Panda Math

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STEM Thursday Schanen Elementary, September 15th, 2016

Presenters:   Ms. Flanigan, Ms. Moore, Ms. Ramirez, Ms. Scherer, Ms. Vasquez

Panda Math 5E Lesson Plan

Engage

  • What do you know about panda bears?

  • What do panda bears eat?

  • How is the relationship between pandas and their mothers like human mothers and their babies?

  • How are pandas and their mothers’ relationship different than relationships between human mothers and their babies?

  • How can we use subtraction to learn more about pandas?

Explore

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Panda Math Subtraction Stations Recording Sheet With Anchor Chart

  • Number Line Station One: Poo’s Clues

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  • Number Line Explore Station Two: Wild Panda, Zoo Panda                                      

  • Base Ten Block  Station Three: Bamboo

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  • Base Ten Block Station Four: Happy Birthday!

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  • Write an Equation Station Five: Pounds of Panda

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Explain

  • How do you solve subtraction problems when you have a smaller value in the ones column of the minuend?

  • How do you solve subtractions problems when you have a smaller value in the ones column in the subtrahend?

  • What happens when the values in the minuend and subtrahend are equivalent?

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Elaborate

Let’s write subtraction equations about aquarium animals!

 Aquarium animal math task cards

Evaluate

Mei Shing sleeps 16 hours a day. How many hours is she awake?

  • What information do you need to know to answer this questions?

  • What strategies can you use to solve this problem?

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