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Write! Math
The Rhythm of Math
Music, song and poetry are rhythmic. Rhythms can be thought of as repeated patterns. Much of math involves rhythmic patterns too. In this activity, students work to create a song or poem about a math1
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Music, song and poetry are rhythmic. Rhythms can be thought of as repeated patterns. Much of math involves rhythmic patterns too. In this activity, students work to create a song or poem about a math topic, then present it to another pair or to the class.
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Measuring the Untouchable
Some things are not easily measured. How do you measure the height of a building, flagpole, or crater on the moon? In this activity, students write a plan to measure the untouchable and share their p1
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Some things are not easily measured. How do you measure the height of a building, flagpole, or crater on the moon? In this activity, students write a plan to measure the untouchable and share their plans with teammates.
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Personalize Your Math
Mathematics has its own language. With the unfamiliar jargon it can be foreign to students. Make the language of math more personally relevant for your students. In this activity, students write pers1
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Mathematics has its own language. With the unfamiliar jargon it can be foreign to students. Make the language of math more personally relevant for your students. In this activity, students write personally relevant sentences with math vocabulary words. Students share their sentences with teammates.
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Math Jeopardy!
Jeopardy is a quiz show in which the answer is presented and contestants try to provide the correct question. Use this fun variation to play Jeopardy in teams. In this activity, teams create question1
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Jeopardy is a quiz show in which the answer is presented and contestants try to provide the correct question. Use this fun variation to play Jeopardy in teams. In this activity, teams create questions and answers about the topic. They send the answers to another team to provide the questions.
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Build Your Math
Numbers are symbolic representations of concrete things, used to calculate and quantify. Bring that abstraction back to a touchable level with models or dioramas. In this activity, students connect s1
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Numbers are symbolic representations of concrete things, used to calculate and quantify. Bring that abstraction back to a touchable level with models or dioramas. In this activity, students connect symbols with concrete objects as they build and present their math.
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Personal Problems
Word problems are a natural mix of writing and mathematics. In this activity, students write personally relevant word problems, and share them with teammates. Then, teams write a team word problem an1
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Word problems are a natural mix of writing and mathematics. In this activity, students write personally relevant word problems, and share them with teammates. Then, teams write a team word problem and share it with other teams.
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Teach Texts
Wouldn’t it be fun for students to present their own math books to younger students? In this activity, pairs write a book for younger students then share their math books with younger students.
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Explain the Need
Why, why, why? Why do we need math? Why do we need to learn base two? Why do we need integers? Sound familiar? In this activity, students explore the need for learning about mathematics.
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The Advantages and Disadvantages
Profound scientific questions face us now and in the future. What are the ethics of progress, of discovery? How do we weigh possible harm against possible gain? Learning to evaluate advantages and di1
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Profound scientific questions face us now and in the future. What are the ethics of progress, of discovery? How do we weigh possible harm against possible gain? Learning to evaluate advantages and disadvantages is a crucial decision-making skill. In this activity, students brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of any given item, then write an essay.
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Compare and Contrast
The ability to compare and contrast is one of the most fundamental thinking skills of the scientist. In this activity, students develop this capacity as they compare and contrast scientific concepts1
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The ability to compare and contrast is one of the most fundamental thinking skills of the scientist. In this activity, students develop this capacity as they compare and contrast scientific concepts with regard to specific characteristics. Students use this exercise as the basis for a compare and contrast paper.