Middle school math resources for GATE

Digital Divide and Conquer

This is a student-favorite math project based learning (PBL) for 5th grade and financial literacy, which incorporates TEKS and Common Core standards. It can be used in the classroom or as distance learning. A print AND digital Google version is included! Help your students practice decimals and money skills with this quality project-based learning. Challenge activities allow for it to be used in 6th grade as well. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step.**THIS RESOURCE IS NOW A

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

GATE

CCSS:

5.NBT.B.5

, 5.NBT.B.7

, MP3

, MP4

, MP5

...

Also included in: 5th Project Based Learning Math Starter Kit Bundle

Project Based Learning: Run A Lemonade Stand (PBL) For Print & Google Classroom

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Project Based Learning for Math and ELA. Running A Lemonade Stand!This project integrates elements of math, ELA, technology, design, and planning into a student-made final product as they prepare to run a lemonade stand. This project at all of the preparation areas within Sales, Marketing, Organization, and Production that must be accounted for.There are 20 ACTIVITIES (1 page for each) for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or idea they must solve, recreate, or answer to prepar

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Digital Divide and Conquer

Project Based Learning: To the Rainforest! (PBL) For Print & Google Classroom

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Project Based Learning: Discovery in the Rainforest! This project based learning (PBL) activity joins together Science, Math, ELA, Social Studies, and Technology.This project integrates elements of science, math, ELA, social studies, ELA, and technology into a student-made product. It will combine student imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills as they travel through a rainforest.There are 15 activities (1 page for each) for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or id

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

A Middle School Survival Guide

Gifted and Talented Unit - Sneaker Design and Marketing

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★ ★ Sneaker Design & Marketing Unit ★ ★ Students work together to research sneaker design, design a sneaker, as well as create a marketing and economic plan for developing their product. About this Product: ★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Middle Grades Unit Bundle at a discounted price! After brainstorming ideas, students will complete a research webquest to investigate websites about sneaker design topics. Students may use QR codes or find their own s

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Other (Math), Other (Science)

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, GATE

Project Based Learning Math | Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Decimals Lemonade Stand

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Decimals, Fractions, Gifted and Talented

This is my favorite math project based learning activity for the end of the year, summer work, or back to school in August! Print + Google Digital file included. Project-based learning (PBL), Help your students practice decimals (money skills) and fractions with this quality project-based learning for 5th grade math. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step.GO HERE FOR A VIDEO PREVIEW: https://youtu.be/VGpmbyM5sqELemonade Stands are a part of growing up! In this project, kids wi

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Printables

Also included in: 5th Project Based Learning Math Starter Kit Bundle

End of Year & Summer Math Logic Puzzles Worksheets - Enrichment Activities

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Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Math

Need summer math activities to keep kids learning & challenged? Math logic puzzles allow students to practice critical thinking & math skills during the end of the year and over the summer. Use as end of year enrichment worksheets for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, a math challenge center, or a summer math review packet. Available as a printable resource (PDF) and a digital version (made with Google Slides™).Math Skills Included:- Basic Operations & Prime Numbers-

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, GATE

Also included in: Math Enrichment: Math Logic Puzzles Bundle

Middle School Personal Financial Literacy | Real World End of Year Math Project

Created by

Teach to Dream

Are you looking to make teaching personal financial literacy exciting? This Real World Math budgeting project is perfect for Middle School students and for an end of Year Project.It will have them looking at budgeting and finance skills as they plan their 'future life'. Student have so much fun during this project and get a real insight into the cost of living. Are you looking for a financial literacy project that will engage your students?This unit of work has been designed to allow middle scho

Subjects:

Applied Math, Life Skills, Math

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, GATE

CCSS:

5.NBT.B.5

, 6.NS.B.2

, 6.NS.B.3

, MP1

, MP4

...

