Madison County 4th Grade Level: January 2008

Monday, January 14, 2008

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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Welcome to our 3rd 4th grade level math meeting!

We are so glad to meet with you today. Please respond and tell us a way that you have used something from the grade level meetings in you classroom? We all would like to know! :~)
Tina & Krista

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Geometry

Solid Pattern Pieces -name the different faces of solid figures to make objects using a pattern (Author - Paulette Boggs)

Billy Bug - Guide Billy to the coordinates hiding the food. coordinates 0-10 coordinates 0-5

Graphing Skills - What's the point? find the point on the grid

Grid Graph - identify and plot points on a grid (Author - Paulette Boggs)

Reading Grids - find Hurkle in an intersection of a grid

Cube - Find out which colors will be on opposite faces of a cube whose faces are shown unfolded

Measuring Turns - what would shapes look like if rotated

Wrapping Paper Patterns -decide which figures would result from a flip, a slide, or a turn (Author - Paulette Boggs)

Anglemania - describe triangles using appropriate geometric vocabulary (Author - Laurie Ayers)

Identify Shapes - two- and three-dimensional geometric figures are used

Patterns for Solid Figures - Complete to make a cube figure

Polygons and Non-Polygons - drag polygons into one bin and anything that is not a polygon into another bin

Quad Squad - describe various quadrilaterals (Author - Sandi King)

Measurement

Area and Perimeter - calculate the area or perimeter of the rectangle

Area Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the perimeter and asked to calculate areas of the shapes

Bucky's Blueprints - Choose One Story House and click on Maybe Later when the registration screen comes up

Fence Me In - [this link opens in a new window] find the perimeter of a rectangle (Author - Mary Blackburn)

Shape Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid and asked to calculate areas and perimeters of the shapes

Cube - Find out which colors will be on opposite faces of a cube whose faces are shown unfolded

Measuring Turns - what would shapes look like if rotated

Wrapping Paper Patterns - [this link opens in a new window] decide which figures would result from a flip, a slide, or a turn (Author - Paulette Boggs)

Data Analysis and Probaility

All The Parts - Students learn the parts of a graph. (Author - Sandi King)

Bar Graph - Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and minimum values

Circle Graph - Enter data categories and the value of each category to create a circle graph (similar to "Pie Chart" but the user can define the data set)

Create-a-Graph - lessons and activities for all types of graphs

Data Picking - students collect data, enter tally marks or numbers and then select which graph is appropriate

Grapher - interactive column graph maker, students can change values and labels

Graphing Data - Barrel Cactus - Use data to create chart and click the link at the bottom to go to the problem solving sheet

Graphing Data - Alligator Watching - Use data to create bar graph.

Graph that shark - use the data in the chart to fill in the bar graph. Don't forget to click on the click here sign to go to the question page

Chances Are - [this link opens in a new window] predict the likelihood of events using a circle graph with percentages as a model (Author - Michaél Dunnivant)

Hand Squeeze - (a data collection and analysis class experiment) - Pass a "hand squeeze" around a circle and measure the amount of time that it takes for the hand squeeze to complete the circle.

Heads I Win - [this link opens in a new window] predict the likelihood of tossing heads or tails and graphs the results of coin tosses (Author - Michaél Dunnivant)

Leap Frog - [this link opens in a new window] design an experiment to answer a question, collect information, and interpret the results using charts (Author - Michaél Dunnivant)

Lions and Tigers - [this link opens in a new window] predict the likelihood of a simple event (rolling a die) as a fraction (Author - Michaél Dunnivant)

How Many Numbers - figure out all possible outcomes.

Jumping Burgers - predict events and use models to display possible outcomes

Mr. Dragone Makes a snack - how many different combinations are possible?

Math Links!

Flowering Fractions (Author- Roseanne Phillips)
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/FloweringFractions/default.htm

Decimal Darts
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/games/darts.html

The Decifractator (change fractions to equivalent decimals)
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/fracto.html

Old Egyptian Math Cats Fractions
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/oldegyptianfractions.html

Decimal Number Line: Identify and estimate decimal fractions on a number line.
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/freesite_tour/resource/whiteboard/decimals/dec_notes.html

Using number Patterns, Fractions and Ratios
(Who wants to be a Millionaire format)
http://www.quia.com/rr/5151.html

Fishy Fractions
Adding Fractions with the same denominator ( when game show up click maybe later) Great animation.
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=FractionGame

Tony Fraction’s Pizza Shop
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm

Visual Fraction....Fractions are better understood when seen, great for whole group.
http://www.visualfractions.com/

Review:

Recall Division Facts (author-Kaye Maddox)
On Target
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/OnTarget/default.htm

Railroad Repair- Repair the tracks by adding decimal lenths of track—each section gets harder)
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/decimals/index.html

Math Fries: Students eat fries why being timed that equals the answer given in the square.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mathfries.htm

Madison County 4th Grade Level

Monday, January 14, 2008

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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Welcome to our 3rd 4th grade level math meeting!

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