Questions For Students Weeks 1-2

Math


Estimation using miles biked a week. 12 miles mon, 17 miles wed, 18 miles friday. Estimate miles for the week.

Use rounding when averaging up push ups. Can't have r2 push ups round down to nearest whole number.

Associative property question. We ran 2 miles a day for 4 weeks. How many for 6 months? 2x6x4= (2x6)=12x4=48 must show work

Division 20 students, 4 teams. How many on each?

Estimation problems perimeter estimation. Perimeter of grass and blacktop. Round up and down.

Science

Measure length- blacktop, field

Measure mass- have students weigh themselves

Measure volume- ?

Measure time and distance- 25 yard dash(we need stop watches)

Measure temp- shade vs sun vs blacktop

States of matter and effect of temp on that matter. Sit and reach cold muscle and warmed up muscle.

Using Fantasy Football To Learn About Math

This week we are starting a fantasy football league. The goal is to teach the students about math skills and to use the numbers in a rational way to help them make decisions. We will be discussing how to identify the trends of the players and evaluating player performance. This will be a precursor to learning about the stock market.