Get an explanation of the Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion and work through a proof using the Binomial Theorem. This resource concludes with two examples.
A detailed outline containing a large amount of material on wind erosion, describing wind transport mechanisms, and wind landform formation.
It all about money! Explore the concept of money in this real-world, unit plan. A collection of six lessons where students practice skills such as coin identification, mental math, menu math, making change, math operations with coins, and more. Thoroughly written, packed with engaging activities, and complete with printable worksheets. A Canadian money lesson that can be easily adapted for U.S. coins.
Different approaches to incorporate problem-solving skills into the elementary mathematics classroom.
Two and three-dimensional geometric shape are explored in these exercises. Each activity has teacher notes, activity instructions, and a worksheet when necessary.
For this unit, students will be taught several techniques for creating tessellations and will respond to their learning in their Math journals.
This lesson plan on early patterning is well written, well planned, and extensive. The math content is substantial for this age. There are lots of connections to other content areas. Materials needed are readily available or provided for you at the web site.
The Saskatoon Board of Education gives samples of math word problems for pairs or small groups of students. At each grade level three types of problems are provided: translation, process, and realistic.
A solution is presented to a student-submitted problem. The problem involves graphing and finding the solution set to a system of inequalities.
This article discusses the Mathematics skills that are essential for a crop farmer, particularly measurement, e.g., time, money, volume, area. The article contains a variety of problems based on real life situations.
This University of Regina site gives some history and definitions about translations and symmetry.
This site offers a problem and solution to finding all possible slopes for a line tangent to a circle given a particular equation of a circle. Could be an interesting challenge for students.