6th grade math resources for Microsoft Word and for GATE

Your students will ask to stay in from recess for this. It is the most popular unit I've taught in 32 years, and it is packed with challenging critical thinking.We imagine students are training at the school for spies: mini survivor challenges, mini crossbows, a jewel heist, footprint mysteries, memory games, cipher disks, case files, messages hidden in gel caps. This unit is STEM and critical thinking at its coolest and finest, and we’ve thrown in reading, speaking and listening, and a social-

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, GATE

Grades:

4th - 7th

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Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted

Da Vinci Parachute Prototypes -- Hands-on STEM

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Engineering, Geometry, Physical Science

In this lesson, students solve geometry problems and learn background physics concepts as they build a working model of Leonardo Da Vinci’s parachute. Logic, critical thinking, a bit of Renaissance history, writing and supporting conclusions with details from a source—it’s all here too! Make this extended lesson a cross-curricular, standards-based mini-unit, or just make it a cool building activity. Pick and choose the level of commitment right for you and your students. With the suggested e

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Grades:

4th - 8th

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Projects, GATE, Lesson

STEAM Kid Engineering -- The Playable Golf Course Design Unit for GATE

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In this unit, students will build a contraption to hit a small, wooden golf ball through a scaled version of a golf course which they and their classmates have designed. They’ll make a trundle wheel for measuring and marking the course, write down their scores on a scorecard, design putters, and learn background in physics through their work in the engineering and design process. The Playable Golf Course is not just fun. It’s a challenging engineering, design, and construction unit including

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Grades:

4th - 8th

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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE

Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE

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Economics , Gifted and Talented, Math

Smaller tasks add up to big, big learning with this gold medal standard project-based learning activity! What a sneaky cool way to learn math, economics, and functional design! (Insert evil teacher laugh.) It’s a hands-on approach to Common Core Standards. In Carnival Game Economics, students design a carnival skill game and gather data as junior market researchers during the test phase. They’ll use this data to help make decisions. After making calculations for probability, students will

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Grades:

4th - 7th

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Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!

Ratios Scale Comparison 6 Pack GIFTED AND TALENTED Hands-on Real World Math

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Gifted and Talented, Math, Word Problems

Low prep! Get started tomorrow! Here are math selections from my most popular math and STEM units for GATE students. Included in this collection are a baker’s half-dozen activities for real-world, high-interest hands-on math projects with ratio and scale. The activities often extend into art, science, engineering, or other areas of math as well. You get at least 6 hours of contact time here. These activities are challenging for my 5th grade gifted and talented students and will still be

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Grades:

4th - 7th

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T-Shirt Entrepreneurs PROJECT BASED LEARNING Math Economics GATE 4-8th

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Applied Math, Economics , Gifted and Talented

Your students will be excited for this “gold medal standard” project-based math, design, and economics activity. It’s appropriate and adaptable for 4th – 8th grade. It has been a staple for my 4th grade gifted and talented math group since 2013.You won’t be the sage on the stage. Students will problem-solve their way through the project working in collaborative teams, and the teacher will guide, be a resource, spur discussion, play devil’s advocate, and provide mini lessons when necessary.In

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

Also included in: STEAM Class BUNDLE - Math Focus Hours of Hands-on Projects GATE Gifted

STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE

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Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet! Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Projects, GATE

Also included in: 30 Hours of STEAM ADVENTURES Bundle - 8 3-6 Hour Units Upper Elementary GATE

STEAMy GATE 4th 5th 6th PYRAMIDS Unit

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Geometry, Gifted and Talented, Social Studies - History

Very STEAMy with reading and writing, too! This unit is loaded with higher order thinking tasks, variety across the curriculum, creative responses, and hands-on learning through building and design. It’s the same sort of stuff you’re used to seeing here, and your kids will love it! • Level—4th through 6th grade GATE • Time—about 15 hours • Materials—start saving cardboard! Craft sticks and tape or low temp hot glue. Otherwise, common classroom materials. You’ll get explanations, teacher

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Basic Operations, Mental Math, Order of Operations

CCSS:

5.MD.A.1

, 7.G.B.6

, RI.5.1

, RI.5.2

, RI.5.7

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Also included in: COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 2016-2017 School Year 50% off!

