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Write! Math
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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Prioritize the Problems
Is protecting a species of fish as important as protecting a watershed? Is eliminating acid rain as important as preserving farmland? Is protecting the rainforest as important as auto emission standa1
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Is protecting a species of fish as important as protecting a watershed? Is eliminating acid rain as important as preserving farmland? Is protecting the rainforest as important as auto emission standards? Which issue is the most crucial? In this activity, students brainstorm environment issues, prioritize them, then write a description and justification of their prioritization systems.
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Evaluate the Alternatives
Protecting the environment is the subject of hundreds of articles and books. Science, ethics, politics, individual rights and other factors collide when environmental issues are raised. Automobiles,1
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Protecting the environment is the subject of hundreds of articles and books. Science, ethics, politics, individual rights and other factors collide when environmental issues are raised. Automobiles, for example, might be built to run on natural gas, solar power, electrical power, even steam. Alternatives abound, but which are the right ones? In this activity, students brainstorm alternatives, discuss the advantages and disadvantages, then write an essay.
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I Believe…
Many students are interested in global and national issues involving science and scientific experiments. Some may have strong opinions about things like cloning, whaling, drugs or animal testing. Wha1
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Many students are interested in global and national issues involving science and scientific experiments. Some may have strong opinions about things like cloning, whaling, drugs or animal testing. What is the underlying belief that engenders those opinions? In this activity, students write about their beliefs on a given topic and share it with teammates.