FIELD TRIPS : SCIENCEWORKS LAB : Math in Motion for Grades 4–5

Make math fun and reinforce important skills. Practice place value using simple coordinate systems and solving open equations while being a number in our math games. (For older students, the challenges are more difficult.)

Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations, Math, 2007

• Compose and decompose numbers using place value to 1,000,000’s, e.g., 25,068 is 2 ten thousands, 5 thousands, 0 hundreds, 6 tens and 8 ones. (N.ME.04.02)
• Understand the magnitude of numbers up to 1,000,000; recognize the place values of numbers and the relationship of each place value to the place to its right, e.g., 1,000 is 10 hundreds. (N.ME.04.03)
• Find all factors of any whole number through 50, list factor pairs and determine if a one-digit number is a factor of a given whole number. (N.ME.04.04)
• Know that some numbers including 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11 have exactly two factors (1 and the number itself) and are called prime numbers. (N.MR.04.06)
• Add and subtract whole numbers fluently. (N.FL.04.08)
• Find the value of the unknowns in equations such as a ÷ 10 = 25; 125 ÷ b = 25. (N.FL.04.12)

Math in Motion for Grades 4–5 Pre-visit Materials

During Your Visit to the ScienceWorks Lab students will be expected to:

• Sit in tables of 6 students and (at least) 1 adult
• “Stop, look and listen” at the Lab teacher’s request
• Work cooperatively with one another at the table
• Follow the hands-on procedures just as the Lab teacher or assistant explains them
• Handle materials and equipment carefully

It is important that teachers and chaperones:

• Help to focus the students’ attention
• Assist students with the hands-on activities and experiments when necessary
• Turn off cell phones and pagers during the class

Vocabulary

Math in Motion for Grades 4–5 Post-visit Activity

Post-visit activities will help reiterate new concepts and tie the ScienceWorks Lab experience to your classroom curriculum. Below you will find a classroom activity and a list of suggested resources for further information. We hope that you enjoyed your field trip. Visit us again!

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