1. Fraction Tracks
Using a board game, a fifth-grade class studies and practices fractions and equivalent fractions.
A fifth-grade class studies geometry by creating hexominoes, figures made up of six squares.
3. The Location
A sixth-grade teacher uses a secret location game to teach the class about statistics, connections, and reasoning.
4. Building Viewpoints
Seventh-graders learn about spatial sense and geometry from a blueprint of ancient buildings. They then create their own three-dimensional models and draw them from different viewpoints.
5. The Largest Container
Seventh- and eighth-grade students work on geometry and measurement as they attempt to create the largest container from a single sheet of paper.
6. Building Rafts With Rods
Groups of students learn about patterns, functions, and problem-solving as they calculate the surface area and volume of various-sized rafts, then graph their data.