Category Archives: Numbers
5th Grade Graphing Latitude Temperatures
Ms. Elsea at Davis Elementary had a great idea to challenge some of her math students. She wanted them to research the high and low temperatures of cities at different latitudes in the United States. Then she wanted them to compare the data, look for patterns, and try to infer reasons for the differences. So […] Continue reading
4th Grade Virginia Resources Graph
Fourth graders at Davis Elementary have been learning in science about the different natural resources produced in Virginia (SOL4.9). In math they’ve been learning about graphing. So today we did some research to gather hard data about Virginia’s resources and graphed the information we found using the Mac spreadsheet program, Numbers. First we predicted which […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Math Formulas
Third graders (and students in other grades as well) are often asked to identify patterns in a series of numbers. For example, given the following series of numbers: 7, 10, 13, 16, students might be asked to identify the next two numbers in the series or describe what mathematical “rule” is creating the pattern (in […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Fraction Pies
Third graders in Mr. Friend’s class are studying fractions, so today I showed them how to make fraction pies using a program called Numbers (the Mac version of Excel). The was the first time many of them had seen a spreadsheet so I explained the parts. The naming of each cell, (A2, B4, etc) was […] Continue reading
5th Grade State Names Statistics
Fifth graders in Ms. Corfield’s class at Chamberlayne Elementary have been learning about the different states in social studies. They have also been studying mean, median, mode, range, and stem and leaf plots in math. So Ms. Corfield came up with a great idea that would help students review all of these concepts! One of […] Continue reading
4th Grade Number Patterns
Fourth graders at Laburnum Elementary have been identifying number patterns which is an important math skill (SOL 4.15), so today I wanted to show them how computers can help create and identify patterns. Since this was the first time many of them had worked with spreadsheets, I gave them a Numbers template to get started. […] Continue reading
Rounding Decimals & Whole Numbers
Numbers is one of those programs on the laptops that is underutilized by many students. However it is a powerful way to teach your students to think and solve problems, especially when developing formulas on their own. A fourth grade teacher at Chamberlayne wanted me to help her students with rounding, and I immediately thought […] Continue reading
Montrose, January 23, 2012
Mrs. Hufnell’s students created weather graphs today using Numbers. Students recorded the weather for several weeks. They then transfered their data into Numbers and had the program graph their weather for them to compare. The kindergarteners in Mrs. Hass’and Ms. Studeney’s classes both worked on what clothes they would wear in winter using Pixie. They … Continue reading → Continue reading
Fair Oaks January 10, 2012
Ms. Schemmel’s second graders made a birthday graph in Numbers.
Ms. Davidson’s students practiced typing their spelling words in Pages. Students learned how to change the font, color, and size of their words.
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Fair Oaks December 13, 2011
Today all of the fourth graders worked in Photo Booth to create green-screen movies. Students were in partners. One student pretended to be a colonist in Jamestown while the other student interviewed him/her. Students dropped in a background picture to look like they were standing in Jamestown. Miss Davidson’s second grade class worked in Numbers […] Continue reading
