Day 174 - Geometry Scavenger Hunts - Mrs. Tate - MSMS Grade 6 Math

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6A students did an extraordinary job on their Geometry Scavenger Hunts. Students chose to use either the Book Creator or Explain Everything app for their presentation. All projects included geometric terms, pictures, and definitions. Students also calculated volume and surface area of three dimensional objects around the school as well as the area of either squares, rectangles, parallelograms, or trapezoids. Here are some samples of student Geometry Scavenger Hunts.

Day 103 - Annual Tennis Ball Tournament (In Math Class) - Mrs. Tate - MSMS 6th Grade Math

Today in class each student got to calculate their “tennis-ball” free throw percentage.  I rolled a dice to determine the number of shots each student got to take.  After creating the appropriate fraction students converted their score into a decimal and percent.  Each block had a mini playoffs to determine the best shooter in the class.  On Friday, the winners from each individual block will face off to determine the overall team winner.  Here are some pictures of our top contestants in each block.

A Block Playoffs

A Block Winner

B Block Playoffs (honorable mention- Mario with 100%)

B Block Winner: Justin 100% 

C Block Playoffs

C Block Winner- Caitlin

D Block Playoffs

D Block Winner- Max

Day 46 - Decimal Speed Stacking - Mrs. Tate, Marshall Simonds Middle School Sixth Grade

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Students have been working hard within our decimals unit.  We have been playing a fun game called speed stacking to practice decimal concepts such as place value, word form, standard form, expanded form, rounding and comparing decimals, placing decimals on number lines, and working with all four decimal operations.  After each student finishes stacking, a decimal time up to the hundredths place is presented.  I use this number, or slightly manipulate the number, to create a decimal problem for students to solve.   Here are some pictures and videos of some students cup stacking!

Day 25 - Area and Perimeter Scavenger Hunts - Jennifer Tate, Marshall Simonds Sixth Grade Math

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During math class students were busy working on an area and perimeter scavenger hunt. Students needed to record the length and width of the objects in inches, calculate the area and perimeter using the rectangle and square formulas, and then use the correct label. Items in the scavenger hunt included student desks, tables, books, posters, etc. Here are some pictures of 6A students measuring different items during the scavenger hunt.

Day 33 - Distance Formula - Jennifer Tate, Marshall Simonds Sixth Grade Math

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Today in math class students calculated the average speed of a marble after going down 3 different sized roller coasters.  Students all had different roles including releasing and catching marbles, measuring distances, and timing the marble.  Once we measured the distance the marble traveled on the floor and the time it took, students used the distance formula (distance = rate x time) to find the speed of the marble.  Here are some pictures and a video of our Dirt Roller Coasters!