In this task students work with partners to measure themselves by laying …
In this task students work with partners to measure themselves by laying multiple copies of a shorter object that represents the length unit end to end. It gives students the opportunity to discuss the need to be careful when measuring.
Unit 8: Data Sets and Distributions Lesson 13: The Median of a …
Unit 8: Data Sets and Distributions Lesson 13: The Median of a Data Set
In this lesson, students consider another measure of center, the median, which divides the data into two groups with half of the data greater and half of the data less than the median. To find the median, they learn that the data are to be arranged in order, from least to greatest. They make use of the structure of the data set (MP7) to see that the median partitions the data into two halves: one half of the values in the data set has that value or smaller values, and the other half has that value or larger. Students learn how to find the median for data sets with both even and odd number of values.
Students engage in MP2 as they find the median of a numerical data set and interpret it in context. They begin to see that, just like the mean, the median can be used to describe what is typical in a distribution, but that it is interpreted differently than is the mean.
Remote Learning Lesson 1: Asking Questions - People are often puzzled by …
Remote Learning Lesson 1: Asking Questions - People are often puzzled by events that occur in their surroundings. Some of these are natural events that are puzzling or interesting. Others are problems that people have to deal with. People often will ask questions to try to understand the events around them and to solve problems that people face. In this lesson, your task is to figure out how to ask questions that can help you understand the world and solve problems.
Remote Learning Lesson 2: Computational Thinking - Students are introduced to Taylor, who needs help to make her morning routine more efficient so that she does not continue to get stuck having to wash the dishes. Students use an algorithm to map out Taylor’s morning routine and calculate the distance she travels. Students then revise Taylor’s algorithm to reduce the distance she travels each morning.
Remote Learning Lesson 3: Obtaining Information - Volcanologists (scientists who study volcanoes) around the world are tasked with monitoring volcanoes and making predictions about when they might erupt to try to protect communities. This is no easy job! Volcanoes can be tricky, and no two volcanoes always behave the same way -- even the same volcano can have very different activity! Your task is to analyze information from different types of volcano monitoring and, based on your analysis, communicate a more reliable way to predict eruptions.
Remote Learning Lesson 6: Constructing Explanations- Many animals in very cold climates have thick coats of fur to help keep them warm, but some have hardly any fur at all! You will conduct an experiment to collect data about how layers of fat help animals stay warm in cold water for long periods of time. You will use your experimental results as evidence and use reasoning to construct a scientific explanation for how animals with little or no fur can stay warm in very cold environments.
Remote Learning Lesson 8: Data Analysis - A community cleanup project near your school has found a lot of trash! Some people think that most of the trash is coming from the middle school, which has been communicated to the mayor. There are plans to bring this up at the next city council meeting. Your mission is to analyze the trash data, determine if the evidence supports or refutes the middle school as the main source. You need to learn how to analyze large amounts of data, and the best ways to present that information. You need to communicate your findings in a way that will convince anyone who is at fault.
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fifth …
This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fifth graders about mixed adding and subtracting of capacities (english units).
Unit: Area and Surface Area Lesson 14: More Nets, More Surface Area …
Unit: Area and Surface Area Lesson 14: More Nets, More Surface Area
This lesson further develops students’ ability to visualize the relationship between nets and polyhedra and their capacity to reason about surface area.
Previously, students started with nets and visualized the polyhedra that could be assembled from the nets. Here they go in the other direction—from polyhedra to nets. They practice mentally unfolding three-dimensional shapes, drawing two-dimensional nets, and using them to calculate surface area. Students also have a chance to compare and contrast surface area and volume as measures of two distinct attributes of a three-dimensional figure.
This is a spin on the traditional game of using numbers and …
This is a spin on the traditional game of using numbers and operations to form an expression equal to a certain number. The game uses dominoes and multiple target numbers.
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