Math Trails
Description:
Teachers and students from around the country have created Math Trails or Math Paths in their schools and communities. Here are a few that you can follow relating to places in north-central Indiana.
- Levels
- Grades 1 through 12.
- Preparation Time
5 minutes
- Activity Time
45 to 60 minutes to walk the trail and solve some of the questions, 15 to 30 additional minutes to discuss solutions and compare results.
Topics
- Multiplication
- Measurement
- Surface area
- Fractions
- Combinatorics
- Symmetry
- Evens and odds
- Problem Solving
Goals
- Participants will learn to see math questions in the world around them.
- Participants will solve real-world problems.
Blooms Taxonomy
- Knowledge
- Comprehension
- Application
Materials
- clipboard
- paper
- pencil
- tape measure and/or ruler
