9-12
In this lesson, students will learn to read an antifreeze chart to determine the necessary mix of antifreeze and water for protection against various temperatures. Students will then numerically analyze a particular cooling system to determine how much fluid to drain in order to get the desired percent concentration of antifreeze. Finally, students will set up a system of equations to solve the same system.
6-8, 9-12
This lesson invites students to investigate the patterns when a "plus sign" (a cross-shaped arrangement of five squares) is placed on the board in various locations. Students will conjecture about the pattern of the five displayed numbers, the sum of the five numbers, and any other patterns that they notice. Students may also explore similar patterns when other shapes, such as a 2 × 1 rectangle, are placed on the hundreds board.
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.
3-5
This lesson focuses on forming 3-digit address numbers to meet specific requirements. Careful reading of information and understanding of mathematical language are important to finding appropriate solutions. Using the problem-solving strategies of looking for patterns and establishing an organized list will aid students in finding all the possible solution sets.
9-12
In the third lesson, students identify a function that models the data. An interactive graphing tool can be used to determine a function that fits the data points.
6-8
This lesson focuses on forming numbers which meet specific requirements. Careful reading of information and understanding of mathematical language are important to finding appropriate solutions. Using the problem-solving strategies of looking for patterns and establishing an organized list will aid students in finding all the possible solution sets.
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.
3-5
Students learn to calculate elapsed time by using a
timeline, and then complete three engaging and fun activities that plan a
circus performance, their class schedule, and their day.
9-12
Congressional districts are redrawn after a census year
(conducted by the federal government every 10 years) to reflect shifting
populations. Political scientists say there is a major advantage for whichever
political party has control of a state legislature when districts are redrawn.
However, during the process, the minority party tends to make accusations that
districts are being gerrymandered, or drawn in unnatural ways to manipulate
voter populations that would favor the majority. In this lesson, students
explore how mathematics can be used to make decisions about whether a given
congressional district is or is not being gerrymandered. They also use
objective measurements to explore the ambiguity that is inherent in the
process.
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.
3-5
In this lesson, students are presented with a design
challenge: a company that produces egg cartons wants to create a package for 24
eggs. The company wants to know all of the possible ways to arrange 24 eggs
into rectangular packages. Students work together to find the arrays and
respond to the egg company.
6-8, 9-12
In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of the Fibonacci Sequence (and its connection to Golden Rectangles), Golden Ratio, Golden Rectangle, and the term
ratio (as it applies to rectangles). Students will use tools and construction techniques to demonstrate geometry prowess and be able to observe the Golden Rectangle in nature and in the classroom.
9-12
In this lesson, students will manipulate three paper circles
to explore four circle theorems. Using paper folding allows the lesson to be
more accessible to kinesthetic learners.
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.
Pre-K-2
Students
use coin blocks, a
concrete representation of coins, to compose and decompose numbers by counting
money. They also use an interactive tool to practice the same skills
pictorially.
Pre-K-2
In this lesson,
students use base ten blocks to construct two- and three-digit numbers on a
place value board. They then play a game using base ten blocks to model numbers
up to 100.
3-5
This hands-on lesson uses the book,
A Remainder of One, by Elinor J. Pinczes, to introduce division with remainder. Students will enjoy the story context as they explore different remainder situations and model division with arrays.
6-8
The
shortest distance between two points is a line. But what is the shortest time
to travel between two points on different terrains? In this lesson, students
will predict, estimate and then calculate the path that results in the fastest
time to travel between two points when different terrains affect the fastest
path. This lesson is designed as an introduction to the Calculation Nation
® game
DiRT Dash and prepares students to apply mathematics to improve their
performance in the game.
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.
3-5
In this lesson students create rectangular arrays to
represent sizes of chocolate boxes. They find all of the factors of each number
up to 36 and learn the difference between prime and composite numbers. Then
they play an online game to practice finding factors for each product up to 36.
