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6th grade measurement resources for GATE
Fidget Spinner STEM Challenge Activities and Science Experiment
The ORIGINAL Fidget Spinner Stem Challenge & Science Lab! Discover the science of fidget spinners with this engaging and low-prep STEM activity. Practice scientific method with an exploration of variables, data collection, graphing, mean/average, and more...all while having fun!This self-paced, fidget spinner activity is print-and-go. Each activity sheet guides students through the project. STEM Challenge Overview:Students will use the included visual directions, graphic organizers, chart
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3rd - 6th
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Create Your Own Dream House Project - Using Area & Perimeter
This project requires students to design a dreamhouse using graph paper (provided in this resource). Once students have designed their dreamhouse they are then asked to find the area and perimeter of all objects in their house. I have provided a list of suggestions and student-friendly directions. This is a fun project that will get kids motivated about practicing area and perimeter concepts. Included in this download are the following:-Teacher Directions/Helpful Hints-Student Directions-Student
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3rd - 6th
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Design a Cube City...a study in volume!
Students use isometric dot paper to draw 3-D buildings and design their own cube cities. This project is a great culmination to any study in volume.
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1. Teaching Notes
2. Student Sheets:
*Learn to Draw Cubes and Rectangular Prisms
*Draw Rectangular Prisms practice sheet
*Design a Mini Metropolis instruction sheet
*Metropolis Information Sheet, a table to collect information on volume and cost (3 options are included so teachers can select the one that best fits their students' needs:
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4th - 6th
Percentages Project Based Learning for 6th Grade Math: Open a Surf Shop
This fun Math project-based learning activity teaches students math and business skills while they design and plan their surf shop opening! Standards covered include geometry, money skills, graphing, percentages, and more! It's great for Common Core Math and other state standards! Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It even includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs!Your
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6th
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Customary Conversions Measurement Task Cards | Capacity and Weight Word Problems
Put your students to work solving the Farmers' Market Capacity and Weight Word Problems! Farmer Wayne and Jane are headed to the market with their farm goods. Unfortunately, they packaged all their fruits, vegetables, jams, jellies, and milk in containers of one size. Customers want to buy goods in different sizes and amounts. Farmer Wayne and Jane need your students to help to make sure customers get the amount they want to buy.Included in Customary Conversions Measurement Task Cards:✔ 8 basic
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4th - 6th
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Volume City - Second Edition
The resource is a perfect addition to the original volume city. Most teachers find that it's more challenging than the original as students are required to fit the building to certain perimeter and area dimensions. Also, each unit square is considered 20 feet. Students need to have a strong understanding of area and perimeter, as well as square feet, before attempting this activity. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|There
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Geometry and Measurement Bundle - Grades 2-6 Worksheets
Valentine's Day Math Project-based Learning: 5th grade standards
Fun Valentine's day Project-based learning (PBL) 5th grade! Help your students practice decimals, graphing, multiplication, and division. Includes Math concepts and links to other subject areas.This project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing the Math they've learned this year! Students will put their Math skills to work planning their very own Valentine's Day party, using the guests of their choosing. All of my project-based learning activities come with free e-mail support! Re
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Math Project Based Learning Bundle
3-D Name Project: Isometric Drawing
This engaging project develops students' understanding of crucial geometry concepts of volume, surface area, and spatial visualization. The comprehensive 21-page handout will provide everything you need to help your students foster these skills: isometric drawing paper, examples, full instructions, answer keys, and actual student samples. The Common Core connection is also included. You and your students will be rewarded with eye-popping examples of the beauty of mathematics.The activity include
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6th - 9th
Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Baseball Math Enrichment Project
This is a real world enrichment project for those students who need some deeper work in mathematics. Students will use a variety of skills to complete this project including, research skills, elapsed time skills, measurement skills, and higher level thinking skills. This is a great way to provide differentiation in the classroom. There is a 3rd/4th grade packet and a 5th/6th grade packet included. This is great for gifted and talented students. It also can be a great family activity to work
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3rd - 6th
Open Ended Math Questions | Math Challenges with an Animal Theme
These open ended math questions will provide math challenges that your students will be excited to solve! These open ended questions are easy to differentiate and will promote questioning, estimation, strategies, communication and planning.Skills Include:questioningmaking an organized planusing a variety of strategiescommunicating resultsestimationaddition and multiplicationcreative thinkingproductive risk taking in mathWhat's Included:11 different open ended math challenge problems (PLUS- one b
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4th - 6th
Start a business - Pizza Parlor {STEAM activities}
Students will design and create a pizza parlor. With a focus on STEAM, they will be placed in small cooperative groups where they will start with a business plan, apply for a business loan, design a floor plan of their restaurant, create a menu, uniforms and a logo. Students will then create advertisements using print, radio and television ads. They will be faced with daily decisions and will need to a keep a balanced budget. Each cooperative group will be competing with the other groups for ear
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3rd - 6th
Math & Art Project-Based Learning: Monet, Perimeter, Area,& Metric Measurement
Welcome to Monet Math! This 3 part-project is an interdisciplinary one that combines area, perimeter, metric linear measurement, art history, reading, research, and drawing and design. This investigation began when we posed the questions, “If we were going to design your own garden, how would we design it? What would we plant in our garden? What features would we include in your garden?”This product includes step-by-step directions for investigating Claude Monet, garden planning using centimete
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4th - 6th
STEM Activity Challenges for Building Bricks
Calling all Lego® master builders! If you are looking for more advanced building challenges with bricks for your upper elementary through middle school students, I've got you covered.These STEM building tasks are perfect to use in STEM class, makerspaces, libraries, after school clubs, or for early finishers.Please note that this set has been designed for advanced learners or builders, or those who have already completed the basic set of STEM mats. These require higher order thinking skills, per
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle
Easter Jelly Bean Catapults: Exploring Forces and Motion!
