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This By the Numbers: Mathematical Connections in Newspapers for Middle-Grade Students unit plan also includes:
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A cross-curricular resource teaches and reinforces mathematical concepts with several activities that use parts of a newspaper. Scholars use scavenger hunts to find the different ways math is used in the paper along with using data collected from the newspaper to solve problems grounded in the real-world.
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Instructional Ideas
- Separate the class into small groups or pairs to work on the different tasks
Classroom Considerations
- Collect newspapers for several days to allow each learner to have a complete paper
Pros
- Contains several additional suggestions to use a newspaper in the math classroom
- Includes handouts for pupil use
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