Math6-8
Station Rotation: Decimals, Fractions, and Number Sets
By Mr. L.
A two-station math packet for 8th graders that builds PSSA-style skills in converting between decimals and fractions (including repeating decimals) and categorizing real numbers. Each station includes worked examples and a solution key, with a Station Rotation Worksheet for recording answers.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Set up the two stations as a rotation, giving students roughly 20 minutes at each, so the full packet fits a 45-minute block or a longer math period.
- Discussion question: Why does multiplying a repeating decimal by a power of 10 and subtracting eliminate the repeating part?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Have them work through the worked example step by step with a partner before attempting the practice problems independently.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to explain why every repeating decimal is a rational number, and to find which categories a number like √2 belongs to.
- Students should check their answers against the solution key only after completing each problem, so the key serves as feedback rather than a shortcut.
Math6-8
Station Rotation: Decimals, Fractions, and Number Sets
By Mr. L.
A two-station math packet for 8th graders that builds PSSA-style skills in converting between decimals and fractions (including repeating decimals) and categorizing real numbers. Each station includes worked examples and a solution key, with a Station Rotation Worksheet for recording answers.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Set up the two stations as a rotation, giving students roughly 20 minutes at each, so the full packet fits a 45-minute block or a longer math period.
- Discussion question: Why does multiplying a repeating decimal by a power of 10 and subtracting eliminate the repeating part?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Have them work through the worked example step by step with a partner before attempting the practice problems independently.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to explain why every repeating decimal is a rational number, and to find which categories a number like √2 belongs to.
- Students should check their answers against the solution key only after completing each problem, so the key serves as feedback rather than a shortcut.