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Reinforcing Common Core Mathematics Standards

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Strengthening Literacy Skills

Through Science

GETTING STARTED

COMPARING AND MEASURING --K-2

ACTIVITIES

Compare Themselves to a Partner

Create Body Cutouts

Match Heights

Examine Lengths of Arms and Legs

Match Lengths of Long Objects

Match Distance*

Look at Nonstandard Measurement

Explore a Variety of Standard Units

Use a Class Standard Unit

Explore Unifix Cubes

Create Measuring Strip

Create a Measuring Tape

Learn to Measure Distance

Let’s Look at the Common Core Mathematics

Standards

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

K- Describe and compare measurable attributes.

1- Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.

LIST POETRY

Taller than

Longer than

Shorter than

SHORTER THAN

Isaiah’s arm is shorter than Caleb’s arm.

Caleb’s leg is shorter than Nora’s leg and Louisa’s leg.

Josiah’s foot is shorter than Isaiah’s foot.

The distance from the Smart Board to the computers is shorter than the distance from the Smart Board to the door.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

K- Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

2- Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

1- Tell and write time.

2- Work with time (and money).

SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Field Trip Notes

Science Log

Steps to Complete an Experiment

Action Letters

Newspaper Accounts

Informative Essay

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

1 & 2 - Represent and interpret data.

NUMBER AND OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN

1 & 2- Understand place value.

OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING

2- Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

MOTION AND DESIGN -- 3-5

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MEASUREMENT AND DATA

3- Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time.

EXPERIMENTS

Students measure time it takes (5 timed trails) for a loaded vehicle to move a given distance.

Students investigate how variations in rubber band energy effect the distance their vehicles travel.

Students test how air resistance influences a vehicle.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

3 , 4, & 5- Represent and interpret data.

MEASUREMENT AND DATA

4- Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.

5- Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.

OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRAIC THINKING

3 & 4 – Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

THE FINAL DESIGN CHALLENGE