Math lesson plans
are based on
expedition details.

Expedition Journals
are in the
Reading Trail
section.

The math lesson plans listed below meet the following recommendations made by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM):

• Investigating and formulating questions from problem situations.
• Connecting mathematics to other subjects and to the world outside the classroom.
• Applying mathematics.
• Using estimation in solving problems and in checking results.
• Developing, using and interpreting tables, graphs and other visual representations of numbers.

Planning an Expedition Budget	Select and use appropriate arithmetic operations in practical situations including developing a budget.
How Much Gear?	Estimate, calculate and compare weight/mass and volume within customary and metric systems.
As High as Mt. Everest	Construct a simple scale drawing for a given situation.
Converting My Thinking	Estimate and calculate conversions between measures within the customary and metric systems.
Temperatures Are Not Rising!	Organize and display data using tables, charts and graphs.
Not So Average Mountains	Using a data set, compare mean, media and mode.

 

 

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