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I have taught science in Texas for middle school, grades 6 - 8. I also supplement and extend my own children's elementary STEM education.
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Trapezoid Area Google Slides Activity - Scaffolded Youcubed Task: Trap the Zoid
Get your 4-6 grade students analyzing patterns and identifying mathematical relationships with this STEM math inquiry challenge exploring trapezoid area with a scaffolded assignment based on the Stanford University Youcubed task: Trap the Zoid! Students get a brief introduction to mathematical relationships and area with rectangles before they are challenged to develop a mathematical relationship to describe the area of trapezoids. Students analyze example trapezoids and test their ideas against
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Geometry, Math
CCSS, TEKS
6.G.A.1
, MA.4.6.A
, MA.4.6.D
What Volume of Your Home Water Usage Could be Supplied by Rainfall?
In this mini-project, students will get practice calculating the volume of a rectangular prism, performing unit conversions and creating a bar graph to answer the question "How Much of Your Home Water Usage Could be Supplied by Rainfall?" I love that this question also gets students wondering and curious about water sustainability, water barrels and their own water usage. Over the course of this mini-project, students will read about the Cape Town water crisis of 2018, plan how they will collect
5th - 8th
Environment, Geometry, Math
CCSS, TEKS
6.G.A.2
, 7.G.B.6
, 6.RP.A.3d
+4
Trapezoid Area - Scaffolded Youcubed Inquiry Task: Trap the Zoid
Get your 4-6 grade students analyzing patterns and identifying mathematical relationships with this STEM math inquiry challenge exploring trapezoid area with a scaffolded assignment based on the Stanford University Youcubed task: Trap the Zoid! Students get a brief introduction to mathematical relationships and area with rectangles before they are challenged to develop a mathematical relationship to describe the area of trapezoids. Students analyze example trapezoids and test their ideas against
4th - 6th
Geometry, Math
CCSS, TEKS
6.G.A.1
, MA.4.1.F
, MA.5.1.F
+2
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Experience
I have taught science in Texas for middle school, grades 6 - 8. I also supplement and extend my own children's elementary STEM education.
Teaching style
I teach using problem-based challenges to engage students with real-life questions that they can explore and answer in a small group setting through collaboration and hands-on investigation.
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