The student will predict how much time it will take to fill a container, measure weight to identify fractional parts of a container, use fractions to describe the results of an experiment, and use division to solve problems using whole numbers. The student will determine weight using pounds and ounces and calculate selling price. Solve problems involving temperature. Ship Ahoy Collect data to make a chart, make a bar graph and find averages. Use a computer to make a graph or chart.
Students work as a team in cooperative groups.
First Demonstrate safe practices during field and laboratory investigations. Current Detector Investigate how to measure electric current. Payday Estimate products by using rounding, use multiplication to solve problems and using a calculator to find the percent of a number. The student will collect and record information, determine the amount of water displaced in milliliters, calculate how many eggs by the amount of water displacement, etc. The student solves problems by collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting sets of data.