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Halloween Real World Practice with Factors and Multiples

By Mad About STEM

The party planners at We Like to Party! are at it again! This time their challenge is to fulfill the wishes and dreams of the Halloween party-throwers that are their clients. Through the use of factors and multiples, student party planners will

Subjects:

Numbers, Word Problems, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Task Cards, Centers

CCSS:

4.OA.B.4

$3.00

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Real-World Practice with Fraction Computation

By Mad About STEM

This Powerpoint presentation features four challenges for students that create real-world scenarios in which they practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. As an applicant to the catering company Feed Your Face, students

Subjects:

Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

$4.00

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Animal Symbiosis Memory Game

By Mad About STEM

This card game suitable for elementary school students in grade 2 and above is inspired by the book "How to Clean a Hippopotamus" by Robin Page and Steve Jenkins. The Memory game contains 7 animal partnerships from the book. After reading or

Subjects:

Biology, Environment, Other (ELA)

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Games, Centers

$3.00

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Real-World Practice with Common Factors and Multiples

By Mad About STEM

This Powerpoint presentation features four challenges for students that create real-world scenarios in which they practice finding common multiples and factors. As the youngest member of the party planning firm WE LIKE TO PARTY!, students need to

Subjects:

Applied Math, Numbers, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

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Perimeter and Area Smarter Balanced Practice Questions

By Mad About STEM

This short scenario guides fourth grade students through area and perimeter practice questions of the type they might encounter on upcoming Smarter Balanced assessments. Students take on the role of a Zoo Design Engineer and use measurement units,

Subjects:

Measurement, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1, 4.MD.A.2, 4.MD.A.3

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Thanksgiving Real World Practice with Equivalent Fractions

By Mad About STEM

The party-planning firm We Like to Party! is back. This time students are cooking a Thanksgiving feast in the country for some of their regular clients, but oops--their assistant didn't bring all the measuring instruments they need to complete the

Subjects:

Fractions, Word Problems, Thanksgiving

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2, 5.NF.A.1

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How Many Snails? Counting and Computation

By Mad About STEM

Using the book "How Many Snails?" by Paul Giganti, Jr., students will count objects and solve basic addition and subtraction word problems within 10 and within 20. The pictures are engaging and colorful, and the questions are designed to help

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Word Problems

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.B.5, K.OA.A.2, 1.OA.A.1

$4.00

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Real-World Practice with Ordering, Estimating, and Adding Decimals

By Mad About STEM

In the role of an unfortunate student who has broken his ankle before field day, students become the one empowered to declare the winner of 4 field day events. Each event includes times in decimals. Students need to order decimals, estimate with

Subjects:

Math Test Prep, Word Problems, Decimals

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.3b, 5.NBT.A.4, 5.NBT.B.7

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Real World Practice with Algebraic Equations

By Mad About STEM

Students work to get the best deals on a family ski vacation in order to earn a new pair of skis. In the process they work to develop and solve algebraic equations with one unknown as well as solve equations for different variables, all within the

Subjects:

Algebra, Word Problems

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

HSA-CED.A.1, HSA-CED.A.4, HSA-REI.B.3

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Comprehen-STEM: Hoot by Carl Hiassen

By Mad About STEM

Comprehen-STEM is a way to connect the STEM disciplines (and students who are excited about them) to books and book clubs. In this Comprehen-STEM packet, based on Carl Hiassen's novel Hoot, students will build a cricket catcher, explore the

Subjects:

Environment, Literature, Engineering

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles, Centers

$5.00

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Thanksgiving Real World Fraction Computation

By Mad About STEM

Those zany caterers from Feed Your Face catering are at it again! This time, students will help them solve Thanksgiving menu challenges while practicing fraction computation. Great for math centers, warm-up problems, or homework.

Subjects:

Fractions, Word Problems, Thanksgiving

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Homework, Simulations, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2, 5.NF.B.4a, 5.NF.B.6

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Grade 6 Ratio and Proportion Assessment

By Mad About STEM

This assessment is designed to measure all of the grade 6 common core standards under the ratio and proportion section. It could be used as a formative or summative assessment, or even just used as homework or practice.

Subjects:

Measurement, Other (Math), Word Problems

Grades:

6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Homework

CCSS:

6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.2, 6.RP.A.3, 6.RP.A.3a, 6.RP.A.3b, 6.RP.A.3c, 6.RP.A.3d

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Real-World Practice with Decimal Computation

By Mad About STEM

This Powerpoint presentation features three challenges for students that create real-world scenarios in which they practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. As a team leader in the design firm Flip My House!, students often

Subjects:

Applied Math, Arithmetic, Decimals

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

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Pre K-2 Summer STEM Journal

By Mad About STEM

Keep your students thinking about science, technology, engineering, and math with this fun summer STEM journal. The journal features eight different activities that integrate science, technology, engineering, and math in fun ways that are

Subjects:

Other (Math), Other (Science), Summer

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Homework, Printables

$3.50

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$January Fourth Grade Smarter Balanced Math Practice$

January Fourth Grade Smarter Balanced Math Practice

By Mad About STEM

This January calendar has one fourth grade Smarter Balanced-type problem for each school day. The calendar could be used for math journal pages, homework, or an in-class warm-up problem. The January calendar focuses on Measurement and Data, and

Subjects:

Measurement, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1, 4.MD.A.2, 4.MD.A.3, 4.MD.B.4

$2.50

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Real World Practice Adding and Subtracting Integers

By Mad About STEM

Your student has been invited to the Adventurers Club to give a talk on a recent hike of the Appalachian Trail. Using positive and negative numbers, the talk focuses on temperature and elevation changes at different points along the way. Students

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Word Problems

Grades:

7^th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

7.NS.A.1

$3.00

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Next Generation Science Pre-K-2 Autumn STEM Journal

By Mad About STEM

The Next Generation Science standards have renewed our focus on providing rigorous STEM activities for K-2 students. Start your students' STEM learning off this year with a fun STEM journal. The journal features eight different activities that

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Other (Science), Autumn

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

$2.50

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Real World Thanksgiving Practice with Elapsed Time

By Mad About STEM

The caterers at Feed Your Face Catering are back to tackle a new math skill--elapsed time! They know that the trickiest part of cooking a Thanksgiving meal is making sure everything is hot and ready at the same time, and the caterers are here to

Subjects:

Measurement, Word Problems, Thanksgiving

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Centers

CCSS:

3.MD.A.1

$3.00

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Next Generation Science Pre-K-2 Winter STEM Journal

By Mad About STEM

Help students think like scientists, engineers, and mathematicians with this Winter STEM Journal. Perfect for a long-term homework assignment with families, the STEM journal has eight activities families can do together to promote STEM thinking and

Subjects:

Other (Math), General Science, Engineering

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Homework

CCSS:

1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.G.A.1

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$January Third Grade Smarter Balanced Math Practice$

January Third Grade Smarter Balanced Math Practice

By Mad About STEM

This January calendar has one third grade Smarter Balanced-type problem for each school day. The calendar could be used for math journal pages, homework, or an in-class warm-up problem. The January calendar focuses on multiplication and division,

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Math Test Prep, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Homework

CCSS:

3.OA.A.1, 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.3, 3.OA.A.4

$2.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught gifted elementary and middle school students in all subjects, third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms, and high school math and science. I am now a STEM coordinator and curriculum developer.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in rigorous, relevant learning through a project based learning approach that highlights connections between disciplines.

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English Language Arts, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Biology, Environment, Other (Science), Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Literature, Word Problems, General Science, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Autumn, Halloween, Decimals, Summer, Engineering