6-8
In this lesson, students develop number sense through a series of three hands-on activities. Students explore the following concepts: the magnitude of a million, fractions between 0 and 1, and the effect of decimal operations.
3-5
In this lesson,
students use operations of whole numbers and/or fractions to determine the
precise numbers of three types of dried beans needed to make salads. The use of
manipulatives and partner activities provide differentiation and support
learning for students of varying abilities.
6-8
This lesson explores the
concept
of slope through a student-centered problem of data collection and evaluation.
Students guess which of several flights of stairs is steepest, and then use
measures of slope to test their hypothesis.
3-5
Students will use
base ten blocks to model decimal multiplication. They will assign different
values to the different base ten blocks to explore the consistent relationship
between the types of blocks. They will also discover different factors for the
same product. These activities will help students develop a conceptual
understanding of decimal multiplication.
3-5
In this lesson, students use fraction bars to explore
how to compare sizes of fractions. They conclude with an online Calculation
Nation
® game
called Fraction Feud.
6-8
In this lesson, students will play card
and computer games by adding fractions to make 1. Students will determine how
the fractions are related, by first determining what they have and then how
much more is needed. Through different interactive games, students will utilize their skills and build upon them to expand their
understanding of fractions. Students will be able to determine common
denominators and other strategies to add fractions with like and unlike
denominators.
3-5
Project this lesson on a whiteboard and watch your students “number line dance” their way to fluency in estimation of products. The lesson is scaffolded to start students finding basic multiplication facts on a number line and ends with students estimating four digit products on a number line. Use the lesson to teach estimation of products or as a culmination of your own estimation of products lesson.
3-5
In this lesson, students first
create
factor posters for a variety of different numbers that will be
displayed in the classroom to be utilized as a resource throughout the
school year. They make discoveries about factors using color tiles,
represent their discoveries using graph paper, and display their
information on poster board as find factors of an assigned number.
3-5
In this series of 3 hands-on activities, students develop and reinforce their understanding of hundredths as fractions, decimals, and percentages. Students explore using candy pieces as they physically make and connect a set/linear model to area models.
3-5, 6-8
In this lesson, students use a Venn diagram to sort prime factors of two or more positive integers. Students calculate the greatest common factor by multiplying common prime factors and develop a definition based on their exploration.
