Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades 6-8

Helpful advice for teaching Common Core Math Standards to
middle-school students

The new Common Core State Standards for Mathematics have been
formulated to provide students with instruction that will help them
acquire a thorough knowledge of math at their grade level, which
will in turn enable them to move on to higher mathematics with
competence and confidence. Hands-on Activities for Teaching the
Common Core Math Standards is designed to help teachers
instruct their students so that they will better understand and
apply the skills outlined in the Standards.

This important resource also gives teachers a wealth of tools
and activities that can encourage students to think critically, use
mathematical reasoning, and employ various problem-solving
strategies.

• Filled with activities that will help students gain an
  understanding of math concepts and skills correlated to the Common
  Core State Math Standards

• Offers guidance for helping students apply their understanding
  of math concepts and skills, develop proficiency in calculations,
  and learn to think abstractly

• Describes ways to get students to collaborate with other
  students, utilize technology, communicate ideas about math both
  orally and in writing, and gain an appreciation of the significance
  of mathematics to real life

This practical and easy-to-use resource will help teachers give
students the foundation they need for success in higher
mathematics.

Auteur

JUDITH A. MUSCHLA has taught mathematics in South River, New Jersey, for over twenty-five years. She has been a member of the state Standards Review Panel for the Mathematics Core Curriculum Content Standards in New Jersey. GARY ROBERT MUSCHLA taught at Appleby School in Spotswood, New Jersey, for more than twenty-five years. Judith and Gary have coauthored several books, including The Algebra Teacher's Activities Kit, Hands-On Math Projects with Real Life Applications, The Math Teacher's Book of Lists, and Math Starters. ERIN MUSCHLA teaches 8th grade math and algebra at Monroe Township Middle School in Monroe, New Jersey, and has collaborated with Judith and Gary on three previous math books.

Résumé
Helpful advice for teaching Common Core Math Standards to middle-school students The new Common Core State Standards for Mathematics have been formulated to provide students with instruction that will help them acquire a thorough knowledge of math at their grade level, which will in turn enable them to move on to higher mathematics with competence and confidence. Hands-on Activities for Teaching the Common Core Math Standards is designed to help teachers instruct their students so that they will better understand and apply the skills outlined in the Standards.

This important resource also gives teachers a wealth of tools and activities that can encourage students to think critically, use mathematical reasoning, and employ various problem-solving strategies.

• Filled with activities that will help students gain an understanding of math concepts and skills correlated to the Common Core State Math Standards
• Offers guidance for helping students apply their understanding of math concepts and skills, develop proficiency in calculations, and learn to think abstractly
• Describes ways to get students to collaborate with other students, utilize technology, communicate ideas about math both orally and in writing, and gain an appreciation of the significance of mathematics to real life
  This practical and easy-to-use resource will help teachers give students the foundation they need for success in higher mathematics.

Contenu

About This Book v

About the Authors vii

Acknowledgments ix

Section 1: Standards and Activities for Grade 6 1

Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 6.RP.1 2

Activity: Ratios All Around Us 2

Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 6.RP.2 4

Activity: Unit Rate Tic-Tac-Toe 4

Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 6.RP.3 6

Activity: The Faster Rate 7

The Number System: 6.NS.1 9

Activity: Modeling Division of Fractions 9

The Number System: 6.NS.2 12

Activity 1: Snork's Long Division 12

Activity 2: Long Division Relay Race 13

The Number System: 6.NS.3 15

Activity: Decimal Operation Tournament 15

The Number System: 6.NS.4 17

Activity: The Numbers Game 17

The Number System: 6.NS.5 19

Activity: Finding the Opposite 19

The Number System: 6.NS.6 22

Activity 1: Graphing on a Number Line 22

Activity 2: Bonk the Mole 24

The Number System: 6.NS.7 25

Activity: An Old-Fashioned Number Line 25

The Number System: 6.NS.8 27

Activity: The Maze Game 27

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.1 29

Activity: Find Which Does Not Belong 29

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.2 32

Activity: And It Equals 32

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.3 35

Activity: Presenting Properties 35

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.4 37

Activity: Partner Quiz 37

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.5 39

Activity: Three in a Row 39

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.6 42

Activity: A Slice of Life with Variables and Expressions 42

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.7 44

Activity: Equations, Equations, Equations 44

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.8 46

Activity: Find Your Match 47

Expressions and Equations: 6.EE.9 51

Activity 1: Examining Relationships 51

Activity 2: Comparing Heart Rates 52

Geometry: 6.G.1 54

Activity 1: It's Half 54

Activity 2: It's Awe-Sum 55

Geometry: 6.G.2 57

Activity: It's Voluminous 57

Geometry: 6.G.3 60

Activity: Initials 60

Geometry: 6.G.4 63

Activity: Finding the Surface Area of Nets 63

Statistics and Probability: 6.SP.1 65

Activity: Statistical Questions Versus Nonstatistical Questions 65

Statistics and Probability: 6.SP.2 67

Activity: And the Answer is 67

Statistics and Probability: 6.SP.3 69

Activity: Measure of Center Versus Measure of Variation 69

Statistics and Probability: 6.SP.4 72

Activity: Creating Data Displays 72

Statistics and Probability: 6.SP.5 75

Activity: Summarizing Data 75

Section 2: Standards and Activities for Grade 7 79

Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 7.RP.1 80

Activity: What in s the Unit Rate? 81

Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 7.RP.2 84

Activity: Proportions Scavenger Hunt 84

Ratios and Proportional Relationships: 7.RP.3 86

Activity 1: Gifts for the Holidays 86

Activity 2: Very Interesting 89

The Number System: 7.NS.1 90

Activity: The Virtual Classroom 90

The Number System: 7.NS.2 92

Activity 1: The Distributive Property War 93

Activity 2: Which One Should Be Excluded? 96

The Number System: 7.NS.3 98

Activity: Playing the Stock Market 98

Expressions and Equations: 7.EE.1 104

Activity: Algebraic Expressions Jigsaw 104

Expressions and Equations: 7.EE.2 106

Activity: Rewriting Expressions 106

Expressions and Equations: 7.EE.3 108

Activity: Estimation Game 108

Expressions and Equations: 7.EE.4 110

Activity 1: Writing Equations 110

Activity 2: Solving Inequalities 112

Geometry: 7.G.1 114 ...