Standard Course of Study :: Mathematics — Grade 3

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Super Bowl scores: This activity focuses on analyzing the scores for football games. Students study combinations of numbers to produce possible scores for football games. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and detailed instructions for completing the lesson. Students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Sticks and stones: While playing “Sticks and Stones,” a game based on an Apache game, students collect data, investigate the probability of various moves, and determine the average number of turns necessary to win the game. Working in small groups, students develop... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–8 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

The soup spot: In this lesson, students conduct a survey and create pictographs and line plots. After demonstrating how to read a bar graph, the teacher places students in small groups in order to complete the rest of the activities for the lesson. Students determine... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Shorts and shirts: Students apply problem-solving skills to draw conclusions and the use of higher-level thinking skills is emphasized. Using an activity sheet provided by Illuminations, students predict different ways outfits can be colored. Then, the class analyzes their... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Ice cream cones: In this lesson, students are encouraged to discover all the combinations. Students predict the number of two-color combinations that can be made from eight colors. This activity strengthens the students' problem-solving skills (including elimination and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Food court: Looking back and moving forward: In this lesson, students conduct and present the results of surveys in several ways. The process standards Communication and Representation are fundamental to this lesson. Illuminations provides several activity sheets and detailed instructions for completing... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Create a house number: In this lesson, students look for all the possible solution sets for a mathematics problem involving a three-digit house number. They experiment with numbers to find all possible ways to add three different digits to obtain the given sum of six and explore... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

Clowning around: In this lesson, part of a set of four related Illuminations lessons on combinations, students are encouraged to discover all the combinations. Students determine the number of clown faces that can be made with two mouth possibilities and four colored-hat... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

The bread basket: In this lesson, students conduct a survey and create bar graphs. After the teacher divides students into groups, the class participates in a series of math lessons that focus on a food court. Students learn how to make bar graphs using the data they collect.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics); Provided by: Illuminations

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