Marco Polo Mathematics Lesson Plans

Marco Polo Mathematics Lesson Plans

These Lesson Plans are cross curricular in nature but are based on the following NJCCC Standards for Mathematics

Mathematics Standards - Grades 5-8

4.1. Number and Numerical Operations: ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP NUMBER SENSE AND WILL PERFORM STANDARD NUMERICAL OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATIONS ON ALL TYPES OF NUMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

4.2. Geometry and Measurement: ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP SPATIAL SENSE AND THE ABILITY TO USE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND MEASUREMENT TO MODEL, DESCRIBE AND ANALYZE PHENOMENA.

4.3. Patterns and Algebra: ALL STUDENTS WILL REPRESENT AND ANALYZE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG VARIABLE QUANTITIES AND SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING PATTERNS, FUNCTIONS, AND ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES.

4.4. Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics: ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES OF DATA ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY, AND DISCRETE MATHEMATICS, AND WILL USE THEM TO MODEL SITUATIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND ANALYZE AND DRAW APPROPRIATE INFERENCES FROM DATA.

4.5. Mathematical Processes: ALL STUDENTS WILL USE MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES OF PROBLEM SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, CONNECTIONS, REASONING, REPRESENTATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND COMMUNICATE MATHEMATICAL IDEAS.

Sample Lesson

Standard 4.1: Number and Numerical Operations: ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP NUMBER SENSE AND WILL PERFORM STANDARD NUMERICAL OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATIONS ON ALL TYPES OF NUMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

4.1	Exploring Flips and Slides
4.1	Combinations
4.1	National Population Projections
4.1	Communicating about Mathematics Using Games
4.1	Consumer Investigations: What is The "Best" Chip?
4.1	Problem Solving: Dealing with Data in the Elementary School
4.1	Having Fun with Baseball Statistics
4.1	Equivalence
4.1	What's in a Shape?
4.1	Light Years
4.1	The Product Game: Overview
4.1	Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns to Recognize Relationships and Make Predictions: Part 1 - Making Patterns
4.1	Tree Measurement
4.1	What Do Other People Want To Be?
4.1	Building Bridges to Algebraic Thinking
4.1	The Product Game: Overview
4.1	Application
4.1	Light Years
4.1	Mathematics at the Mall
4.1	Working with Numerical Data
4.1	Where I Come From
4.1	Explaining How Things Work
4.1	Planning for a City's Future
4.1	Cool Estimation
4.1	It Counts
4.1	Changes in Change
4.1	Mapping Change in Your Neighborhood
4.1	Eye to Eye
4.1	Sampling Rocks
4.1	Sorting
4.1	What's in a Shape?
4.1	Explaining How Things Work
4.1	Developing Geometry Concepts Using Computer Programming Environments
4.1	Mathematics at the Mall
4.1	IMathematics and Football - Grades K-1
4.1	What Do Other People Want To Be?
4.1	Application

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Standard 4.2: Geometry and Measurement: ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP SPATIAL SENSE AND THE ABILITY TO USE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND MEASUREMENT TO MODEL, DESCRIBE AND ANALYZE PHENOMENA.

4.2	Exploring Geometric Solids and Their Properties
4.2	Exploring Flips and Slides
4.2	A Tribute to Miro
4.2	Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
4.2	Crystals
4.2	Mapping Change in Your Neighborhood
4.2	I've Seen That Shape Before
4.2	It's AWESOME!
4.2	Where I Come From
4.2	What's in a Shape?
4.2	Explaining How Things Work
4.2	Working with Categorical Data
4.2	Symmetrical Kites
4.2	Triangles
4.2	Mathematics and Environmental Concerns
4.2	Developing Geometry Concepts Using Computer Programming Environments
4.2	Mathematics and Children's Literature,
4.2	Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
4.2	Competing Coasters
4.2	Distance: The Great Silk Route
4.2	Problem Solving: Dealing with Data in the Elementary School
4.2	Counting on the Havoc of Hurricanes
4.2	Changes in Change
4.2	Eye to Eye
4.2	Maytime Measuring
4.2	What Comes Nex_?
4.2	Exploring Flips and Slides
4.2	Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns to Recognize Relationships and Make Predictions: Part 1 - Making Patterns
4.2	Light in the Storm: Patterns of a Lighthouse
4.2	Tree Measurement
4.2	Developing Geometry Concepts Using Computer Programming Environments
4.2	Defining Regions of the United States
4.2	What Comes Nex_?
4.2	Triangles
4.2	Mathematics and Football - Grades K-1

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Standard 4.3: Patterns and Algebra: ALL STUDENTS WILL REPRESENT AND ANALYZE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG VARIABLE QUANTITIES AND SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING PATTERNS, FUNCTIONS, AND ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES.

