Unit 4

Standard 1: PATTERNS AND ALGEBRAIC REASONING: USE A VARIETY OF PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACHES TO ANALYZE, EXTEND AND CREATE PATTERNS

1.2a Elementary Function Concepts: Use a variety of techniques to generalize number patterns (e.g., use function machines and "t-tables" to demonstrate "What is the rule?").

Pan Balance - Shapes

Pan Balance – Shapes (Easier Version)

Pan Balance- Numbers

Pan Balance – Algebraic Expressions

Lesson Plan for Pan Balance

Online Activities that require balancing a scale with shapes, numbers, or variables.  It generates a list of all the equivalences you find.  Best site for this objective.  Lesson plan is from another site, but might give ideas on how to apply the activities

Function Machine

The symbol for multiplication is *

Whole Number Cruncher

Requires at least two imputs before you can make a guess

 

 

1.2b Elementary Function Concepts: Solve simple open sentences involving operations on whole numbers (with a variable, e.g., a + 17 = 23).

Pan Balance- Numbers

Pan Balance – Algebraic Expressions

Online Activities that require balancing a scale with shapes, numbers, or variables.  It generates a list of all the equivalences you find

Function Machine

The symbol for multiplication is *

Whole Number Cruncher

Requires at least two imputs before you can make a guess

 

 

Standard 2: NUMBER OPERATIONS AND COMPUTATION: ESTIMATE AND COMPUTE WITH WHOLE NUMBERS

2.1b Place Value: Read, write and rename whole numbers through 6 digits and decimal numbers to the hundredths (e.g., money, numerals to words).

Cross Numbers

From Saxon Math.  The clues are number problems that must be answered and then spelled

Cookie Dough

Funbrain

Math Cats

Enter a number, and the computer will spell it out for you.

What’s Your Name

Lesson and online practice

 

 

Standard 4: GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT: USE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO ANALYZE SHAPES AND USE STANDARD UNITS OF CUSTOMARY AND METRIC MEASUREMENTS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

4.4c Measurement: Solve application problems involving money, time and temperature (e.g., elapsed time).

Elapsed Time

Two clocks.  Measure the elapsed time between the clocks

Is It P.E. Time?

Online lesson and quiz on elapsed time

Hot Stuff

Online lesson and quiz on estimating temperature in Fahrenheit

Be a Scientist

Online lesson and quiz on estimating temperature in Celsius

Lemonade Stand

Excellent game for budding entrepreneurs.  Must buy materials, specify the mix, and set the cost based on weather conditions.

Tales from the Dryer

Money story with several online problems

Farm Game

Multiply and add to find the total cost of your groceries