Showing posts with label estimating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label estimating. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Seed Investigation

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Click here for free printables:  Seed Investigation (+ Free Printables) ! Click here for a free lima bean dissection lab!
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Soda Math - Kid Style

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Split students up into groups. Give each group some sugar packets to experiment with multiplication strategies . How many packs do they ha...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Raisin Math

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This activity comes from Learn NC ! Give each student a small box of raisins. First, kids estimate the number of raisins in their bo...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Paper Chain Gang

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Kids are given 5 strips of paper. They write something they are really good at on each of their strips. They link their strips together to...
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Friday, April 19, 2013

Wind Powered Balloon Squid

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Explore the power of air and wind energy by constructing a balloon squid to play with in the pool! Estimate the distance you think your ...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Map the Solar System

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Cosmic Neighborhood (above) - Construct a scale model of the distances in the solar system with toilet paper:  Astro Society  / check...
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Egg Carton Flyer

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Save your egg cartons to construct a flying wing! It soars with the help of a penny inserted in the "cargo bay!" Click here for...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

1 minute

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What Can You Do In One Minute? This activity is from Mixing in Math ! When introducing time to kids, explore 60 seconds. Have them choos...
Monday, March 18, 2013

Fruit Snack Math

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The wrapper tells you how many fruit snacks are in the bag. Estimate how many of each flavor is in your bag before opening it. Writ...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Kid Engineering

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Design Squad Nation - Lots of hands on projects, and a great place for kids to collaborate with other students from around the country. ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Matter Race

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Give each child a sandwich baggie with an ice cube in it. Kids race to melt the ice cube in the bag, transforming their solid into a liq...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Cloud Racing

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Integrate science and math with cloud racing! Lay a large, long sheet of blue paper down. Kids blow (wind) cotton balls (clouds) across ...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Mardi Gras Bead Geometry

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First, have kids make an inference about what they think each color of Mardi Gras stands for (green = faith, gold = power, and purple = j...

Sand Castle Experiment

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This surface tension experiment comes from The Indianapolis Public Library Kid Blog ! Students explore measuring by adding different am...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Guess Who?! - Teeth

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photos via cc: mouth 1 - Dana Beveridge , mouth 2 - Chris Penny , mouth 3 - Izik This fun idea comes from Fall into First ! Take ph...
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Paperclip Math

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1. Hands on Math : Paperclip Equations (also can be done with fact families ) 2. The Longest Chain - First, have students estimate ...
Monday, January 21, 2013

Stuffed Pets

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monkey via cuddle works My Pet Pal - Revised This is a lesson I'm creating for one of my education courses. You can view the or...
Friday, January 4, 2013

Popped vs. Unpopped

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Younger students : You will need 1 single serving (mini) bag of popcorn. Have students predict how many kernels will pop. Do they think ...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Leaf Investigator

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Kids find a leaf, investigate it, then paste it in the square! (save to desktop to print) Visit Education.com to find out how to...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Slingshots and Catapults

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Demonstrate projectile motion, e xertion, force, velocity, potential / kinetic energy, and angles with slingshots and catapults! How much ...