Sea Wall

Objective: The purpose of this activity is to have kids use their own experiences, and experiences of their family, to more deeply understand the concept of the number line and describe and predict how catastrophic and current events have changed our world. Students will also make inferences and draw conclusions about the effects of human activities on the earth.

Mathworks Math Explorations (2008): Section 1.3 Applications of the Number Line

TEKS:
Math: 6.1 A,C 6.8, 6.11 B, 6.12 A,B 6.13 A, B
7.1 A, 7.13 A,D 7.14 A 7.15 A,B 8.14 A, D 8.15 A,B 8.16 A,B

Science: 6.2 A,B,C,D,E 6.3 C,E 7.2 A,B,C,D,E 7.3 A,B,C 7.14 A,B,C
8.2 A,B,C,D,E 8.3 A,B,C 8.5 A,B,C 8.14 A,B,C

Parachute Fun

Objective: Students will measure a rectangle using standard and nonstandard units. They will discover that the ratio of length to width of a rectangle is constant and related to a linear function. Students will design rectangular and circular parachutes and use other equipment to measure time and distance so that the motion of the object can be determined. The students will also explain the results of applying a force to an object.

Mathworks Math Explorations (2008): Section 10.1 Rates, Ratios and Proportions

TEKS:
Math: Measurement
Science: Motion

Let it Rain!

Objective: The purpose of this activity is to have kids use their own experiences, and experiences of their family, to more deeply understand the concept of the number line and coordinate graphing. Students will use the Texas map to analyze weather patterns to make inferences, make predictions and draw conclusions. The students will communicate their findings by constructing graphs.

Mathworks Math Explorations (2008): Section 1.3 Applications of the Number Line

TEKS:

Math: 6.1, 6.8, 6.1, 6.13, 7.1, 7.13, 7.14,

7.15, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16

Science: 8.1, 8.3

Plate Tectonic Theory: How Thick is the Crust?

Objective: To understand the Earth’s layers and create scale drawings and models of the Earth.

Mathworks Math Explorations (2008): Section 8: Decimals, Fractions and Percents

TEKS:
Science: 6.6C. 7.5A, 8.12A
Math: Measurements, Proportions, scale drawings