Oct. 4 Math & History Puzzle: Carving Begins on Mt. Rushmore | Mixed Review
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Engage students by integrating math with historic events for October dates. These PDF mini lessons involve key middle school topics such as statistics and equations.Topics: First Model T Car, Carving Begins on Mt. Rushmore, The Beatles First Record Release, Michael Jordan, Toni Morrison Awarded NobePrice $9.95Original Price $17.00Save $7.05
This bundle of more than 140 PDF mini lessons related to people and events through the year. The interdisciplinary topics are springboards for middle school math review and test prep. These activities includes math clues for finding Mystery Years of events. Use in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades or high sPrice $99.95Original Price $193.00Save $93.05
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Carving of Mt. Rushmore began on October 4 of the Mystery Year. As students find the year, they solve math clues that involve scale drawings, operations with decimals / fractions, equations, and measurement conversions in a real-world context. Historical connections are made to the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial — and specifically to the U.S. Presidents depicted. This puzzle provides mixed review of middle school math.
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