPLICATION FACTS TO SOLVE! * Your download of 6 pages includes answers. Decorated for fun. (Multiplication Facts Checklist) Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS MATCHES 1 and 2 * THESE WORKSHEETS ARE NOT EASY! * * * DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS MATCH #1: Here are two examples of what's on here: reduce .36 as a fraction reduce .012 as a fraction ARE YOU THINKING? YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE! This worksheet has a column of decimals and a column of fractions that need matching. Not easy and will take time to solve. Some of the fractions are equivalent but NOT REDUCED making it even more difficult to find the match. Could easily be used as a whole classroom lesson. Answers included of course. * * * DECIMALS and FRACTIONS MATCH #2 WANT TO MAKE YOUR STUDENTS "THINK"??? Challenge them with this worksheet - Here are two examples of what's on here: * change .068 to a fraction and reduce * change .32 to a fraction and reduce ARE YOU THINKING? YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE! This worksheet is challenging to say the least. It has a column of 15 decimals and a column of fractions that need to be matched. It's harder than it sounds. Students must know how to CONVERT DECIMALS to fractions and also must be able to REDUCE FRACTIONS WELL in order to solve this worksheet. Will be frustrating for some. You can actually use this as a whole classroom lesson discussing answers as you go along. Turn it into a transparency and use it in front of the class! A perfect opportunity to talk about the relationship between decimals and fractions. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

COLORING FRACTIONS 5 WORKSHEETS * Kids love to color and they WILL color with this set of worksheets introducing them to fractions. There are 5 printable worksheets in this set. Here is what you'll receive: pages 1-3 : students color in objects according to a given fraction showing they understand the amount; there are 3 pages like this; pages 4-5 : students see objects already shaded in and must actually write fractions to show the correct amount; they receive an introduction to numerator and denominator on these two pages; Print these out and make a workable packet for the classroom. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS FOUR (4 WORKSHEETS) Enhance your unit on fractions with these 4 printable worksheets on equivalent fractions. They will make your students "think". Here is what you'll receive: Worksheet #1 - written all out IN WORDS, not numbers to make this more difficult; students must set up small equations to figure these out; challenging; (13 examples) Worksheet #2 - Fill in the Boxes with the missing number; students must make two fractions equivalent by filling in boxes with the correct answers; (15 examples) Worksheet #3 - students must fill in the blanks IN WORDS to make fractions equivalent; again, this is written all out IN WORDS to make them "think" just a little more; (12 examples) Worksheet #4 - True or False CHALLENGE - high level work; students must say whether two fractions are equivalent with each other; all written out in words, not numbers; more difficult than it sounds; (20 examples) Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

EXPONENTS AND EQUATIONS PLUS EXPONENTS CHALLENGE * * * EXPONENTS AND EQUATIONS: * Just getting into exponents? Perfect! Need a little review? Perfect! * This worksheet will have your students practicing how to use exponents in small equations. * Each equation consists of a variety of exponents that need to be solved. * Your students will get some good practice with their exponents using this worksheet. * * You could even turn this into a transparency and use as a whole class lesson discussing answers as you go along! * * * EXPONENTS CHALLENGE!: CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS with these TWO worksheets on exponents. Here are two examples of what's on here: * * two to the sixth power minus eight squared * * five to the fifth power divided by five cubed THINKING? YOU'RE STUDENTS WILL BE!! Students are given 16 WRITTEN EXAMPLES like above to solve on Side 1. They then have to find their matching answers on Side 2, BUT the matching answers on Side 2 are ALSO written out in words and must be solved too! 32 examples to solve in all ~ PLUS a BONUS Geometry question included. NOT for the beginner! THESE WILL MAKE YOUR STUDENTS THINK! Your download of 3 pages includes answers. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

EXPONENTS CHALLENGE PLUS EXPONENTS GREATER THAN LESS THAN (4 WORKSHEETS) * * * EXPONENTS CHALLENGE (2 WORKSHEETS): CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS with these TWO worksheets on exponents. Here are two examples of what's on here: * * two to the sixth power minus eight squared * * five to the fifth power divided by five cubed THINKING? YOU'RE STUDENTS WILL BE!! Students are given 16 WRITTEN EXAMPLES like above to solve on Side 1. They then have to find their matching answers on Side 2, BUT the matching answers on Side 2 are ALSO written out in words and must be solved too! 32 examples to solve in all ~ PLUS a BONUS Geometry question included. NOT for the beginner! WILL MAKE YOUR STUDENTS THINK! Your download of 3 pages includes answers. * * * EXPONENTS GREATER THAN LESS THAN (2 WORKSHEETS): * 2 full worksheets of exponents using greater than and less than. * 24 examples in all - students must solve two sides of an equation and place in the symbols less than < or greater than > to make the equation true. * Each equation consists of two or more exponents to solve. * Great use of mental math and facts as well. * Will reinforce their understanding of how exponents are solved as well as the use of < and >. * Your download of 3 pages includes answers. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

