Mathematics Assessment Project
Modeling: Making Matchsticks
Math: The only subject where the solution to a problem is seven million matches. Young scholars first complete an assessment task estimating the number of matches they can make from a tree of given dimensions. They then evaluate provided...
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Money Matters
Third graders make fair trades and exchanges of their money in order to have practical experiences with the essential "rules" of our place value system. They create groupings of tens, hundreds, thousands using play money and place value...
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Estimating With Fire
Students solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.
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Introduction to Indians and the First Thanksgiving
Pupils use yarn to create a timeline of the first Thanksgiving. After a class discussion, they view pictures of artifacts and Native Americans to identify the tools and items present during the first Thanksgiving. In groups, they...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 1 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)
Use a set of 12 math vocabulary cards intended for fourth grade mathematicians. The topics of the cards include mostly place value concepts. Each sheet contains two cards; one with the word printed in bold text, and the other with the...
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Math, Calories and You
Discover the connection between calories and weight. Pupils multiply their body weight times calorie estimates for various physical activities to calculate calories burned per minute and per hour. Worksheets a well as website links are...
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Out of This World
Pupils are introduced to the solar system and its place in the universe. They begin to grasp the idea of very large numbers by estimating and computing how long it take the class to make a million x's.
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How Much Is On The Floor?
Learners estimate the number of items in a group. In this estimation lesson, students are presented with random objects to clean up. Learners estimate how many items are present and then compare the actual number of items to their...
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Milky Way Galaxy
Young scholars simulate stars in the Milky Way Galaxy using newspaper prints. In this space science lesson, students compare the number of 'stars' on their page to familiar things. They calculate how many pages they need to have the same...