MATHSPLORATION® 5
Connecting Thinking and Mathematics
ANALYZING ALGORITHMS
Visit the Fact Family for the ultimate outcome. Gather your wits for an all-out mind twister!
LINEAR MATH
Join the Science Workshop Watermelon Feast. Who can spit the seeds the furthest?
AROUND AND WITHIN
Measurement and Reference Frames
Document how Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter made their very first Round Table. What are the shipping requirements?
IN ALL PROBABILITY
Collect, tabulate and interpret experimental data. What is certainty and uncertainty? Heads or tails, that’s probability!
FRACTION ACTIONS
Explore re–forming squares and amalgamations. Can you use fractions to name parts of regions and sets?
ADDEND AND AUGEND
Delve into “Comparison Number” games to rack up as many points as you can. Let’s master the three addends!
DATA FUNDAMENTALS
Is the blue whale the biggest thing there is? Get into the groove with the “biggest” numbers.
MULTIPLICATION MANIA
Operations and Computations
Excel in the art of multiplication. Use arrays, number models and estimations to solve number stories.
WHAT’S YOUR ANGLE?
Investigate line segments, rays and lines. Let’s perform some whole body calisthenics.
THAT’S THE POINT
Get into the groove with the “smallest” numbers. Discover what the decimal notational system really is.
PATTERNS IN PRODUCTS
Patterns, Functions and Algebra
What are the real multiplication and division patterns? Let’s find out the ways to score ten points in basketball.
REFLECTIONS AND SYMMETRY
Zoom away to the multi-dimensional world of shapes. Explore the concepts of symmetry and congruence.
FRACTION EXPLORATIONS
Can you fold a fraction of a fraction? Put on our thinking hats and guess the relationship between fractions.
THE POWER OF 10
How does division tie to multiplication? Acquire the technique of estimation – one that is used throughout the world every day.
3-D RECONNAISSANCE
Geometry
Construct geometric solids and delve into their properties. Let’s probe into the unknown in search of edges, vertices and faces.
FACTOR FUN
Identify and find factors of numbers. Look into the partial products of two and more numbers. Attack the problems!
QUANTITATIVE MATH
Visit concepts in volume, capacity, weight and length. Discover the real relationships between weight and volume.
ARRAYS RAMPAGE
Operations and Computations
What’s the meaning of Phalanx? Analyze the lattice method of multiplication to furnish your computation strategies.
MEAN AND MEDIAN
Measurement and Reference Frames
What’s the difference between means, averages and medians? Investigate what frequency distribution really is.
THE LANGUAGE OF CHANCE
Who’s got the edge on prediction and estimation? It’s a mind twist when you have to develop intuition about equally likely events.