Harvest Time Math
Fall is almost here, and what better way to get in the swing of the season than combining math with information about harvests? Start your exploration of harvest-time sites in Idaho, home of the potato. Visit the Idaho Potato Expo, where you'll find fascinating trivia about the world's largest potato chip and the invention of French fries. The site includes potato facts with statistics that are perfect for logic and word problems.
What's next? Think national! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service is a rich resource of raw data and real-life math applications. The USDA's National Weather Summary provides a summary of crop harvests throughout the country — as well as crop percentages for each state.
If you're looking for a simpler activity for primary students, try Learning Partners' Let's Do Math! You'll find a vegetable-sorting activity for grades K–2 — as well as some tips on making math real for kids in an everyday setting.
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Road Adventures USA
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Road Adventures USA
Tour the U.S.A. the easy way! Your students will purchase a virtual car, choose a companion, and travel on an educational coast-to-coast journey, following clues to reach mysterious destinations.
In addition to geography, this 3-D road trip focuses on map reading, math, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
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Virtual K'Nex
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Virtual K'Nex
Fun and adventure connect as your students build five different vehicles and play with them in five interactive settings.
They can also create boats, tow trucks, helicopters, dune buggies, or fire engines with colorful parts (and no mess!).
Then your students can race them in multi-level games, using speed and skill to steer clear of swamp monsters, battle blazing fires, or perform daring rescues.
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