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Math for the Frontier

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Make history come to life by using the Frontier House series to engage young scholars in the past. Your class will "prepare" for a trip to 1833 Montana. They will learn about homesteading, frontier life, inflation, and cost of living. Using multiplication they will evaluate items from the past as well as the cost of those items today. Additionally, they will learn more about inflation and write about their experiences. The suggested time frame is 5 to 7 periods.

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inflation, montana, the american frontier

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frontier life, inflation, frontier house, montana, 1881, math
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
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