Middle School Applied Math Lesson

This activity incorporates math with geography:

• Measurement
• Gas Cost Calculations
• Driving Time Calculations
• Mileage Calculations &
• Map Reading

It encourages students to problem solve and to accurately use a map scale to plan a round-trip throughout the United States. Students will use higher-thinking skills to calculate distances, mileage, driving times, and gas costs. Your students will have a blast with this activity and find ownership in their work. Instructions include great tips on using yarn to teach students to calculate distances on a road map.

This lesson will require each team has a large laminated road map that can be purchased through or donated by your local stores, such as Walmart or Target.

If you have a way to make poster-sized maps, you can google the road maps of America and there are many that can be found.

Disclosure: One purchase is good for one teacher usage (unlimited classes). If more wish to use this product, please purchase discounted additional licenses, one per teacher. This product comes under the copyright of Geography & Math Made Easy.

Includes 4 card matching activities, saving $4.25 when purchased as a bundle.

Data Displays - matching box plots, histograms, stem and leaf plots and dot plots that represent the same data. Includes teacher questions and discussion slides

Area Formulas - matching shapes with the correct area formula with the side lengths substituted in and the answers. Includes extension & independent practice.

Properties of Operations - matching expressions using commutative, associative and distributive properties along with their corresponding visual representations.

Multiplying with Fractions/Mixed Numbers - matching multiplication problems with their corresponding visual representation to help students understand the various ways to think about and represent multiplying with fractions. Includes extension activity to help students identify when multiplying with fractions results in a product less than both factors, in between the two factors and greater than both factors.

These quizzes and slideshows with good and bad examples are how I introduce the expectations of MYP to my 6th graders (MYP year 1).
This bundle includes a Criterion B quiz, Criterion D quiz and several examples and non examples of the following skills

• Writing a general rule
• Verifying your rule with examples
• Explaining the accuracy of your answer
• Determining if your answer makes sense in the context of the problem

After teaching MYP year 1 for 3 years, these are the MYP skills that my students have struggled with the most.