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Physical Education: Mission Possible
Young scholars participate in a physical education activity, Mission Possible, where they attempt to steal a jug of jewels. They must successfully overcome five challenge areas to complete the activity. Students develop cooperative...
Bowland
Mission: Rainforest
Young environmentally conscious mathematicians solve a variety of problems related to the central theme of uncovering illegal logging activities. They determine a base camp based on given constraints, investigate logging activities and...
Curated OER
All the 3s Again
Now that your scholars know their threes times tables, challenge them with a timed drill. They review the facts first, then cover up the equations with a piece of paper to complete the 60 problems. All of these include three and another...
Curated OER
Speed Trials
Get those pencils moving with these timed multiplication drills! With numbers from 0 to 10, these sixty math problems are sure to challenge your learners' multiplication tables and mental math. Use this activity as a timed quiz in class,...
Curated OER
Do You Know?: Days, Months, Minutes, and Hours
It's all about time as scholars focus on years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds to practice these concepts. First they put all 12 months back in order, numbering them 1st, 2nd, etc. Two are done for them. Next, there are...
Illustrative Mathematics
Counting Squares
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of squares with this geometry puzzle. The task is simple, identify as many squares as possible in a 3x3 array. Allow learners to work independently or in pairs as they search for squares,...
Curated OER
Speed Trials #4
Challenge your third graders' multiplication skills with multiplication drills. After reviewing the times tables up to 10, have them work on sixty problems, either as a unit assessment or a time trial. For a shorter activity, cut each...
Willow Tree
Midpoint and Distance Formulas
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Learners use the Pythagorean Theorem to develop a formula to find that distance. They then find the midpoint using an average formula.
Illustrative Mathematics
Toilet Roll
Potty humor is always a big hit with the school-age crowd, and potty algebra takes this topic to a whole new level. Here the class develops a model that connects the dimensions (radii, paper thickness, and length of paper) of a...
Curated OER
River Optimization Problem
Students define the different methods used for optimizing a particular element of a problem. In this optimization problem lesson, students optimize appropriate details of a problem using data collection, algebra, technology, and/or...
Curated OER
Year 5 - Term 2
This incredibly thorough and challenging presentation should engage all of your young math whizzes. Each of the 94 slides has tips, problems, puzzles, and brain teasers that will test the math abilities of even your top learners. An...
North Carolina State University
Construction
Engineering design projects serve as great opportunities for collaborative problem solving. In this case, students work in small groups designing, building, and eventually testing a structure that meets a teacher-specified objective. It...
EngageNY
Determining Discrete Probability Distributions 1
Learn how to determine a probability distribution. In the ninth installment of a 21-part module, future mathematicians use theoretical probabilities to develop probability distributions for a random variable. They then use these...
CK-12 Foundation
Inverse Functions: Definition of Inverse Functions
Is the inverse of a function also a function? Pupils manipulate the graph of a function to view its inverse to answer this question. Using a horizontal and vertical line, class members determine whether the initial function is...
CK-12 Foundation
Values Written as Powers: Binary Numbers 25 to 31
A five-question interactive boosts proficiency in working with binary numbers. Multiple-choice, short answer, and discussion questions challenge mathematicians to write numbers 25 through 31in exponential and binary form. An adjustable...
CK-12 Foundation
Percents as Fractions: A Fraction of a Percent
Five questions make up an interactive all about percents and fractions. Mathematicians answer multiple-choice and fill in the blank problems with help from a tool that converts percents to fractions using a sliding bar. An open...
American Statistical Association
How Fast Are You?
Quick! Snap up the lesson. Scholars first use an online app to collect data on reaction times by clicking a button when the color of a box changes. They then plot and analyze the data by considering measures of center, measures of...
Mathed Up!
Negative Numbers
Eight independent worksheet pages challenge scholars to solve 12 problems that focus on negative numbers in the context of temperature in degrees of celsius.
Math Sphere
Co-Ordinates
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of the coordinate plane with this series of skills practice worksheets. Offering 10 different exercises that involve identifying ordered pairs,...
Curated OER
Tetrahedral Dice
Put those thinking hats on and look at all the possible outcomes from rolling two different four-sided dice. The challenge in this problem is finding all the combinations when adding and subtracting the numbers from each die and creating...
Mathematics Assessment Project
Generalizing Patterns: The Difference of Two Squares
After completing an assessment task where they express numbers as the difference of squares (i.e., 9 = 5^2 – 4^2), class members note any patterns that they see in the problems.
Curated OER
Real Life Challenge
Students solve word problems using words and mathematical symbols. In this algebra lesson, students verbalize what they do to arrive at their answers. They set up their problems algebraically as they apply their knowledge of math to...
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Working Backwards as a Problem-Solving Strategy
In this problem solving strategy worksheet, 3rd graders roll a dice three times and record the number in the hundreds, tens and ones place on the chart, then solve an addition and subtraction problem with that number.
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Multi-Step Problems
In this word problems activity, students recognize the steps to solving a word problem. Students look at one word problem, list the steps they will take and then solve the problem showing all of their work.