Also included in: Financial Literacy Project Bundle Grades 5 to 9 | Economics and Business

Pythagorean Theorem Project Pirate Treasure Hunt

Created by

Education with DocRunning

Challenge your students to find the treasure by using Pythagorean Theorem to explore the pirate territory. Students follow a scenario of problems to find a treasure buried by Pythagoras. Student tested and approved.✔Included in this resource:• Pirate treasure hunt scenario• Pirate map • Student directions and problems• Directions for extension for student-created treasure hunts• Answer keyMultiple ways to use:- Set up at a math-center with other pythagorean theorem activities- Differentiate by

Subjects:

Algebra, Geometry, Word Problems

Grades:

8th - 9th

Types:

Erintegration - Technology for Creative Teachers

CCSS:

8.G.B.7

Also included in: Pythagorean Theorem Bundle for PreAlgebra or Geometry

Fidget Spinner STEM Challenge Activities and Science Experiment

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The ORIGINAL Fidget Spinner Stem Challenge & Science Lab! Discover the science of fidget spinners with this engaging and low-prep STEM activity. Practice scientific method with an exploration of variables, data collection, graphing, mean/average, and more...all while having fun!This self-paced, fidget spinner activity is print-and-go. Each activity sheet guides students through the project. STEM Challenge Overview:Students will use the included visual directions, graphic organizers, chart

Subjects:

Graphing, Measurement, Physics

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

PI DAY Activities 5th 6th 7th 8th ⭕ Middle School Math STEAM Art ⭕

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Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal, Word Problems

If Pi Day isn't your FAVORITE holiday...yet, it might be after completing these hands-on circle math activities with your students! This download is packed with Pi Day math activities and STEAM art projects that are the perfect way to celebrate National Pi Day, which is March 14th (3/14). Start off by introducing pi and then dive in into all things pi. These activities are suitable for students in grade 5 and up.✅ What You'll Get ✅What is Pi? (2 pages)Pi Day Fun Facts (1 page)Get creative with c

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Task Cards

CCSS:

5.NBT.B.7

, 7.G.B.4

, 6.EE.B.7

, 7.EE.B.3

Also included in: PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕

Kaleidoscope Lettering Symmetry Project - Designs with Names or Inspiring Words

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Teach Kids Art

Kaleidoscope Lettering uses the concepts of bilateral (reflective) symmetry, tessellation, and positive/negative space to transform a name, initials, or an inspiring word into a unique design that looks much more complicated to create than it actually is! This project was so successful and so well-loved by my students that I did it year after year... until I figured out we were doing it the hard way! Here I’m sharing my new and improved method that is faster, easier, and virtually mistake-proof!

Subjects:

Geometry, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

Math Enrichment: Math Challenge Problems for Older Students

Created by

Teacher Addict

This is a collection of 52 non-routine math problems perfect to challenge your gifted and talented students or any student you want to push and/or teach perseverance. Non-Routine math problems are problems that do not have a conventional way to solve them. There can be many ways to approach these types of problems. In addition to building perseverance, they will also build critical thinking skills and expand a student’s mathematical reasoning.Each problem comes in three different formats: 1/2 pa

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Math, Other (Math)

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

GATE, Centers

Patterns, The Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio

Created by

Katie Walker Teaching Resources

No Prep Ready-to-Go Printables! Explore number patterns in your classroom with this exciting Fibonacci resource! *Updated October 2023!*Investigating the Fibonacci Sequence is a wonderful way to explore number and pattern through making authentic connections to the world we live in.The Fibonacci numbers have been described as ‘nature’s numbering system’ because of the mysterious way they continuously pop up in the natural world! They have intrigued mathematicians for hundreds of years – so why

Subjects:

Geometry, Gifted and Talented, Numbers

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Printables

45 EASY STEM ACTIVITIES for STEM Sub Plans, Centers, Warm-Ups & Early Finishers

Created by

Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

Looking for easy STEM activities to implement in your classroom? Quick Build STEM Activities are the perfect addition to any elementary or middle school classroom! If you're limited on time, you'll love using these simple STEM activities in centers, makerspaces, choice boards, easy STEM sub plans and more!A quick build in STEM is like a quick write in ELA: Students will not go all the way through the engineering design process; instead, they will choose a challenge and quickly “draft” a design t

