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Apply middle-school math in design, budgeting and data projects. Use meaningful calculations to plan a space, compare choices, collect data or explain a mathematical idea.
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A cross-curricular project-based-learning module blending environmental science (urban heat island effect, hydrological disruption) with municipal-finance math (capital vs. operational expenditures, opportunity cost, cost-benefit analysis) around the theme of designing a climate-resilient city.
A choice-board math project for 5th grade students to review a self-selected math topic in depth through a creative product of their choosing, at the end of the school year.
A multi-file resource package teaching the mathematical/historical concept of the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci numbers, connecting math to art, nature, and architecture, via a slideshow, student guide, and project materials.
A five-project STEAM/project-based-learning packet connecting the novel 'The War That Saved My Life' to WWII history through hands-on engineering, art, math, and science activities.
A multi-day project-based learning activity in which students design a garden/flower bed, applying area and perimeter math to squares and rectangles.
A high-school math/data-literacy summative project task that has students research a topic of their choice to identify bias in how data is gathered, presented, and interpreted in the media.
Guided notes, practice, and a hands-on data collection mini-project introducing scatter plots to meet CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.SP.A.1.
A six-answer survey question anchors this integrated math project, which has students poll exactly 25 people and tally the responses by hand. From there they convert each answer's tally into a fraction out of 25, an equivalent fraction out of 100, and a percent written as a decimal, following a worked example (4/25 = 16/100 = 16% = 0.16). The next step converts each decimal to a number of degrees by multiplying by 360, with a reminder that all six values must sum to 360 degrees before drawing begins. In the final step, students use a protractor aligned to the circle's center to plot each angle in turn, then add a title, color, and labels to complete their own hand-drawn circle graph.
A six-part STEM design project that has students apply circuit knowledge (open, closed, parallel, series) and algebra to design, cost out, and present a working simple machine or toy powered by batteries.
Math project teaching elapsed-time calculation using a personalized 'perfect day' schedule.
The Number Devil Math Project An engaging teaching resource particularly suited for grade 6 to 8 students. Its primary effect is making mathematics an engrossing subject through the medium of a fascinating novel: The Number Devil. Storyline: The story follows Robert, a young character who initially struggles with understanding…
Turn a store idea into a budgeting project using four student pages. Learners research a rental location and supplies, calculate a year of payroll under the worksheet’s wage assumption, and add expenses before finding the remaining budget. The open inventory list allows different levels of detail, while an advertisement prompt provides a creative extension after the calculations.
A financial literacy project teaching how savings accounts work, key banking vocabulary, and the benefits of saving, with adaptable math extensions (simple/compound interest).
This Geometry Project: Transformation Design resource will be fun to do with students as they perform several transformations, create their own designs, and describe their process clearly in words. Students will: - Create a design using translations, rotations, and reflections - Demonstrate their knowledge of translations…
A multi-day real-world math project in which students practice adding decimals/money by proposing a classroom library book order within a budget.
Give students a park-design problem with a perimeter of fifty-six units and a choice of internal layout. They divide the space among six uses, calculate area-based costs and add fencing before finding the total project cost. A pool-depth requirement adds volume work, while comparing finished plans can reveal how equal perimeters produce different areas and budgets.
A research project where students investigate a specific U.S. university (assigned by state) covering costs, admissions requirements, degree/sport offerings, and student demographics, to build understanding of post-secondary options.
This Financial Literacy: Vacation Math Project will get students excited about using math skills in everyday life to plan something fun: a vacation! It's a great math project to use before summer vacation or anytime you want to incorporate financial literacy into your curriculum! They will plan a personal vacation including a…
Twelve math topics — area, perimeter, volume, decimals, elapsed time, a multi-step word problem, interpreting data, converting units, fractions, geometry, place value, and rounding — become the twelve faces of a fold-and-glue dodecahedron. Students write and illustrate their own original problem for each face, cut out the separate pieces, crease the tabs and glue the pieces into a 3D shape, and either swap dice with a partner to solve each other's problems or solve every face themselves in a self-contained version. A four-category rubric grades handwriting/assembly neatness, problem accuracy, completeness of all 12 faces, and creativity of the illustrations. Teachers R Us Homeschool includes both the partner-exchange version with a separate answer/record sheet and a solo version where students create and solve every problem on their own dodecahedron.
Here’s an engaging, summer-themed, real-world math budget project for your middle grades students (in grades 5-8). The math project incorporates useful personal finance and financial literacy skills along with realistic budgeting. Each student in your class is going to plan their purchases for a summer camping trip with…
A multi-day, standards-based math project where students role-play a real-estate/home-buying scenario to compare and analyze housing listings using number and place-value skills, online research, and presentation.
Here is a ready-to-print middle school math research project about famous mathematicians for your students in 5th through 8th grade. Each student will pick a famous mathematician, complete research about their life and mathematical discoveries, and create an organized project with paragraphs & visuals to share their learning.…
A middle/high school personal finance and budgeting project teaching students to differentiate needs vs. wants and build a monthly budget.
Real-world financial literacy/consumer math project in which students research and plan a hypothetical wedding budget.