Multiply and Divide Like a Mathematician

STEM Thursday, Schanen Elementary, Nov 7th, 2013

Presenters

Dr. Tintera, Ms. Scherer, Ms. Kureska, Ms. Oliver, Ms. Davis, Mr. Samuels, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Moore, Ms. Gonzalez

ENGAGE  

How Much Time Do Kids Spend in Front of a Screen?

How Kids Spend Their Time

EXPLORE

Exploring Multiplication as a Smart Mathematician

cascarones            Pizza      bananas

Exploring Division as a Smart Mathematician

watching tv

EXPLAIN

What strategies do mathematicians use to help them multiply and divide?

ELABORATE

How do mathematicians divide time into parts of an hour?

quarter hour                       half hour                          15 minutes before 3

 EVALUATE

  • If Ms. Bates reads 7 hours a week, how many hours will she read in a year?

  • If Ms. Garcia wants to read 100 hours this month, how many hours will she need to read each day?

kid reading