updated 1 September, 2007

Numeration

• Read and write numbers to millions
• Read and write numbers to hundred millions
  • Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?"
• Identify place value in numbers to millions and hundred millions
• Round whole numbers to a given place
• Find factors of numbers
• Explore use of decimals
• Identify and name decimal numbers
• Identify fractional parts of a set
• Use a calculator to rename any fraction as a decimal or percent
• Explore uses for positive and negative numbers (integers)

Operations and Computations

• Practice extensions of basic facts
• Add/subtract multiples of 100
• Practice multiplication/division facts
• Solve multiplication/division problems involving multiples of 100 and 1,000

Algebraic Thinking

• Find equivalent names for numbers
• Create patterns with 2-dimensional shapes
• Find patterns in multiplication/division facts

Geometry

• Explore shape relationships
• Construct/draw 2-dimensional shapes
• Explore similarities and differences among quadrilaterals
• Form shapes by combining polygons
• Identify faces, edges, vertices, and bases of prisms and pyramids
• Identify and name angles

Measurement

• Investigate the mile
• Identify customary units of weight
• Divide money amounts
• Tell time to the nearest minute
• Solve temperature number stories

Data and Probability

• Find/use the minimum/maximum
• Find the median
• Use data in problem solve

Math Related Web Sites

• Ask Dr. Math
• Math Word Problems - Over 2,000 math word problems sorted by topic,, difficulty. Grades 1-6
• SuperKids math Worksheet Creator - Specify the type of problem, maximum and minimum numbers to be used in the problem, click, and print.  Great resource.
• The Math Forum Elementary Problem of the Week - Check out the archives.  Because earlier problems and the solutions are followed by a step-by-step description that each team and/or individual used to arrive at the solution, this site would be great for Math Olympiad practice or anyone who knows "there's more than one way to skin a cat.".
• Numbers in Search of a Problem - A short list of sites that provide a rich collection of data that can be used to design real life math problems: baseball statistics and player profiles, CIA World Fact Book, ESPN's sports data, U.S. Census Bureau, etc.
• Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies - 'Interactive math lessons with a problem solving approach."
• A+ Math Comprehensive site covering activites, lessons, homework help, and practice sheets for all grade levels.