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of Math and Science Investigations Debbie Dixon Charlotte Dolat Katie Gloyna Alamo Heights ISD The

The basics are changing! Arithmetic skills, although important, are no longer enough. To succeed in tomorrow's world, students must understand algebra, geometry, statistics, and probability. Business and industry demand workers who can solve real world problems explain their thinking to others identify and analyze trends from data, and use modern technology.

Average items Correct3 rd Grade4 th Grade5 th Grade Objectives 1. Numbers, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Reasoning Geometry and Spatial Reasoning Concepts and Use of Measurement Probability and Statistics Mathematical Processes and Tools Summary Report 2007 All Students not in Special Education Average items Correct

Number Sense (4.1) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student uses place value to represent whole numbers and decimals. (5.1) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student uses place value to represent whole numbers and decimals. (3.1) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student uses place value to communicate about increasingly large whole numbers in verbal and written form, including money.

Data Analysis An activity and discussion with supplemental exercises help students learn how data can be graphically represented. Students organize, represent, and interpret numerical and categorical data and clearly communicate their findings. Students display, analyze, compare, and interpret different data sets, including data sets of different sizes.

Statistics in the Real World Students gather data about various real world situations. Record the information in a chart. Students then decide which set of data they would like to insert into Excel. Students then create 3 different types of graphs. Write Up: Which graph best represents the data? Who would need this data and why?

Are We There Yet? Students use a map to select various trips they would like to take. Have students go to a distance website to calculate the distance of the trip. Record in a chart. Then have students create questions related to their data. Student Sample 1 Student Sample 2

Bargain Cars and Grocery Shopping This lesson is devoted to demonstrating some "real world" applications of statistics. By examining some web pages about shopping and consumer information, students will see the many uses of statistics in this area and gain experience working with and understanding statistics in a practical setting. Student Sample 1 Student Sample 2

Measurement Money Learn to Use Money Learn to Use Money Temperature Science Temperature Science Temperature Time Teaching Time Just in Time Teaching TimeJust in Time U.S. Customary Liquid Measure Liquid Measure U.S. Customary Mass Measure Mass Measure Angle Measure (degrees) Activities Activities U.S. Customary Linear Measure Metric Measures Game/Activity Game/Activity

Microsoft Photo Story Take your images one step further by using Microsoft's free and easy to use Photo Story 3 (Windows Only) to create slideshows of your photos, complete with titles, captions, narrations, and a sound track. The final product is a Windows Media Video that can be played on any machine for free, making Photo Story perfect for creating "enhanced" podcasts on a Windows machine.Photo Story 3

Grow Toys In this investigation you will: Compare growth over time with measures of length, area, mass and volume found using a variety of methods. Check the validity of claims using the scientific process. Grow toy manufacturers advertise that toys grow seven times or 700%. How can you determine if the advertising is honest?

Amazing Grow Toys

Nature of Science

Magic Grow Capsules Does the temperature of water affect how long it takes a Magic Grow® capsule and the toy to grow?

Geometry Area, Perimeter, & Symmetry – ActivitiesActivities Coordinate Points – Mathlibs (Go to Lessons, Graphing)Mathlibs (5.7) Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student generates geometric definitions using critical attributes. (4.8) Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student identifies and describes attributes of geometric figures using formal geometric language. (3.8) Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student uses formal geometric vocabulary.

Geometry Photo Stories

Google SketchUp Google SketchUp 6Google SketchUp 6 is a 3D modeling software tool that’s easy to learn, simple to use, and lets you place your models in Google Earth. Student Sample 1 Student Sample 2

3.14 Ever Pi What is the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle? Our Findings! The Pi Song Math’s Pi Song Lesson

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