Georgetown University
Georgetown: Lesson Plan: Trivial Pursuits and Algebra
Students will love this lesson! Students will do a number of hands on activities in groups. Students will first solve the problem and then write a formula of how the answer may be found.
University of Nottingham
Mathematics Assessment Project: Modeling Population Growth: Having Kittens
This instructional activity unit guides students in developing strategies for modeling problems. The task focuses on investigating a cat shelter's claims about the rate of cat population growth. The unit includes a full lesson plan,...
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Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Fishing Adventures [Pdf]
Students use a model to define variables, write expressions, create an inequality and then interpreting the results in this instructional activity.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N Q Giving Raises
A small company wants to give raises to their 5 employees. They have $10,000 available to distribute. Imagine you are in charge of deciding how the raises should be determined. What method would be fair to everyone? Aligns with HSN-Q.A.2.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.1: Ice Cream Van
The purpose of this task is to engage students, probably working in groups, in a substantial and open-ended modeling problem. Students will have to brainstorm or research several relevant quantities, and incorporate these values into...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.1: Selling Fuel Oil at a Loss
This task is a modeling problem which ties into financial decisions faced routinely by companies. Students will try to keep a balance between maintaining their oil inventory and raising short-term capital for investment or re-investment...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Bobbie Bear's Buttons
The purpose of this task is for students to find different pairs of numbers that sum to 4. Students will solve an everyday problem in their head and then model their solution using counters. They can represent their solutions using...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.1, a ced.a.1, and N q.a.2: Harvesting the Fields
This task is about farm-workers who are harvesting two fields. Students are presented with a scenario involving two teams of workers, two different sizes of fields, and work spread out over two days. They must calculate how many...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Mathematical Models
Provides a good discussion of how and why models are used in Mathematics to represent problems in the real world. It explains different ways to model a problem, e.g., with a formula or an illustration, and what can be learned from them....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Criteria for Success: Story Problem
Students learn the basics of "Modeling with Mathematics" (CCSS.MP.4) as they practice putting their thinking on paper in this beginning of year lesson. This lesson includes a video tutorial, differentiated worksheets based on skill...
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Better Lesson: Wreck It Ralph! Rekenreks
Getting fast and really comfortable with numbers 0-10--even automatic--is important when building foundational skills. We use Rekenreks (number racks) and the Promethean board for interactive practice.
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Better Lesson: Holiday Write the Room
This colorful, fun, festive free download was a surprise highlight during the busy holiday season!
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Better Lesson: Zooming in on the Facts!
Second graders will be able to solve basic math problems using math facts.
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Better Lesson: Math'n It Up!
Given a two-step word problem students will be ask to solve, and create their own math model of the given problem.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Student Self Assessment: Progress With Number Sense
Sixth graders will be able to identify areas of growth and areas where performance needs improvement.
Mr. Martini's Classroom
Mr. Martini's Classroom: Kid's Math Board
This interactive workspace allows teachers to model math problems using base ten blocks and numbers.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Goats and Monsters
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore methods to measure lengths of squares and radius of a circle in trying to keep a goat from escaping.