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Math

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Add & Subtract Fractions Enrichment Activities - Math Logic Puzzle Challenges

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Critical Thinking, Fractions, Gifted and Talented

Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of adding and subtracting fractions. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for distance learning. Three different types of puzzles are included: grid logic puzzles, determine the fractions puzzlers, and missing digits puzzles. These 14 different adding and subtracting fractions enrichment puzzles allow studen

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

, MP1

Also included in: Fraction Operations Enrichment Activities, Math Challenges, & Logic Puzzles

STEM Activity Pi Day ➡️ Packaging Engineer Career Exploration Math Challenge ⭕

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Applied Math, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

A STEM activity with a career focus that is great for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on math challenge, students will be packaging engineers for the day as they determine the best arrangement for a set of circles in the various packages! This 2D STEM challenge is a scaled-down, paper version of what real packaging engineers must accomplish with 3D objects and products. This activity ties in well to Pi Day because the objects are all circles! In a 3D version, these objects could be something l

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: FLASH SALE ⭐ Low Prep STEM Activities and Challenges Engineering Design Process

Project Based Learning: Create a Personal Budget 6th Grade Math

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Project based learning for 6th grade math skills is awesome! Teach your students math skills and financial literacy through this project-based learning activity. Your students will practice decimal operations (money), work with percentages, and create scatter plots. Challenge activities allow for it to be used in 6th grade as well. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step.Your students will get their first peek at the process of creating a budget! Kids love having choices, and t

Subjects:

Decimals, Graphing, Math

Grades:

6th

Types:

CCSS:

5th Grade Math Project Based Learning Bundle

Created by

Decimals, Fractions, Math

This project-based learning bundle for 5th grade math integrates the standards + Mathematical Practices. These 11 projects will help you teach or review geometry, measurement, decimals, fractions, and much more!Save 30% by purchasing this bundle!Common Questions:Why do I need 11 projects?Each project uses math in a real-life scenario. Some projects are seasonal, while others can be used at any time in the year. Having all of these projects gives you the opportunity to do PBL in math all year lon

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Printables

Decimal Place Value Enrichment Activities, Logic Puzzles, & Challenges

Created by

Decimals, Gifted and Talented, Place Value

Decimal Place Value Challenge Puzzles are a fun way to challenge your students while they gain a deeper understanding of the grade level standards. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a digital version made with Google Slides™. Three different types of puzzles are included: grid logic puzzles, determine the decimal puzzlers, and missing digits puzzles. These 12 different decimal enrichment printable pages or 16 digital slides allow students to practice critical thinking while prac

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Decimals Enrichment Activities - Math Logic Puzzles Bundle for Early Finishers

Stop Motion Animation STEAM Project Make Videos in Makerspace and STEM Club

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Arts & Music, Computer Science - Technology, Math

Are you ready to create STOP MOTION ANIMATION movies with your students? This is the resources for you! This resource guides you through basic set up of a stop motion animation studio, tips and tricks to get you started, and student planning and recording pages to document the process. Take something students love doing and integrate it into another subject area, such as history or literacy. ✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher notesStudio samplesLesson planStudent pages (math warm-up (2 versions), checkl

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Also included in: STEM Teacher ❤️ Favorites ❤️ Bundle Best Sellers in One Place

PI DAY Activities BUNDLE ⭕ Math Fun & More for Pi Day March 14th! ⭕

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Geometry, Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal

Everything you need to celebrate Pi Day! Have some hands-on math and art fun while exploring pi for National Pi Day (March 14th). If you are preparing a celebration for your school or many grade levels, save with this bundle. Please see the individual listings of the resources to see all that is included in this ultimate Pi Day bundle:Pi Day Fun (K-5)andPi Day Pack (Grades 5+)There is an overlap of some of the activities, which is why this resource is heavily discounted.✅ What You'll Get: K-4 Ac

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

Christmas Math Enrichment Activities - Logic Puzzle Challenges

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