4.3	Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
4.3	Distance: The Great Silk Route
4.3	Numbers and Language
4.3	Having Fun with Baseball Statistics
4.3	Understanding Distance, Speed, and Time Relationships Using Simulation Software
4.3	Planet Paths
4.3	Counting on the Havoc of Hurricanes
4.3	Competing Coasters
4.3	Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns to Recognize Relationships and Make Predictions: Part 1 - Making Patterns
4.3	Explaining How Things Work
4.3	Analyzing Meteorological Data from Mars
4.3	Light in the Storm: Patterns of a Lighthouse
4.3	Symmetrical Kites
4.3	Building Bridges to Algebraic Thinking
4.3	Fair Division
4.3	Competing Coasters
4.3	Planet Paths
4.3	Having Fun with Baseball Statistics
4.3	Equivalence
4.3	It's AWESOME!
4.3	Application
4.3	What Comes Nex_?
4.3	Application

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Standard 4.4: Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics: ALL STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES OF DATA ANALYSIS, PROBABILITY, AND DISCRETE MATHEMATICS, AND WILL USE THEM TO MODEL SITUATIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND ANALYZE AND DRAW APPROPRIATE INFERENCES FROM DATA.

4.4	Consumer Investigations: What is The "Best" Chip?
4.4	Eye to Eye
4.4	Do Graphing Calculators Add Up?
4.4	Combinations
4.4	Triangles
4.4	Working with Categorical Data
4.4	Exploring Geometric Solids and Their Properties
4.4	Problem Solving: Dealing with Data in the Elementary School
4.4	Mathematics at the Mall
4.4	Developing Geometry Concepts Using Computer Programming Environments
4.4	A Tribute to Miro
4.4	Distance: The Great Silk Route
4.4	Planet Paths
4.4	Equivalence
4.4	Having Fun with Baseball Statistics
4.4	Sampling Rocks
4.4	Uncertainty
4.4	Where I Come From
4.4	Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns to Recognize Relationships and Make Predictions: Part 1 - Making Patterns
4.4	Explaining How Things Work
4.4	Analyzing Meteorological Data from Mars
4.4	Fair Division
4.4	Communicating about Mathematics Using Games
4.4	Light Years
4.4	Understanding Distance, Speed, and Time Relationships Using Simulation Software
4.4	Equivalence
4.4	Planet Paths
4.4	Analyzing Meteorological Data from Mars
4.4	Competing Coasters
4.4	A Visual Approach to Deductive Reasoning
4.4	Discrete Mathematics Project Graph Theory Activities
4.4	It's AWESOME!
4.4	Understanding Distance, Speed, and Time Relationships Using Simulation Software
4.4	A Visual Approach to Deductive Reasoning
4.4	Competing Coasters
4.4	Explaining How Things Work
4.4	Planet Paths
4.4	It's AWESOME!
4.4	Tree Measurement

Back to Standards

Standard 4.5: Mathematical Processes: ALL STUDENTS WILL USE MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES OF PROBLEM SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, CONNECTIONS, REASONING, REPRESENTATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND COMMUNICATE MATHEMATICAL IDEAS.

4.5	Exploring Geometric Solids and Their Properties
4.5	Sound Wave: How Do Computers Represent Sound? i-Math
4.5	Equivalence
4.5	Numbers and Language
4.5	Combinations
4.5	Eye to Eye
4.5	Problem Solving: Dealing with Data in the Elementary School
4.5	Working with Numerical Data
4.5	Do Graphing Calculators Add Up?
4.5	Counting on the Havoc of Hurricanes
4.5	Mathematics at the Mall
4.5	Combinations
4.5	Numbers and Language
4.5	Sound Wave: How Do Computers Represent Sound? i-Math
4.5	Communicating about Mathematics Using Games
4.5	Working with Numerical Data
4.5	The Emperor's New Clothes: Cut it Out
4.5	Mathematics at the Mall
4.5	What Do Other People Want To Be?
4.2	Equivalence
4.5	Consumer Investigations: What is The "Best" Chip?
4.5	National Population Projections
4.5	Numbers and Language
4.5	Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
4.5	Changes in Change
4.5	The Product Game: Overview
4.5	Problem Solving: Dealing with Data in the Elementary School
4.5	Shape Hunt
4.5	National Population Projections
4.5	Make a Wampum Belt
4.5	Working with Categorical Data
4.5	Working with Numerical Data
4.5	Do Graphing Calculators Add Up?
4.5	Tree Measurement
4.5	Exploring Geometric Solids and Their Properties
4.5	Mathematics and Environmental Concerns - Grades Pre K-2
4.5	Mathematics at the Mall
4.5	Mathematics and Children's Literature, Grades Pre-K-2
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