MATHSPLORATION® 2
Connecting Thinking and Mathematics
POUR UP THE VOLUME
Measurement and Reference Frames
Explore liquids in different containers. How do you measure the volume of irregular objects?
Explore liquids in different containers. How do you measure the volume of irregular objects?
NUMBERS EVERYWHERE MUSEUM
Numeration
What’s one–to–one correspondence? Mix ingredients and find out how to represent numbers. It’s manipulation time!
What’s one–to–one correspondence? Mix ingredients and find out how to represent numbers. It’s manipulation time!
HOW BIG IS A FOOT?
Measurement and Reference Frames
What is a non–standard measure? Find out how long your bed is and how tall you are.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
Geometry
Can you use your body to make shapes? Make shapes using shells and beans. How’s the cookie cutter?
Can you use your body to make shapes? Make shapes using shells and beans. How’s the cookie cutter?
PATTERNS FOR YOU AND ME
Patterns, Functions and Algebra
Create patterns with body movements. What’s going on in the school bus?
Create patterns with body movements. What’s going on in the school bus?
OPERATOR, OPERATOR
Operations and Computations
Discover many ways to reach a sum and assemble numbers in sequence. What happens inside the function machine?
Discover many ways to reach a sum and assemble numbers in sequence. What happens inside the function machine?
COLORAMA ATTRIBUTE
Patterns, Functions and Algebra
Develop your attribute recognition skill and use clues to guess object identities. Let’s sift some seeds.
Develop your attribute recognition skill and use clues to guess object identities. Let’s sift some seeds.
MEASURE SENSE
Measurement and Reference Frames
Investigate the rocker balance to check your predictions. Does the weight change when ice turns to water?
GEOMETRIC SEDUCTION
geometry
Delve into Tangrams and create animals from Grandfather Tang’s story. Where’s the line of symmetry on your body?
Delve into Tangrams and create animals from Grandfather Tang’s story. Where’s the line of symmetry on your body?
THE NUMBER FAMILY & ITS TRICKY TEENS
Operations and Computations
Build boxes using symbols and enhance computation skills playing “Bingo”. We’re having a neighborhood party!
Build boxes using symbols and enhance computation skills playing “Bingo”. We’re having a neighborhood party!
EATING FRACTIONS
Numeration
How do you share a chocolate cake equally? Play a fraction game using hopping frogs.
TAKING MATH TO NEW MEASURES
Measurement and Reference Frames
Learn how an inchworm measures things. How far did the car go? It’s beyond all measures.
Learn how an inchworm measures things. How far did the car go? It’s beyond all measures.
HOLD THE LOAD
Measurement and Reference Frames
Can you perform a balancing act? How do objects affect each load? Let’s throw our weight around.
Can you perform a balancing act? How do objects affect each load? Let’s throw our weight around.
MATH ON GRAPHS
Data and Chance
Display different ways in which animals move. Let’s create a graph of sums. Viva Venn Diagrams!
Display different ways in which animals move. Let’s create a graph of sums. Viva Venn Diagrams!
WHAT’S MY RULE?
Operations and Computations
Who lives over on the farm? Identify function rules using in and out of sequence. Let’s work with computations.
MEASURE UP!
Measurement and Reference Frames
Test out your dividing skills and split a volume of water equally. How much is the displacement?
Test out your dividing skills and split a volume of water equally. How much is the displacement?
TICK TOCK MATH
Measurement and Reference Frames
Explore an hourglass to explore passage of time. What is a clock face and how is it read?
Explore an hourglass to explore passage of time. What is a clock face and how is it read?
INVOLVING SOLVING
Geometry, Logic and Numeration
Use coordinate geometry to help Little Bo–Peep find her lost sheep. Find out how much Simple Simon is really paying for the pies.