6503 – Tiling a Kitchen with an Island
Submitted by:Lisa Palen Collaborators:Wylie Schwieder, Jennifer King, Kristen Green School: Henrico High School Summary Students form their own small groups to take the role of …
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Graphing and Data: A Sleep Study for Third Graders – 4230
Summary After our class discussion about the upcoming start of Daylight Savings Time, third graders became curious about people’s sleeping habits, and were asked to …
Short Pump Architects – 4232
Summary The purpose of this project was to have students complete an authentic task combining recent studies in math, social studies, and language arts. The …
Taking A Turn – 5681
Summary Working in groups of 4, the student will be creating a stop motion movie presentation showing examples of a 90, 180, 270 and 360 …
Crazy for Straws
Summary When is the last time you used a straw? If you are a typical American it was today! We use these plastic cylinders all …
Tides and Harmonic Motion- 6210
Summary After learning about drawing and writing trigonometric equations, students are asked to pretend that they are meteorologists and analyze data after Hurricane Sandy. Students …
Lighten Your Load! – 4450
Summary Students investigated the issue of heavy backpacks in elementary schools and shared information gained with a variety of audiences in order to help “solve” …
Factor Video- 6205
Summary In the factoring unit, the students learn how to reverse the multiplication of polynomials. The students learn many different factoring techniques. They learn factoring …
Dog Pen Problem – 4270
Summary Students were given the authentic task of building the largest play area for a dog pen. “Class, Mrs. Brooks’ dog Ryker has chewed a …
Thanksgiving Math – 4280
Summary Using ActivEngage, students worked collaboratively to solve real-world math problems that they would encounter when planning a Thanksgiving meal. The students had to think …