3-5
In this
lesson students will develop a definition for tessellations. They will
also analyze the importance of the tessellated game board in playing and
winning the game NeXtu on the Calculation Nation website.
3-5
In the following lesson, students act as reporters at the Super Bowl.
Students study four pictures of things that they would typically find
at a football game: players, a scoreboard, a crowd, and a concession
stand. Students are asked to create problem situations that correspond
to their interpretation of each of the pictures.
6-8
Students will continue their investigation of the Paper Pool game by exploring more tables and organizing the results. Using the data that they collect, they will attempt to find a relationship between the size of the table, the number of hits that occur, and the pocket in which the ball lands.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students participate in activities to develop concepts of measurement and statistics. Students are asked to measure distances using non-standard units and to record their measurement in a bar graph. Then they are asked to make comparisons using the bar graph.
6-8
This lesson is based on the MTLT article, “ Is the Last Banana Game Fair?” by Patrick Sullivan. The lesson engages students in simulations to calculate experimental probabilities and confirm those results by examining theoretical probabilities. 6-8
In this lesson,
students learn the definition of like terms and gain practice in identifying
key features to sort and combine them. Most middle school students are adept at
recognizing the nuances of dress and manner that identify groups and cliques
among their peers. This lesson applies the observation and sorting skills that
students already possess to the important task of identifying and combining
like terms. Students will play the game Ker-Splash and derive rules for working
with like terms.
3-5
By playing card games and using the The Product Game
applet, students practice the multiplication facts. As students
continue to master their facts, the teacher closely monitors their
progress.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson, students practice addition (subtraction optional) and deductive reasoning skills to solve KenKen puzzles.
6-8
In the following lessons of this unit, students will have an opportunity to fully explore the patterns that result from the Paper Pool game. In this lesson, however, students will only spend time learning the rules, playing the game, and collecting data.
Pre-K-2
This final lesson of the unit reviews the work of the previous lessons and suggests a framework for summative assessment. During this lesson, students use the mathematical knowledge and skills developed in the previous lessons to demonstrate understanding and the ability to apply that knowledge to playing subtraction games.