FACTORS OR MULTIPLES OR BOTH PLUS FACTORS OR NOT (4 WORKSHEETS) * * * FACTORS OR NOT: Do your students know their factors? These worksheets will find out. Each box on these two worksheets has 12 different numbers INSIDE the box and one number OUTSIDE the box. Students must circle all the numbers inside the box that are FACTORS for the number outside the box. Will truly test their knowledge of factors and divisibility. PLUS! A BONUS Geometry question at the end. 12 full examples will take time to solve. Answers included in your 3 page download. * * * FACTORS OR MULTIPLES OR BOTH: Teachers - do your students get factors and multiples mixed up like mine do? These two worksheets will help them clearly see the difference between the two. Students are given a specific number and 8 numbers after it. They must decide whether the 8 numbers are factors, multiples, BOTH a factor AND a multiple or NEITHER one of them. Will surely help them understand the difference between the two. Answers included in your 4 page download. TWO ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO HELP THEM SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACTORS AND MULTIPLES! Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

FACTORS AND MULTIPLES WITH VENN DIAGRAMS PLUS FACTORS OR NOT * * * FACTORS AND MULTIPLES WITH VENN DIAGRAMS: Do your students know their factors and multiples? Can they construct Venn diagrams correctly? This worksheet will have your students constructing Venn diagrams with both factors and multiples. Your students are given sets of different factors and multiples to solve. They must first SOLVE the answers to the factors and multiples and THEN construct Venn diagrams with the results. This will test their knowledge of factors and multiples and the difference between them. A bit time-consuming but worthwhile. You can even turn this into a transparency and use this as a whole classroom lesson discussing the answers as you go along. * * * FACTORS OR NOT! Do your students know their factors? These worksheets will find out. Each box on these two worksheets has 12 different numbers INSIDE the box and one number OUTSIDE the box. Students must circle all the numbers inside the box that are FACTORS for the number outside the box. Will truly test their knowledge of factors and divisibility. PLUS! A BONUS Geometry question at the end. 12 full examples will take time to solve. Answers included in your 3 page download. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

THREE WEEKS OF WORD PROBLEMS DISCUSSION (6 WORKSHEETS) * 35 WORD PROBLEMS OVER A 3-WEEK PERIOD. * 3 WEEKS of Word Problems – pass out ONE SET each week and DISCUSS with your students what OPERATIONS are needed in each problem. Explaining what operations are involved will help them better understand HOW to solve word problems. * 35 WORD PROBLEMS TO READ, DISCUSS and UNDERSTAND over a 3 week period. * * DIRECTIONS FOR USE ARE INCLUDED. * ONE SET per week is enough. Each set will require some time and discussion. * You receive 6 worksheets, TWO for each week. READ, DISCUSS AND UNDERSTAND. * These word problems are WITHOUT numbers so your students can concentrate on the OPERATIONS instead. * READ THE PROBLEMS, DISCUSS THE OPERATIONS AND HELP YOUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW TO SOLVE WORD PROBLEMS. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

SQUARES & SQUARE ROOTS BATTLESHIP WITH LESS THAN GREATER THAN * A UNIQUE ACTIVITY TO REINFORCE SQUARING, SQUARE ROOTS AND LESS THAN GREATER THAN AS WELL. * Your students must solve inequalities using < and > ALONG WITH SQUARING AND SQUARE ROOTS and write their answers in the blanks provided. * CHALLENGING, EFFECTIVE and FUN! THIS WILL MAKE THEM THINK! * NOT YOUR USUAL ACTIVITY. Your students will enjoy this different set of worksheets. * They will practice using Less Than and Greater Than along with Squaring and Square Roots as they solve these examples. * Your download of 3 pages includes answers. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

PATTERNS TO DRAW #1 and #2 (Elem and MIddle Both Sets) - - - - PATTERNS TO DRAW #1: * MAKE THE KIDS THINK!! * Creative and challenging patterns for your students to solve and draw! * 20 different patterns on 4 full pages. * Your students must first figure out what the pattern is and then draw the next image to continue that pattern. * This is not your usual drill work, but a great activity that will make your students use their minds. * These patterns involve numbers, letters, symbols and drawings – something for everyone! * Your 5 page download includes answers. - - - - PATTERNS TO DRAW #2 (Elem and Middle): * CREATIVE AND CHALLENGING PATTERNS FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO SOLVE AND DRAW! * 19 different patterns on 4 full pages. * Your students must first figure out what the pattern is and then draw the next image to continue that pattern. * THESE PATTERNS WILL MAKE THEM THINK! * This is not your usual drill work, but a great activity that will make your students use their minds. * These patterns involve numbers, letters, symbols and drawings! * Your download of 5 pages includes answers. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

