Grades 6-8
| Standard 4.1 (Number and Numerical Operations) |
Grade Level |
WEB SITE |
DESCRIPTION |
2 - 7 |
The "Want Some Pizza?" activities are designed to introduce fractions in a concept-building way. The activities can be done on computers with Internet access with square grid paper printed out and used along with the electronic images. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
3 - 8 |
The student will use estimation, calculation of percentages and subjective-reasoning skills. Teachnet.com | |
3 - 8 |
Commercial printers deal with division constantly in figuring the number of finished-size sheets that can be cut from the large "parent" size sheets they normally receive from the paper supplier. It's a real-world exercise not many people are aware of. Teachnet.com | |
3 - 8 |
The student will apply multiplication, planning and calculator skills by using an order out bill. Teachnet.com | |
5 - 8 |
The "All About Ratios" activities are designed to introduce ratios in a concept-building way. The activities can be done on computers with Internet access or printed. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
7 |
Students play a game matching an equation with the
appropriate integer. GoMath |
| Standard 4.2 (Geometry and Measurement) |
Grade Level |
WEB SITE |
DESCRIPTION |
3 - 8 |
Students will use math skills to calculate square
footage and cost of a new floor. Teachnet.com |
|
4-12 |
Students make fractals, learn properties of fractals, and learn what is so interesting and exciting about fractals. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
6-8 |
The investigation looks at the same question that has
interested mathematicians for over a hundred years - What is the smallest
number of colors needed to color a map? This
is Mega-Mathematics |
|
6-8 |
Middle and high school geometry activities. Check out School Bus Geometry. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
6-8 |
Scroll to Projects to find geometry/measurement activities connected with computer games and the great outdoors. ThinkQuest | |
8-11 |
Students use Sketchpad in an activity using transformations. Fun Mathematic Lessons |
| Standard 4.3 (Patterns and Algebra) |
Grade Level |
WEB SITE |
DESCRIPTION |
6-8 |
The problem asks that you use a chocolate bar consisting of a number of squares arranged in a rectangular pattern and split the bar into small squares -- always breaking along the lines between the squares with a minimum number of breaks. The students must determine how many it will take. Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles | |
6-8 |
The activity is structured so that the students go beyond finding a solution, to seeing the bigger picture, gathering data and graphing it in order to develop a general solution, and expressing their solution algebraically. The Math Forum | |
6-8 |
This lesson idea presents an interesting problem for students to explore using multiple ways of representation, including role-play and a Java applet. Suzanne's Math Lessons | |
6-9 |
Students see a use for algebra by exploring a mathematical puzzle. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
7-9 |
Students use tables, graphs, linear functions to solve a real-world problem. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
8 |
This activity involves slopes and rates of change. Fun Mathematic Lessons |
| Standard 4.4 (Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics) |
Grade Level |
WEB SITE |
DESCRIPTION |
6-8 |
Collecting data, using spreadsheets, and presenting to the class by using powerpoint are all integrated into this lesson on the effects of the moon on causing tides. Internet4Classrooms | |
6-8 |
This exercise will help students see that there are mathematical rules that can affect our use of the English language by analyzing letter frequency in different passages of literature. Columbia Education Center |
|
6-8 |
This site is a problem based learning manual which helps students think about the annual salary needed when they become interested in purchasing a new vehicle. Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction | |
6-8 |
In this lesson, students examine how the interaction between solar activity and the Earth's geomagnetic field result in the phenomena known as aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, and the impact of increased solar activity on humans. The New York Times Learning Network | |
6-12 |
This activity allows students to connect real-world shopping and currency data to analysis and representation. WebQuests |
| Standard 4.5 (Mathematical Processes) |
Grade Level |
WEB SITE |
DESCRIPTION |
4-9 |
Students explore exponential growth through an engaging story problem. These math topics are covered: patterns, integers, multiplication, exponents, and graphing. Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
5-10 |
This activity uses a fun mathematical puzzle to provide a base for investigation and discovery (connects geometry and algebra). Fun Mathematic Lessons | |
6-8 |
This problem inspired the great Swiss mathematician Leonard Euler to create graph theory, which led to the development of topology. The Math Forum |
|
6-8 |
Pizarro
and the Incas (PDF file) |
Scroll to Lesson Plan 8: Counting with Quipus and Lesson Plan 9: One Potato, Two Potato, Inca Style! for activities that trace the development of math concepts across cultures. PBS TeacherSource |
