4th grade math simulations for Microsoft PowerPoint

Student Run Newscast PBL (5 lesson plans, 5 news segments, 23 student jobs)

Created by

Student Run Newscast Project Based Learning This resource is a bundle of my 5 New Segment Project Based Learning Enrichment Packets, complete with job descriptions, graphic organizers and the writing process. Each one is centered around completing a news segment that when put altogether, creates a complete classroom news broadcast. Each segment includes engaging tasks, graphic organizers, informative writing lessons and research strategies that give students a voice and choice in their i

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Research, Simulations, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.3.5

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Personal Finance Budget Simulation

Created by

Teaching with Texas Heart

Fifth grade students in Texas are expected to be able to describe the importance of creating a budget in which income and expenses are balanced. Use this fun simulation/game to introduce the concept in a relevant way to your kiddos! To play, students will only need whiteboards or lined paper to keep track of their expenses. Each student will start out with $20 in allowance money and will be asked to make spending decisions as they travel throughout the mall with their best friend. An unexpec

Subjects:

Life Skills, Math, Other (Math)

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Simulations

Translations, Rotations, and Reflections (Transformations in Geometry)

Created by

Shari Beck

This PowerPoint presentation uses animations to demontrate 3 types of tranformations: translations, rotations, and reflections. Students can actively create their own transformational shape that can then be translated, rotated, or reflected to build a tessellation. Turn Geometry into a fun art project where students can add color to their tessellation to create an image out of te transformed shape. Common Core, Geometry, transformations, translations, rotations, reflections

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Geometry, Math

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Simulations

Thanksgiving Feast: Project Based Instruction

Created by

Dr Jans Math and Science Lab

Engage your students in this relevant project where they plan a Thanksgiving feast. From calculating serving sizes and calories from real food labels, to making a shopping list and sticking to a budget. This project helps students see the real life uses for a variety of math skills. Editable price tags allow you to differentiate for your students. Activities included in this product: Activity 1: Making A Shopping List: Student read real food labels to find serving size on a variety of Than

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Thanksgiving, Word Problems

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle

Personal Financial Literacy

Created by

Teaching with Texas Heart

Fifth graders in Texas are expected to be able to define four types of taxes (payroll, income, sales, and property). They are also expected to explain the importance of developing a budget and balance budgets.Make these abstract skills come to life in The Game of Life--a real world financial literacy situation. Students will randomly draw a job and associated salary (found at the end of the powerpoint). Then, as the teacher guides them through the slides, they will have to make financial decisio

Subjects:

Economics , Math, Other (Math)

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Simulations

Vacation Simulation: Adding Decimals, Reading, Writing

Created by

Out of the Box

Are you looking for a high interest, challenging way for students to demonstrate their knowledge of adding decimals. Vacation Simulation challenges students to add decimals/money while planning a four day vacation. Out-of-the-Box has created a vacation journal which includes everything needed for students to plan their vacations. Contents include amusement parks choices, lodging choices, transportation choices, restaurants and menus, plus gift shops. Guided by their journals, student

Subjects:

Other (Math), Reading, Writing

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Simulations

Conceptual Understanding for Operations: Rectangular Models

Created by

Algebra Maestro

This PowerPoint includes animations for operations of whole numbers, decimals fractions and place value with rectangular models. You can demonstrate to students side-by-side the procedural and conceptual steps to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers. To properly show animation, present to Presentation View. This item is designed to make teachers' explanation of operations meaningful and connect different levels of rigor. Topics include: place value, adding whole numbers, subt

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Math

Grades:

1st - 9th, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Simulations

Real World Thanksgiving Practice with Elapsed Time

Created 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 help! By solving three elapsed time challenges, students will practice adding time and figuring out elapsed time in a real world context.

Subjects:

Measurement, Thanksgiving, Word Problems

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Centers

CCSS:

3.MD.A.1

$1,000,000.00 Math Challenge

Created by

Core Development Education

Let your students practice real world math skills with this common core aligned simulation. Students are able to practice subtraction and multiplication will decimals in a fun and engaging way. This activity was used to culminate and allow students to show their understanding of concepts such as place value to the millions, basic operations with decimals, applying and estimating taxes, budgeting, and recording purchases. The students loved it!

Subjects:

Applied Math, Decimals, Place Value

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Simulations

Protractors - Reading Left to Right by Shooting Pool

Created by

Kim and Sam Fawks

Have some fun!Students need more interactive visual ways to help with their understanding. Shooting Pool is a fun way to help students with learning to read a protractor with the use of the pool table. Students learn about orienting the protractor, measuring with the protractor and then hitting the white ball to send it toward the other colored ball to sink the colored ball into the pocket. This presentation focuses on a protractor that you read from left to right so that students do not get

Subjects:

Geometry, Math, Measurement

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Interactive Whiteboard, Simulations

CCSS:

4.MD.C.6

Classroom Checking Accounts

Created by

Sheresa Houser

Teach the students all about addition, subtraction, money, responsibility and so much more, all at the same time.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Math

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

Mad Scientist Lab Classroom Transformation

Created by

The Always Learning Teacher

Students will become mad scientists for the day! The students will be creating robots with place value blocks, conducting an experiment, and reviewing reading skills with an article about robots. This is a perfect transformation for a fun review on place value, character traits, and the scientific method.This resource includes:-list of materials and supplies -detailed explanation of how to implement this transformation-creating robots examples and handouts-lab booklet-recording sheet for interac

Subjects:

Math, Reading, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Simulations

Introduction to Symmetry

Created by

The Traveling Pencil

This PowerPoint presentation has been designed to give a visual representation of how to introduce the concept of symmetry in the classroom. The slideshow is animated and walks the students through the process step-by-step when trying to problem solve symmetry questions. There are four different shapes shown. You can adjust the presentation to stop the animation in order to have the students try to problem solve it first or you can use it simply as an introductory guide before teaching the

Subjects:

Geometry, Math, Other (Math)

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Simulations

Changing Mixed to Improper

Created by

TiffanyS

The two slides on this PPT are animated to show the check mark method of changing a mixed number into an improper fraction.

Subjects:

Fractions, Math, Mental Math

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Simulations, Lesson

Problem Solving Using the "Draw a Picture" Strategy

Created by

The Traveling Pencil

This PowerPoint presentation introduces the idea of how to use the "draw a picture" strategy in math. This presentation can be approached in two ways: 1) Show the entire presentation so students can see how the "draw a picture" strategy can be used to find the answer to a problem solving question. 2) Show the first slide and give students the opportunity to try and solve it themselves before showing the answer. It is a two-part problem solving question with the first part being relatively

Subjects:

Math, Other (Math), Word Problems

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Simulations

Place Value Disk

Created by

Mathematically Inclined

This is a digital Place Value Disk Tool Box! You can use these to create centers, model on the board, and create worksheets, the opportunities are endless.

Subjects:

Place Value, Word Problems

Grades:

K - 8th, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Simulations

Summer Vacation SES Simulation Powerpoint

Created by

Lora McManus

This 40-60 minute simulation challenges students to make financial decisions about a 3-day vacation using a fictional character profile. Students will better understand the financial implications of travel and will be exposed to the dilemmas faced by individuals who are limited by their discretionary income. This is intended to be used in conjunction with the Summer Vacation Simulation Teacher Manual.

Subjects:

Character Education, Math

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Simulations, Lesson