NOGGLE!- A Fun Math Warm-Up Activity

Created by

Christopher Rhodes

Noogle is played like the game Boggle, but uses numbers instead. Students are challenged to find a string of numbers that meet the different categories. Students may use any operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division). Great for GATE students, early finishers, or as a Math Center activity. Product comes as a Microsoft Word document so that you can change the numbers as often as you would like. You can also keep the grid blank and have students write in their own numbers or

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Centers

Friday Math - PAPER FOOTBALL - 3rd GATE through 6th Grade, 3 Levels of Challenge

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Fractions, Gifted and Talented, Word Problems

In this lesson, we take goofing off to a new level. Imagine playing paper football as an assignment . . . this might take all the fun out of it forever! This lesson is perfect for a Friday, for after a big test, for a test review, or as a center. It only takes about an hour and keeps kids engaged and thinking. You will find three levels of challenge to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners make this set of lessons highly adaptable, and alignment to the Common Core Math Standards thre

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Activities, GATE, Centers

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Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle

STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game

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Applied Math, Engineering, Physical Science

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this goalie, net and goal, and cool marshmallow “snapper” is a complete kid-built soccer game. We don’t have to use our imagination here! Our snapper really shoots the marshmallow ball, and our goalies really defend. Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, trajectory, etc.

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Activities, GATE

CCSS:

5.NF.B.3

Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle

WWII Airplane Fighter Gliders - GATE STEM + Reading 3rd-7th Grades

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Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Math

Yes, we get to throw little gliders around the classroom. This is the sneakiest, most evil sort of teacher trick: learning standards and being challenged academically while having fun! This unit is perfect for a Friday or the day before a vacation. Start it in the morning, and run across the entire curriculum throughout the school day. Or take pieces out of the unit here and there over the course of days and weeks . . . as the components can work as “stand alone” or as a cohesive trip acr

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Grades:

3rd - 7th

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Also included in: 4th 5th +more COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 400 pages 46% off

Friday Math -- Baseball Card Probability Game

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Fractions, Geometry, Gifted and Talented

This series of activities will challenge students’ Common Core skills and critical thinking skills in a variety of ways! How do baseball video game developers design their video games so that Major League players perform with relative accuracy according to their real-life strengths and weaknesses? They begin with statistics and probability. In this series of activities, students will apply probability (expressed as fractions and dice rolls) in order to design a baseball card which will be use

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle

Math Higher Level Thinking Questioning Stems

Created by

Stephanie Y

Do you want to raise the level of questioning in your students during math? Do you want to raise your level of questioning? Then this product is for you! Based on Bloom's four highest level of thinking, these questions help to guide discussions. There are "Questions for my Peers" and "Questions for Self-Reflection". There is also a tracking sheet included for students to be aware of types of questions they ask and to set questioning goals. Great for gifted and talented students! Can also be adap

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

1st - 12th

Types:

GATE, Printables, Centers

Friday Math: "Hands-on" Scaling -- Ratios and Fractions

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Fractions, Geometry, Gifted and Talented

Why not spice up the common core standards with this (literally) hands-on activity? It's a perfect fit for a Friday or two or for an extension to challenge advanced learners. Students will use critical thinking to explore area, scale, fractions, ratios, and spatial relations by tracing their hand and transforming their hand to 1:4 scale. An extension activity extends this lesson to art and mechanical drawing applications. This lesson is recommended for 4th or 5th grade gifted and talented an

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Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

GATE, Activboard Activities, Lesson

Also included in: FRIDAY MATH PROJECTS Collection 4th 5th 6th 7th Grades GATE Hands-on and PBL

