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Math Comes Alive When Applying Understanding to the Real World
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Homework worksheets are an effective way for students to practice what they have just learned, but they don’t encourage deeper understanding or help to make connections. More complex activities that encourage students to seek answers to authentic problems with relatable contexts can jumpstart engagement and enable them to see broader applications to math concepts. Solving problems that are derived from the world around us and combine different disciplines makes math more relevant to students’ lives and therefore worth focusing on. It enables them to see math through another lens— as a useful, practical tool for creativity.
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Make candy mathematical! Mix melted candy of different colors to help your child understand ratios.
Make candy mathematical! Mix melted candy of different colors to help your child understand ratios. Swirled colors will form delicious treats in a mold. Put in popsicle sticks to help you enjoy every bite.
Send your child on the hunt for specific shapes and angles, whether around the house, in the yard, at the park, or even while out running errands.
Send your child on the hunt for specific shapes and angles, whether around the house, in the yard, at the park, or even while out running errands. The more they are able to contextualize shapes in the real world, the more comfortable they will be when practicing fundamental geometric skills.
Explore the physics of flight and design aesthetics, as well as practice measuring distance, as you and your child play with paper planes.
Explore the physics of flight and design aesthetics, as well as practice measuring distance, as you and your child play with paper planes. This classic activity is all about the iterative process of perfecting flight and becoming comfortable measuring to increasing lengths as your aerodynamics improve.
This is a great activity to get your child thinking about weight and balance, since the mobile won’t work very well without balancing out the weight.
Constructing mobiles is a fun activity that enables creative expression while also testing physical properties. This is a great way to get your child thinking about weight and balance, since a mobile will not work very well without balancing out its weight.
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