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Sixth Grade Activities (k-12math.info)
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What activities impact a 11 year old learner in their daily life. Refer to the CONTENT section for specific mathematical activities developed by thinking about these activities.
| The market:
Where is the best place to buy? Do you want to buy vegetables in a place that sells meat? Why? Is there a mathematical reason why?
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| Wireless communication:
The world is being impacted by pay as you go devices. What they can do and paying for them are great sources in mathematical activities.
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| Traveling:
Activities before, during and after traveling in a bus? ...train? ... car? ... airplane? ... subway?
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| Micro businesses:
After school a student helps around the small store. There are many mathematical opportunities here.
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| Games:
Students always find time to play games. There are many mathematical opportunities here.
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| Help in building a home:
Explore the local materials needed to construct a house. Where do they come from? How do they get to your town? How much is needed? How much does it cost? etc.
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| Water:
Before going to school a student maybe required to help in obtaining drinking water for the family. There are mathematical opportunities here.
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| Problem solving 1:
Explore problem solving by looking at how many everyday activities involve observing. "Coming down the street (name of street in front of the school) will do what?" etc.
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| Problem solving 2:
Explore problem solving by looking at how many everyday activities are predictable. Finding patterns.
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| Your Activity:
If you have an original activity on ...... which has worked for you in your classroom, and would like to share please use this space to enter it. Please do not use activities that are copyrighted.
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