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Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations"

This activity goes with the book "The Greedy Triangle."  It helps students use measurement and creativity to manipulate and see the relationship among different shapes.

This is a terrific activity that can help students with observations and predictions.  It is perfect for cooperative learning.

This appealed to me because I love animals, and have a strong interest in the zoo.  Most children are VERY interested in animals.

In this activity students are to compare fractions and capture/eat the most pizzas.

Students will practice comparing and ordering integers by writing two different integers in a box.  The player's partner must ask yes or no questions about the integer such as; "are both of your numbers positive?" or "Is your second number greater than 10?"

We live in a world of shapes. That window in the living room is also a square, that steaming bowl of chili is a circle, and the bed your son regularly refuses to sleep in at night is a rectangle. Learning to identify and categorize different geometric shapes is a big goal for early learners

Candy Corn Math: Use math facts to play bingo with candy corn. Call out the facts and have children cover the answer on thier bing board with candy corn. Use with 4th grade to practice times tables and gain mental math speed.

Candy Corn as a Non-Standard Measure: Have children use candy corn to measure things around the room. "How many pieces of candy corn long is...?"

Perfect for showing graphically what fractions are. Can be used for other grade levels. Different objects can be used with this activity. Instead of just coloring paper squares, you could used a piece of pizza worksheet or a cake worksheet. 

Here's a hands-on activity that classroom teachers use to help kids get a feel for equations and start building lifelong skills. Popsicle sticks are used to create different addition problems.

In late elementary school, algebra goes from being an underlying element in math work to a main element in class. But algebra is still all around us, from the data in the news to real life situations such as shopping and sports. Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives:

Probably my favorite of all my activities I put on here...This is discussed in the use of your home but can be use in the classroom and works really well for a fun spin on homework that shows students at a difficult age why math is important and how we use it in everyday life. Also can incorporate many different standards.

4.NS.6: Test predictions with multiple trials. I would put the limitations in less words with visuals to show what the different things mean to make it clearer for all participating. I would also take the competition aspect out of it (limitations 5-7)and use it simply as a group activity. Sticky Note: This would be great to use with younger kids by making the distance shorter that the balloon had to travel and making the material list shorter. It would be a great way of graphing as well: graph the length of of each trial for each team.

Students observe a stalk of celery over one to two days. The celery is placed into water (food coloring is added to the water). The students then record their observations about the water moving up the celery stalk. This is a great way for students to understand how plants transport water from their roots to their leaves!

Great little site that contains 3 different rock experiments that are easy to conduct and can provide great conversations among the class

This is a great design process experiement where the students can see the process fo design and also see what happens whern different oils and water mixes. This is something fun that the students will be very engaged in while deisgning and making their own lava lamps.

3.2.6 Describe how the properties of earth materials make them useful to humans in different ways. Describe ways that humans have altered these resources to meet their needs for survival. Sticky Note: This would also be a great activity to attach to fractions because you have to be able to understand fractions to put the ingredients in the correct places. It could also be used in younger grades where groups are making one together or the class creates one together and discusses our responsibilities to keep the earth clean.

Students can build a water wheel and see the force of water in motion. They can also experiment with different forces and see how they affect the water wheel.

The activity allows students to compare and contrast different solids and liquids. There is also a cooking portion of the activity that can be done with maple syrup.

2.1.1. Observe, describe and measure ways in which the properties of a sample of water (including volume) change or stay the same as the water is heated and cooled and then transformed into different states. Sticky Note: This would be a great addition to a math lesson on measurement as a good follow-up to a lesson involving the gallon guy because it requires many types of measurement.