Big IdeasOpener: How many measurements can you think of that describe yourself? Make a poster showing them. (math menu).
Write the numerals 1 to 9 and answer these questions about them: Which is most artistic? Most expressive? Most colorful? Most useful? Luckiest? Give a quality to each number and prepare an electronic presentation or poster to display your project. (math menu) Jigsaw:
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VocabularyMenu Math: List 5 or more kinds of statistics or number facts used to talk about baseball and baseball players. How else are numbers used in baseball?
Extension: Choose another sport, and prepare an electronic presentation or poster to list kinds of data used to describe the sport or its players, as well as 3 other ways numbers are used in your sport. (math menu) Population Estimates Parent Interview - Math Song, Rap, Poem Author's Corner Lower School Numbers Comic Strip Predicting the Future Box Office Mojo Age Calculations (Calculator - days, minutes, seconds) |
ResourcesVideosPicture BooksHow Much is a Million?
If You Made a Million Can You Count to a Googol? A Million Fish... More or Less A Million Dots How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Where the Sidewalk Ends - Smart The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street Problem Solving |
Games/Group ActivitiesBuild a Number
Number Line Up Number Crunch CentersBig Number
Make it 4 Ways Knock Knock Pick a Path Number Top It (EM) High Number Toss (EM) Got Your Number |