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Real-Life Math activity! Surface Area and Volume Task, Catching rainwater!
By Daniel
Real-Life Math done in the Real World!
Surface Area and Volume of right prisms could be boring and removed from real life. This task brings a practical element to the topic and helps students think about environmental and financial issues around catching and using rainwater on the roof of a shed.
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Best Real-Life Math Activity - Pythagoras Project - Designing a Road System
By Daniel
This fun, real-life 17-page activity (with complete key) lets students explore their own creativity in designing a road system between 4 towns. Students can DIY and only need an understanding of the Theorem of Pythagoras to be successful with this project.
The first real-life connection - Students will get a vivid and solid idea of what a transportation engineer does on a daily basis.
The second real-life connection - Honey bees build their honeycombs in an optimal way. Once students have come close to solving the challenge of an optimal road system, they will have come close to the design of a honey comb.
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Differentiated Create a Word Problem Project - Multiplication and Division
By MsVisualizer
Each student chooses a different pair of numbers (they range from 8&4 to 80&4 so students can choose an appropriate challenge), make up a corresponding word problem for multiplication and one for division using their two numbers, answers the question using a representation and explain how they did it. A rubric (out of 4) is included.
Lots of Differentiation with
- Choice of problems ranging from easier to very challenging
- Reference sheets to support students in the more challenging aspects
- Additional number choices for students who need a modified curriculum or extra challenge
Note: Some of the preview pictures are of my other product which is almost the same but with fractions. If you see fractions in the preview pictures, don't worry there are no fractions in this project.