FRACTION WORD PROBLEMS ALL OPERATIONS PLUS FRACTION FUN FACTS - - - - FRACTION WORD PROBLEMS ALL OPERATIONS: * NO FLUFF - JUST 50 PURE WORD PROBLEMS TO SOLVE! * You receive 4 worksheets of 50 word problems - 25 problems involving ALL types of addition and subtraction of fractions with LIKE and UNLIKE denominators AND 25 problems involving all types of multiplication and division of fractions. * Each of the addition or subtraction problems involves either operation or BOTH operations together in one problem. Many of them do. * Each of the multiplication or division problems involves either of these two operations. * Your students will not only need to decide what operation/s to use, but must also solve the problems to LOWEST TERMS. * For use only AFTER your unit on addition and subtraction or multiplication and division of fractions is in full swing. Students cannot solve these problems without prior knowledge of how to solve fractions. * * LESSON SUGGESTION : orally read and discuss the word problems DURING class and have students just give the correct operations discussing as you go along. THEN assign them to SOLVE the problems for homework! I've done this for years - works great. * Your download of 6 pages includes answers. - - - - FRACTION FUN FACTS: * CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS WITH THESE THREE WORKSHEETS! * You and your students will get some great work from these. GUARANTEED TO LEAD TO CLASS DISCUSSIONS! * You receive 25 information questions all dealing with fractions on the first two pages. Each question asks something that relates to fractions, some hard some not so hard. * These are NOT EXAMPLES, but actual questions involving fractions. Your students may be surprised at what they learn from these. * PLUS...on the third worksheet, you get a BONUS, FRUSTRATING FRACTION BRAIN TEASERS! 10 examples all on fractions but not your typical exercises. These brain teasers will test their knowledge of fractions. Actually, quite a lot of FUN!! * Your download of 5 pages includes answers for everything. * Hand these out as classwork, a challenging homework or use them as a whole classroom lesson trying to get the answers together. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

FRACTIONS IMPORTANT FIRST STEPS PLUS FRACTIONS WORD SEARCH PUZZLE - - - - FRACTIONS IMPORTANT FIRST STEPS: Includes: Identifying Types of Fractions Reducing to lowest terms Equivalent fractions Mixed and Improper fractions Shading in fractions These 2 full worksheets will give your students some great "beginning" practice in various aspects of fractions. * * 56 EXAMPLES IN ALL!! There's A LOT of great work on here for the start of your unit. Your download of 3 pages includes answers. - - - - FRACTIONS NEW WORD SEARCH PUZZLE: A GREAT addition to your unit on fractions! * 30 words to find all dealing with different aspects of fractions. Students will reinforce their understanding of fraction terms from reducing to denominators while trying to find ALL 30 words! A HUGE word search puzzle that will take time.- GREAT FILLER ACTIVITY! Decorated with symbols related to fractions. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

FRACTION FUN FACTS PLUS FRACTION AWARENESS - - - - FRACTION FUN FACTS: * CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS WITH THESE THREE WORKSHEETS! * You and your students will get some great work from these. GUARANTEED TO LEAD TO CLASS DISCUSSIONS! * You receive 25 information questions all dealing with fractions on the first two pages. Each question asks something that relates to fractions, some hard some not so hard. * These are NOT EXAMPLES, but actual questions involving fractions. Your students may be surprised at what they learn from these. * PLUS...on the third worksheet, you get a BONUS, FRUSTRATING FRACTION BRAIN TEASERS! 10 examples all on fractions but not your typical exercises. These brain teasers will test their knowledge of fractions. Actually, quite a lot of FUN!! * Your download of 5 pages includes answers for everything. - - - - FRACTION AWARENESS: * How "aware" of fractions are your students? These 3 worksheets will help you find out. * Here is what you'll receive: - - Worksheets 1 and 2 - there are 14 examples on these two pages; EACH example has a shaded in diagram and fraction; students must decide whether the diagrams and fractions are equivalent to each other; NOT for the beginner! - - Worksheet 3 - there are 10 WRITTEN questions about worksheets 1 and 2 above; students are asked questions about the diagrams and fractions from the first two pages; they MUST know reducing and equivalent fractions to solve these; PLUS - 4 BONUS questions throughout the worksheets!! Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.

GEOMETRY MATCHUPS PLUS ANGLES WORD PROBLEMS - - - - GEOMETRY MATCHUPS: * Can your students use some extra practice in identifying basic geometric shapes? * You receive 2 worksheets where students must MATCH geometric shapes correctly with their written counterpart. * Page #1 has 16 geometric shapes written out IN WORDS. * Page #2 has 16 geometric shapes DRAWN OUT. * Your students must match the correct drawn shapes with their correct written identification. Great for identifying geometric shapes! * Your download of 3 pages includes answers. - - - - ANGLES WORD PROBLEMS: * YES! WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING ANGLES!! * You receive TWO full worksheets of 13 word problems all dealing with angles. * NOTE - Your students must know the degrees of right angles, straight angles and complete turns in order to solve these problems. * NOTE - Your students must also understand how to get fractional parts of angles. * These word problems involve not only SOLVING FRACTIONAL PARTS OF ANGLES, but SOLVING MANY COMPLETE TURNS as well! * These will make your students "think". * Your download of 3 pages includes answers. Designed and created by David Filipek. Copyright© 2017 David Filipek All rights reserved by the author. Permission for downloads to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Not for public display.