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Mathematical Questions to Ask in Natural Mysteries
This PDF describes components of the Natural Mysteries exhibit that include math concepts, along with suggested questions you can ask students to bring out the mathematics. These questions have been mapped to the National Math Standards.
| Format | Field Trip Activity |
| Grades | Pre-K – Adult |
| Author | Museum of Science - Math Momentum team |
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| Activity Material | math-nm.pdf |
Mathematical Questions to Ask in Natural Mysteries
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Primary Connections:
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)
(National)
- Algebra > Understand patterns, relations, and functions (Grade: K – 2)
Secondary Connections:
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)
(National)
- Geometry > Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Measurement > Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Algebra > Understand patterns, relations, and functions (Grade: K – 2)
References:
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)
(National)
- Measurement > Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Measurement > Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Data Analysis and Probability > Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Data Analysis and Probability > Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Algebra > Understand patterns, relations, and functions (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Algebra > Analyze change in various contexts (Grade: K – 2)
- Measurement > Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Geometry > Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Geometry > Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Geometry > Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Geometry > Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Geometry > Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: K – 2)
- Geometry > Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: K – 2)
- Geometry > Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships (Grade: K – 2)
- Measurement > Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 6 – 8)
– View Concise Standard Connections
Primary Connections:
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)
(National)
- Algebra > 1.1 Understand patterns, relations, and functions (Grade: K – 2)
sort, classify, and order objects by size, number, and other properties
Secondary Connections:
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)
(National)
- Geometry > 1.2 Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships (Grade: 3 – 5)
classify two- and three-dimensional shapes according to their properties and develop definitions of classes of shapes such as triangles and pyramids - Measurement > 1.5 Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement (Grade: 3 – 5)
explore what happens to measurements of a two-dimensional shape such as its perimeter and area when the shape is changed in some way - Algebra > 1.2 Understand patterns, relations, and functions (Grade: K – 2)
recognize, describe, and extend patterns such as sequences of sounds and shapes or simple numeric patterns and translate from one representation to another
References:
NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)
(National)
- Measurement > 2.4 Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 6 – 8)
develop strategies to determine the surface area and volume of selected prisms, pyramids, and cylinders - Measurement > 2.5 Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 6 – 8)
solve problems involving scale factors, using ratio and proportion - Data Analysis and Probability > 1.2 Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them (Grade: 3 – 5)
collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments - Data Analysis and Probability > 1.3 Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them (Grade: 3 – 5)
represent data using tables and graphs such as line plots, bar graphs, and line graphs - Algebra > 1.1 Understand patterns, relations, and functions (Grade: 3 – 5)
describe, extend, and make generalizations about geometric and numeric patterns - Algebra > 4.2 Analyze change in various contexts (Grade: K – 2)
describe quantitative change, such as a student's growing two inches in one year - Measurement > 2.3 Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 3 – 5)
select and use benchmarks to estimate measurements - Geometry > 1.3 Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships (Grade: 3 – 5)
investigate, describe, and reason about the results of subdividing, combining, and transforming shapes - Geometry > 3.3 Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: 3 – 5)
identify and describe line and rotational symmetry in two- and three-dimensional shapes and designs - Geometry > 3.2 Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: 6 – 8)
examine the congruence, similarity, and line or rotational symmetry of objects using transformations - Geometry > 4.5 Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems (Grade: 6 – 8)
recognize and apply geometric ideas and relationships in areas outside the mathematics classroom, such as art, science, and everyday life - Geometry > 3.2 Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: K – 2)
recognize and create shapes that have symmetry - Geometry > 3.1 Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations (Grade: K – 2)
recognize and apply slides, flips, and turns - Geometry > 1.3 Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships (Grade: K – 2)
investigate and predict the results of putting together and taking apart two- and three-dimensional shapes - Measurement > 2.3 Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements (Grade: 6 – 8)
develop and use formulas to determine the circumference of circles and the area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and circles and develop strategies to find the area of more-complex shapes
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