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Team Puzzles
Fourth graders work in co-operative teams of four to complete a puzzle. Each student initially works independently, and then the team jointly puts together the four shapes they have individually made, to complete the puzzle.
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Buying My First Car
Learners pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
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Time For Breakfast
This unit encourages students to assess the validity of a set of statements and then plan and carry out investigations to find out whether the statements are true. Students then carry out statistical investigations of their own.
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Squirt Level 3
Students use the lesson, "Squirt", to support students' development of multiplicative thinking. Squirt encourages students to anticipate multiplicative measurement relationships, e.g. three measures of A fit in B, by partially filling a...
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Marshmallows
Third graders estimate the volume and mass of one marshmallow using appropriate standard units. They design and carry out an investigation to find the average of volume/mass of one marshmallow.
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A thousand seconds
Students use seconds, minutes, and hours. They then discuss the size of a thousand. After that they read time in digital or analogue form.
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My Dogs
Students use the properties of multiplication to solve problems. They recall the basic multiplication facts as well as write and solve problems that involve whole numbers.
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Lollies, Lollies, Lollies
Students listen to the problem read to them. They answer some simple questions using number sentences. They then compose a written record of the solution and share their approaches used.
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Gulls
Students listen to the problem and think about the first question and the number operation that they would use and explain. They work in pairs and record their solutions so that they can be displayed and shared.
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Darts Game
Third graders attempt to determine what the scores of the game in the problem could be. They work with basic multiplication facts to justify the solutions to a dart game and share all of the possible scores.
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Basketball Caps
Students work on a problem, individually or in pairs. They are asked questions that focus on average. They discus that the average number represents an equal redistribution , rather than just being able to state the rule. They write...
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Triangle Sums
Fourth graders determine a way to place numbers in the nine circles that are arranged in a triangular pattern so that each side has an equal sum. They use each number once and practice adding single digit numbers.
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The Difference Bar 2
Students use Internet software, The Difference Bar, to work out the difference between two numbers by breaking numbers into parts. Students use mental strategies to work out the difference between any 2 two-digit numbers. Students...
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Take Away Bar 2
Learners use an Internet tool, The Take-Away Bar" to solve subtraction problems. They use mental strategies to subtract a two-digit number from a larger two-digit number. Students write and solve subtraction problems. They describe...
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Number in Geometry
Students use a number line to assist with their additions. They use a calculator to check for factors. Students are taught factors and multiples. They use array model of multiplication to define meaning. Students develop a wide range of...
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Capacity Lotto
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Football Statistics
In this math worksheet, students examine the statistical information as provided in the graphic organizer and calculate the other values.
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Integrating Functions
In this math worksheet, students find the answers to the functions that includes integration and trigonometry. They use the examples for help with the special functions.
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Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios
Students are introduced to the concept of ratios. In groups, they convert sets of numbers into a ratio. After practicing, they use the ratios and proportions to solve story problems. They also calculate map distances and discover map...
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Jobs and Salaries
In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.
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Planet Picking
Learners arrange the planets according to their distances from the sun. In this astronomy lesson, students list interesting properties about each planet. They identify an unknown planet photo.
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Active Maths Limited: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
Here are two excellent, interactive, teaching resources that visually demonstrate equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Percent and Fractions: Comparing Fractions and Percentages
Learn about the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentage.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Street Orchestra: Fractions and Percentages
Adolfo loves Music and Math! Did you know musical notes can be expressed as fractions, decimals, and percents?