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Games of Chance and Expected Value 1
There's a strong chance that class members enjoy learning math through engaging games. Scholars analyze games of chance to determine long-term behavior. They learn to calculate expected value to help with this assessment.
Illustrative Mathematics
Video Game Scores
Eric and Leila's video game scores are the inspiration for writing equations with parenthesis. The numbers are purposefully large to deter the class from calculating them: rather this activity meets the standard that asks 5th graders to...
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Games of Chance and Expected Value 2
Use expected values to analyze games of chance. The 15th installment of a 21-part module has young mathematicians looking at different games involving tickets and deciding which would be the best to play. They calculate expected payoffs...
Curated OER
How is the Game Played in an Economics Class?
Students research companies, choose stocks, and create portfolios online while playing the stock market game.
BBC
Starship English and Math - Online Lesson Plans
Two online lessons, one in math and one in language arts, are here for you. In them, learners play online games which reinforce important skills in literacy and numeracy. The thing I like about both of these lessons is that they get the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Games at Recess
A great non-calculation problem that lets your math minds explore without the pressure of the right answer. Your learners will have to compare boys and girls playing soccer and jump rope during recess. How many more boys than girls are...
Curated OER
Using a Calculator
Students use a calculator to solve math problems. In this calculator usage lesson, students get into pairs and familiarize themselves with the keys. Students are then given problems to solve using the calculator. Students do Smart Board...
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Twenty-Five: A Math Card Game
Pupils calculate addition and subtraction problems using mental math. They add and subtract cards numbered one through nine until a player gets a sum of twenty-five.
CK-12 Foundation
Mutually Inclusive Events: Card Game
Find probabilities of pulling cards. Using a Venn diagram, individuals sort five cards along the rules of a game. The pupils calculate compound probabilities using the information from the diagram. Initially, the interactive provides the...
Curated OER
The Winter Olympics and Elementary Math Lesson Plans
Tune into the many elementary math lessons, and learning opportunities during the Winter Olympic Games.
Curated OER
Calculator Game: Multiples of Ten
In this calculator worksheet, students collaborate with a classmate to play a game about multiples of ten. Students use the calculator and a game board grid to mark multiples of ten and the first student with four in a row wins.
Curated OER
Calculator Game: Multiples of 3
In this multiples of 3 worksheet, students use a multiples of 3 grid, a calculator and counters to follow instructions and play the game. A reference website for additional resources is given.
Curated OER
Calculator Game: Multiples of 3
In this calculator worksheet, students use the calculators to find multiples of 3 and put counters where they get the multiples of 3. Students complete this game when they have 4 counters in a row.
Curated OER
Mixed Math Millionaire: Math Game
Play a game to review a variety of math concepts. Factoring, square roots, number sequences, division, multiplication, order of operations, and word problems are all covered in this Millionaire style quiz game. Tip: Keep this resource as...
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Logic and Problem Solving: Math Hunt
In these math lesson plans, young scholars discuss how math problems are written to reflect real-world situations. They complete an online Math Hunt using specific web tools, and work individually to create their own Math Hunts....
Curated OER
Calculating Baseball Statistics
Students calculate baseball statistics. In this data analysis lesson, students use baseball statistics to calculate the batting average and slugging percentage. Students visit www.funbrain.com to play a math baseball game.
CCSS Math Activities
Rolling for the Big One
Knowing math helps you win games. Learners apply conditional probability concepts in an engaging performance task. After playing a game in which players roll a 10-sided polyhedron and then try to place the digits to get the highest...
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Interpret Clock Time
Save yourself a few minutes of planning with this elementary math lesson on elapsed time. Through a series of collaborative and independent learning activities, children explore different real-world situations as they learn how to...
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Calculator Game: 7 Times Tables
In this multiplication activity, students read and follow a set of directions to play a calculator game using the 7's times tables using counters and a calculator.
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Calculator Game: 4 Times Tables
In this multiplication worksheet, students follow a set of directions to play a calculator game of multiplication with the 4 times tables, using counters and a calculator.
Curated OER
Extra Credit: It’s No Fairy Tale
Students discuss their knowledge of payday loans and credit cards. In this Economics lesson, students complete a read an article and Q&A activity in groups, and play a vocabulary bingo game and a quiz game on payday loans. Students...
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What is the Importance of Developing Job Skills?
Financial literacy is the way to teach! The class works in small groups to discover the relationship between education and income level. They use their math and problem-solving skills to complete two different activities. They work out a...
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Calculator Game: 4 Times Tables
In this 4 times tables game learning exercise, students us a multiples grid, calculator and pens to follow instructions and play the game.
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Math Dice Review Game
This instructional activity can be used to review any math operation across the elementary to high school levels. Students review math operations by creating their own review problems using a specified number of dice and a white board...