6-8
This lesson
integrates finding probability and strategic play in the Calculation Nation
®
game, Prime Time. Students will work in groups to determine the best
movement option, rolling a die, spinning a spinner or flipping a coin, for
their first move of the game. Students will calculate the probability of events
and use that information as well as logic and reasoning to defend their choice
for the best movement option for their first turn in Prime Time.
3-5, 6-8
In this activity for grades 4-6, students attempt to identify the concept of a million by working with smaller numerical units, such as blocks of 10 or 100, and then expanding the idea by multiplication or repeated addition until a million is reached. Additionally, they use critical thinking to analyze situations and to identify mathematical patterns that will enable them to develop the concept of very large numbers.
3-5, 6-8
This lesson provides students an opportunity to assess their understanding of mathematical vocabulary as they relate to key concepts from the five content areas. Through the use of a familiar game format, Bingo, students will identify numbers 0‑75 that correspond to mathematical descriptions from math vocabulary clue cards.
6-8
This grades 6-8 activity focuses on interpreting and creating graphs that are functions of time. The first two activity sheets focus on graphs of time vs speed. The third and fourth activity sheets look at how many times an event occurred in a specific amount of time. These activity sheets are appropriate for students who have not taken algebra yet. This lesson plan was adapted from an article by Marian Moody which appeared in the December 1990 issue of the
Mathematics Teacher. 6-8
In the following grades 6-8 lesson, students participate in activities in which they focus on the uses of numbers. The activities explore how students use numbers in school and every day settings as a way for students and the teacher to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year.
6-8
In this grades 6‑8 lesson, students are encouraged to discover all of the combinations for a given situation. They use problem-solving skills (including elimination and collection of organized data) to draw conclusions. The use of higher-level thinking skills (synthesis, analysis, and evaluations) is the overall goal.
6-8
This mathematics excursion is based on the Paper Pool Project from the
Comparing and Scaling unit of the Connected Mathematics Project, G. Lappan, J. Fey, W Fitzgerald, S. Friel and E. Phillips, Dale Seymour Publications, (1998), Paper Pool Project, pp.106-111.
6-8
The interactive paper pool game in this i-Math investigation provides an opportunity for students to further develop their understanding of ratio, proportion, and least common multiple.
6-8, 9-12
Use this
activity to practice how to enter a set of data, plot the data on a coordinate grid, and determine the equation for a line of best fit.3-5, 6-8
Develop number sense through activities involving collection,
representation, and analysis of data.
