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"Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Middle schoolers estimate the costs related to the character's expenses in the novel, Homecoming. They draw conclusions based on the estimations.
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"Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Students use estimation skills to calculate distance traveled and then calculate walking rate traveled in MPH.
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"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Students use percents to solve problems, see math in the real world, and make reasonable choices pertaining to percents.
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poem "Smart" by Shel Silverstein from "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
Students explore unit rate and ratio and discuss the relationship.
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poem "Smart" by Shel Silverstein from "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
Students incorporate their conceptual understanding of proportions to write a creative piece similar to the example poem.
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"Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar" by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Students learn the meaning of the word "factorial" and how to apply the factorial concept to describe a special kind of numerical relationship.
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"How Many, How Much" by Shel Silverstein
Middle schoolers decide on the reasonableness and relative magnitude of situations in their lives as Shel Silverstein did in the poem "How Many, How Much."