Constructivist Cat

This project comes with many variations to differentiate for students of all levels. The goal of the project is for students to plan a fair, either individually or in groups. Once they have planned the fair the answer keys tell you how many people actually attended and what activities they participated in. Students then do the math to find their real profits and revenue and reflect on the whole event by creating a presentation summarizing what happened and what they might do differently next tim

This project gives students the chance to visualized division by 2 , 4, and 8 that may result in a fraction. There are 8 "orders" or problems for students to work through. This is most ideally done in small groups so students can practice their mathematical communication. There are two pages not shown in the thumbnails, the student explanation/story and the orders page. The magic of this activity happens in the work done on scratch paper by students. There is a lot to gain from practicing turnin

This activity is and engaging and enjoyable outdoor science lesson!