STEM-tastic Learning

Students can practice their 2 by 2 digit multiplication through this game. Each page has 4 cards: one contains the original problem, one has the area model completed, one has the partial product written out, and the final one has the answer. Students must race to find their 2 matching partners and then find their answer card somewhere in the classroom.

Students will explore math and science measurement tools through hands-on centers. The tools featured in this product are... balances, graduated cylinders, rulers (including the yardstick and meter stick), spring scales, and thermometers. In this activity, students will read small informational text pages about each tool and then complete activities, such as how many grams does 10 buttons weight on a scale? Students will also have to draw what the measurement tools look like. There are two

Students can use this activity in a variety of ways to practice the concepts of factors, multiples, and prime and composite numbers. Students can use this as task cards in an independent center or it can be a class game where students work in teams to find the fib and be the first to show their answer.

Students will use the internet to visit one of the counties in Arizona. They will create maps, a souvenir from that county, and figure out how much it would cost to visit that county for a week. They will write journal entries about their trip and create a postcard for someone about their visit.

Students can use the 2 different sets of prime and composite numbers to separate into 2 columns. They can then write their answers on the recording sheet to turn in. This can be used as a partner activity or task cards center for reinforcement of the standard.