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Lowest Score
Equivalency : 3,4
Students will achieve the lowest possible score by adding the remaining numbers.
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Let’s Make Ice Cream
Equivalency : 5,6
Make an individual portion of ice cream without using the exact measurement tools.
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Riddle Me This
Equivalency : 3,4
Match word problems to their equations, then solve the equation for the missing quantity that makes the number sentence true.
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Comforts Of Home
Equivalency : 5,6
Buy items needed for a camping trip by changing fractional
prices to dollars.
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Cover Up
Measurement : 3,4
Given a perimeter, students will create rectangles that will maximize the area to cover the most square units on the game board, in order to discover a generalization for maximizing area given a certain perimeter.
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Weigh Too Much
Measurement : 3,4,5,6
Students will estimate the weights and masses of items that will be packed for a vacation. The objective is to select items that come closest to the specified weight limit without going over.
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World Traveler Relay
Measurement : 3,4,5,6
Answer measurement questions to get your tourist
dressed for vacation.
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Measure Up
Measurement : 3,4,5,6
Use grid paper to calculate the area and perimeter
of different objects, including the children's hands.
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Perimeter Kick
Measurement : 3,4,5,6
Kick a soccer ball to create a quadrilateral (four-sided figure) and calculate the perimeter of the shape.
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Tall Order
Measurement : 3,4,5,6
Design the layout of a room to accommodate a 7 1/2-foot basketball player by investigating the measurement concepts of perimeter and area.
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Go Figure
Measurement : 3,4,5,6
Define, estimate, and investigate measurement while creating a model of a pro basketball player.
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Name That Pattern
Patterns : 3,4
Students will determine the fraction in lowest terms that generated each set of equivalent fractions.
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Out Of This World
Patterns : 3,4
Use make-believe currency for an imaginary planet and
compare its value to the U.S. dollar.
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Pattern Pull
Patterns : 3
Compete in a pattern relay with a final deciding game of tug-of-war.
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Check It Out
Problem Solving : 3,4,5
Students will use problem-solving and estimation skills to solve real-world problems involving addition and subtraction.
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Dream Design
Problem Solving : 3,4,5,6
Plan the area arrangement for dream bedroom.
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Make Room
Problem Solving : 3,4,5,6
Plan the area arrangement for a new game area or for
an outside carnival.
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Math Physical Challenge
Problem Solving : 3,4,5,6
Compete in a mental and physical challenge.
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Scrambled Digits
Problem Solving : 3,4
Solve mental math problems.
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Time Slot
Problem Solving : 3,4,5,6
Use problem solving to create a work schedule for a ballpark concession stand.
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Estimation Math Libs
Reasonableness : 3,4
Students use estimation skills in problem-solving situations.
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Pop It, Now Stop It
Reasonableness : 4,5
Students will practice estimating volume in cubic units.
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The Golf Game
Reasonableness : 3,4,5
Make your way down the fairway using multiplication and estimation without overshooting the greens.
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Total Trekkers
Reasonableness : 3,4,5,6
Use estimation to travel across the United States using addition, subtraction multiplication and division.
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Away We Go
Reasonableness : 3,4,5,6
Calculate the maximum and minimum amounts of money a person would need to spend for a trip to Rome, Italy.