STEM Kid Constructions -- Rubber Band Swing Ride

Created by

Engineering, Gifted and Talented, Math

Another STEM unit that is very popular with my students. We teachers are a sneaky sort, though . . . because this unit is packed with challenging critical thinking activities, math, physics, and engineering—even a GATE social-emotional lesson. If you’ve purchased any of my STEM design lessons and units before, you know what to expect. If you have not, please read the reviews! Use this for your advanced groups, or send students off on an independent investigation. Level: Extra challenging f

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Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

, 6.G.A.1

Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE

GATE + STEAM -- "The Studio" Unit for Upper Elementary

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Applied math, engineering, design, 3D art, economics, and creativity . . . Imagine building your own small studio in your backyard and decorating it to suit your personality. Would you have a carpeted library complete with a desk and laptop where you couldn’t be bothered by brothers, sisters, or parents? How about a miniature basketball court with a big screen television—a raucous playroom for you and your friends? Maybe you would add a loft, skylights, and a hot tub. Maybe you will open yo

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Grades:

4th - 7th

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Also included in: Gifted and Talented COMPLETE 5TH GRADE PROGRAM 70+ Contact Hours GATE

MATH PEOPLE - UPPER ELEMENTARY GATE 20+ Hours! Gritty STEAM Real World Fun!

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Independent, small group, or whole class: you’ll find this unit to be of the same nature as my other strongly reviewed math units for 4th and 5th GATE and 6th (or even 7th) grades. Download now if you are looking for real world/applied math challenges, grit, hands-on tasks, creative problem-solving, design, economics, and plenty of room for creativity! This unit spans 20 or more hours of focused work time for an advanced learner (probably 30 hours if you teach this whole class). It’s r

Subjects:

Decimals, Geometry, Math

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

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Also included in: COMPLETE PROGRAM Bundle Gifted and Talented GATE 2016-2017 School Year 50% off!

STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

Created by

Engineering, Geometry, Gifted and Talented

Tops are the tops! Let’s make our own and experiment! Who would have thought we could blend so much science, engineering, and math into this simple little toy? You’ve probably seen those valentines where you can punch out a circle and insert a pencil to make a top. Those are hugely disappointing. These tops, however, are COOL! Anytime we do something cool in the classroom, we want to sneak in plenty of content with it, right? Such is the case here, and you’ll find Common Core State Standa

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Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Basic Operations, Business, Life Skills

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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!

Student checkbook register

Created by

KT's Brain Children

You can use these to help students learn how to use a checkbook, manage their money, and as a managemnent tool. I award students "$1" for each homework assignment turned in on time. Students track their progress daily. Table points can be cashed in monthly and added in. Excessive restroom use can result in owing money. At the end, you can have a store or some sort of opportunity for students to practice writing a check and also balance their checkbooks. Make multiple copies back to back and

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Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

GATE

Friday Math - Penny Tile Flooring for Upper Elementary and GATE

Created by

Applied Math, Geometry, Gifted and Talented

Another Friday Math lesson for hands-on learning across several Common Core Standards . . . at least 22 standards from 2nd to 6th grade: multiplication, division, decimals, area, geometry arrays, expressing ratios, public speaking and listening, and more! In this lesson, students apply math skills to determine the number of pennies required to tile a kitchen floor. They’ll make strong hands-on, visual-mathematic connections for area and multiplication as they tackle this real-life DYI dilem

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Also included in: 30 Hours of STEAM ADVENTURES Bundle - 8 3-6 Hour Units Upper Elementary GATE

Desktop Zip Lines -- GATE STEM for Upper Elementary

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Engineering, Geometry, Gifted and Talented

Students not only study physical science, they design with it, build with it, they write about it, calculate with it, and they live it. It’s the engineering process in miniature as our engineering teams design and then build desktop ziplines from scratch. Students will draft plans, build zipline towers, choose the best zippy materials, and assemble their ziplines. Hey, it’s incredible fun . . . but it’s not just fun and games here! Students will use their ziplines to collaborate on a physica

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Grades:

3rd - 7th

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