Description
A great way to review many different math skills - especially before a holiday or vacation.
Students tally the colors of M&Ms in a bag. Using their data, they make a pictograph, a bar graph, and a pie chart. They list each color by its fraction, decimal, and percentage. They compare each color using > < or = to all the other colors.
They "test" each color for strength (it's my way of keeping them from eating their candies too quickly). They watch as the Ms rise in cold, warm, and hot water* (a bit of fun science). They write what is the best and the worst color (a bit of language arts to share with classmates).
I included an example of our completed math work so you have an idea what the activity looks like.
I buy my candy at a local big box store - it's a bit spendy** for an activity but it's so exciting for the kids they hardly realize how much math and science they are doing - that's why I usually save this for a time just before a holiday or vacation when they might not be able to focus in class.
I hope your students enjoy the activities as much as mine do!
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* You can watch the science activity in a short very well done video.
** Each student needs a bag of at least 50 M&Ms. Each team needs three cups of water unless you project this part of the activity on the wall or show the video.
Students tally the colors of M&Ms in a bag. Using their data, they make a pictograph, a bar graph, and a pie chart. They list each color by its fraction, decimal, and percentage. They compare each color using > < or = to all the other colors.
They "test" each color for strength (it's my way of keeping them from eating their candies too quickly). They watch as the Ms rise in cold, warm, and hot water* (a bit of fun science). They write what is the best and the worst color (a bit of language arts to share with classmates).
I included an example of our completed math work so you have an idea what the activity looks like.
I buy my candy at a local big box store - it's a bit spendy** for an activity but it's so exciting for the kids they hardly realize how much math and science they are doing - that's why I usually save this for a time just before a holiday or vacation when they might not be able to focus in class.
I hope your students enjoy the activities as much as mine do!
Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product.
– • – ♥ – • –
Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in our Simply Science store.
– • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • –
Click on the ★ next to our store to follow me and find out about new products.
– • – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – • –
Visit my blog to find resources for new teachers and "I'd like to teach more science" teachers!
The illustration of the cover of my product was created by: The Educational Graphics Group.
* You can watch the science activity in a short very well done video.
** Each student needs a bag of at least 50 M&Ms. Each team needs three cups of water unless you project this part of the activity on the wall or show the video.
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Highlights
Digital downloads
Grades
2nd - 6th
Subjects
Standards
CCSS2.MD.D.10
CCSS3.MD.B.3
CCSS5.NBT.A.3a
Tags
Pages
12
Teaching Duration
2 hours
Description
A great way to review many different math skills - especially before a holiday or vacation.
Students tally the colors of M&Ms in a bag. Using their data, they make a pictograph, a bar graph, and a pie chart. They list each color by its fraction, decimal, and percentage. They compare each color using > < or = to all the other colors.
They "test" each color for strength (it's my way of keeping them from eating their candies too quickly). They watch as the Ms rise in cold, warm, and hot water* (a bit of fun science). They write what is the best and the worst color (a bit of language arts to share with classmates).
I included an example of our completed math work so you have an idea what the activity looks like.
I buy my candy at a local big box store - it's a bit spendy** for an activity but it's so exciting for the kids they hardly realize how much math and science they are doing - that's why I usually save this for a time just before a holiday or vacation when they might not be able to focus in class.
I hope your students enjoy the activities as much as mine do!
Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product.
– • – ♥ – • –
Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in our Simply Science store.
– • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • –
Click on the ★ next to our store to follow me and find out about new products.
– • – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – • –
Visit my blog to find resources for new teachers and "I'd like to teach more science" teachers!
The illustration of the cover of my product was created by: The Educational Graphics Group.
* You can watch the science activity in a short very well done video.
** Each student needs a bag of at least 50 M&Ms. Each team needs three cups of water unless you project this part of the activity on the wall or show the video.
Students tally the colors of M&Ms in a bag. Using their data, they make a pictograph, a bar graph, and a pie chart. They list each color by its fraction, decimal, and percentage. They compare each color using > < or = to all the other colors.
They "test" each color for strength (it's my way of keeping them from eating their candies too quickly). They watch as the Ms rise in cold, warm, and hot water* (a bit of fun science). They write what is the best and the worst color (a bit of language arts to share with classmates).
I included an example of our completed math work so you have an idea what the activity looks like.
I buy my candy at a local big box store - it's a bit spendy** for an activity but it's so exciting for the kids they hardly realize how much math and science they are doing - that's why I usually save this for a time just before a holiday or vacation when they might not be able to focus in class.
I hope your students enjoy the activities as much as mine do!
Thanks for visiting my Simply Math store. Please take a moment to leave a comment when you purchase a product.
– • – ♥ – • –
Find amazing and creative resources for teaching science in our Simply Science store.
– • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • –
Click on the ★ next to our store to follow me and find out about new products.
– • – • – ♥ – ♥ – ♥ – • – • –
Visit my blog to find resources for new teachers and "I'd like to teach more science" teachers!
The illustration of the cover of my product was created by: The Educational Graphics Group.
* You can watch the science activity in a short very well done video.
** Each student needs a bag of at least 50 M&Ms. Each team needs three cups of water unless you project this part of the activity on the wall or show the video.
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Standards
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CCSS2.MD.D.10
Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
CCSS3.MD.B.3
Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets.
CCSS5.NBT.A.3a
Read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form, e.g., 347.392 = 3 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 7 × 1 + 3 × (1/10) + 9 × (1/100) + 2 × (1/1000).
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