Ep 45: Engaging Math Activities for the End of the School Year

Modern Math Teacher

As we near the end of the school year, I can feel the excitement building, and I'm sure you can too. Today, we're diving into some fantastic math activities to keep your students engaged and enthusiastic as we countdown to summer break.
Today's Topics:

• Hands-On and Outdoor Math Activities
  • Exploring engaging math activities that go beyond the classroom walls.
  • Incorporating hands-on experiments and real-world applications.
• Activity Ideas for the Classroom and Beyond
  • Spread of Disease glow powder activity
  • Probability Fair project
  • Full project-based learning unit on probability
• Taking Learning Outdoors
  • Exploring the benefits of outdoor math education.
  • Engaging students with activities like flying kites and indirect measurement.

Resources Mentioned:

• Kite Project
• Indirect Measurement
• Probability Fair Project
• Probability PBL
• Spread of Disease Glow powder activity
• Stained Glass Project

Thanks for joining me today! Let's dive into these exciting math activities together. 🚀

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More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

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