Jelly Bean catapults is an awesome hands-on engineering project that can be used before, during, or after Easter. Students will learn about simple machines, specifically levers, as they explore, design, and test their Jelly Bean catapult. Students will also be given opportunities to modify their design and test for both distance and accuracy, allowing them to experience the Engineering Design Process. During this investigation students will learn about Newton's 1st Law of Motion and the relation
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2nd - 7th
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Volume PBL | Project Based Learning Bundle
In this bundle you will find the Mini City and Design Your Own Cereal Box projects. The projects allows students to explore volume and surface area. There is a flip book that on volume.
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4th - 6th
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Gingerbread Christmas Math Activities Real World Math Projects PBL
This real world Christmas math project with the theme Build a mini Gingerbread House or Cookie, has students learning about money and budgeting in a fun PBL. This is great for assessment or group projects. A PERFECT END OF YEAR CLASS PBL - have students build and decorate their own gingerbread house or cookie. ** If getting the students to use the candy you will need to purchase items for this activity **- You may wish to get the students to bake the gingerbread themselves or use cookies/ Graham
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Math and PBL STEM Holiday Bundle
March Madness Basketball Math Enrichment- Whodunnit Math Mystery
Who stole the teacher's basketball bracket?This fun and challenging activity has students up and moving to solve a variety of problems. There are 10 problems with a focus on: geometry/customary measurement problem solving (perimeter, symmetry, rectangles, squares); adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators; fractions of a set; adding/subtracting/multiplying decimals; algebra/coordinate graphing/order of operations; multiplication and division problem solving- all with a fun March
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5th - 8th
Mission Maze- Coding with Spheros
Mission Maze! Code your Sphero Robot through the maze using measurements, math, and block-based coding. Included:2 Student Worksheet VersionsMaze ExampleMaterials Needed for Lesson- Sphero Robots (Any type)- Sphero Edu App- Pre-Built Maze (Taped on Tablecloths, Taped on Floor, 3D constructed Maze)- Rulers-Protractors (Not required, but helpful)
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-3
Pi Day Activities - Notes, Worksheets, Task Cards and an Assessment
Use this resource for your Pi Day Celebration! Included you will find guided notes, a discussion activity, a vocabulary activity, task cards, an assessment, worksheets and a card board pizza circle activity. Your students will have fun learning about Pi!Below, you will find a brief description of each resource that is included in this mini-bundle!Find Someone WhoThis engaging activity has students discussing and summarizing the circumference and area of circles. Students will circulate throughou
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6th - 9th
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Constructing Triangles - Mini Unit
A 4 day mini unit on constructing triangles using a ruler, protractor and a compass. Common Core standard 7.G.2. May used as low as 5th and up to 9th. Students learn basic construction with simple steps. You will really be able to see if students are able to use a protractor with accuracy and for construction in addition to measuring. Day 1 includes a simple task that is done in class and one construction to be done independently. Day 2 includes step by step construction using a compass and two
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5th - 9th
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Feelin' Fishy: Measuring Length Craftivity
In this math craftivity, students will use their knowledge of metric and customary length to create their own fish aquarium! Give students creative freedom to draw fish, aquatic animals and plants, etc. that must adhere to exact measurement guidelines. Perfect for enrichment and higher level learning! Includes student directions and a rubric!
Enjoy!
Alicia Broughton
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4th - 6th
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Missing Side Puzzles: Volume and Surface Area Extension Problems for GATE
Are you looking for a measurement and geometry math extension for your early finishers? These puzzles are designed for your high achievers and gifted and talented students to take their understanding of shapes and measurements up a notch.These problems are crafted to empower students to become math detectives, challenging them to unravel the mysteries of missing sides in three dimensional shapes. It's the perfect blend of fun and learning, offering an interactive way to extend their understandin
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5th - 7th
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Design a Bedroom on a Budget - A 3D Printable Gifted and Talented Math Project
Are you looking for an extension activity for your early finishers and high achievers? Look no further than this Design a Bedroom Activity. Students will deepen their understanding of decimals, area, and perimeter. First, they will choose an item from eight different categories (walls, floors, beds, dressers, desks, chairs, lamps, and decorations). Each item comes with an individual price tag, encouraging students to make informed decisions while managing their budget wisely. Students have a bud
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: 5th & 6th Grade Bedroom on a Budget: Printable & Digital Resource Bundle
5th & 6th Grade Bedroom on a Budget: Printable & Digital Resource Bundle
Are you looking for an extension activity for your early finishers and high achievers? Look no further than this Design a Bedroom Activity. Students will choose an item from eight different categories (walls, floors, beds, dressers, desks, chairs, lamps, and decorations). Each item comes with an individual price tag, encouraging students to make informed decisions while managing their budget wisely. Students have a budget and will keep track of their costs as they add items.In the printable vers
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5th - 6th
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