Parallel Lines Project

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Playground Design Project

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This comprehensive, real-world math project challenges students to design a safe and functional playground within a budget constraint. Students apply geometry, area and perimeter calculations, and practical problem-solving skills to create a complete playground design.

4th - 10th

Applied Math, Geometry, Measurement

CCSS

4.MD.A.3

, MP1

, MP2

The "UP" inspired Balloon Project

Created by

Brandi Richman

Students will demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of seventh- and eighth-grade skills, including ratios and proportions/rates of change, finding the volume of 3D shapes, and scientific notation, among other concepts. This can be used as an assessment, an exploratory activity, or a regular assignment. It can be done in one class period or stretched across multiple days (by asking students to do the research). **Links to paper assignments in slide show (last slide)

7th - 9th

Algebra, Applied Math, Geometry

CCSS

8.G.C.9

, 8.EE.A.4

, 8.EE.B.5

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Build Your Own Clock! No-Prep Hands-On Activity for Learning to Tell Time

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Amanda's Creative Classroom

This no-prep hands-on activity gives students the chance to build their very own clock with working hands! The student compares their work with a real clock in the classroom to determine where to paste each number and which hand is the minutes or hour hand. Then, using a brad (and maybe a bit of help from the teacher!) they can attach their clock hands to the clock face and use this tool to begin to make their own times. My students LOVED quizzing each other with these and getting to make it the

K - 3rd

Applied Math, Telling Time