Block Math Projects

Students create a treasure map on a coordinate plane while demonstrating understanding of subtracting (and adding negatives), multiplying, and using absolute value to calculate distance with positive and negative numbers. A fun and creative way to connect movement on a number line with each of these operations. Meets 3 Common Core standards Students usually need about 3-4 hours/class days to complete Included: * Student-facing instructions and grading rubric with google doc comments for teacher

This is essentially a choose your own adventure story, but instead of "choosing", students spin a probability wheel to decide the fate of the story. Students love being creative with this and the math comes in on the second part of the activity when they read each other's stories. Students will calculate compound probabilities by multiplying fractions. Enjoy! Included: Student-facing Instructions and Story-board style template Blank 1-page printable booklet (to assemble) Blank probability wheels