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3rd grade problem solving basic operations projects
STEM Index Card Tower Challenge - Easy Prep Project- 2 Versions
This easy prep STEM Activity is surprisingly challenging! Students will have a fantastic engineering opportunity through problem-solving. Index Card Towers show your students how to persevere and redesign based on their initial thinking and planning (plus the towers are fun to build!) The best part is that your prep includes one basic material and the students take over from there. Just stand back and watch them brainstorm and build incredibly tall towers. They will groan when the tower falls, d
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Multi-digit Multiplication Project Based Learning
Love project based learning? Look no further for a multi-digit multiplication project with real-world application to engage your students! With this activity, students will have to practice using multi-digit multiplication to plan a camping trip for their classmates. It's engaging, meaningful, and no prep is required!This is a PRINTABLE resource that can also be distributed to students via PDF. A TPT EASEL activity has also been created for these resources. Looking for a fully digital version? C
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Multi-Digit Multiplication Bundle
End of the Year Activities Math Project - Plan a Summer Vacation
End of the year activities should be fun. This math project will have your students excited about doing math. The students will plan a summer vacation using a budget sheet. They will have $2,500 to spend while on vacation with a friend. This is a great way to practice financial literacy with your kids. There is a Powerpoint attached with the flight information that is editable so you can change the flight prices and information to reflect where you live. Also includes a digital copy on Google™
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: Math Project - Plan a Vacation Bundle
Multiplication Project - Real World Math with Arrays Equal Groups Fact Families
SEE ALL REAL-LIFE MATH PROJECTS AND ESCAPE ROOMS HERE.This resource is included in PDF format for printing and in Google Slides™️ format for digital learning. This makes it useable with Google Classroom™️ or Microsoft TEAMS™. Please see the free preview for full details and slide samples.Are you looking for a way to reinforce basic multiplication concepts in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “Run a Pet Shelter” is a real-life math project where students will complete NIN
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Multiplication and Division Facts
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St. Patrick's Day Craft Activity for Kids | Celtic Knots Paper Art Project [v1]
St. Patrick's Day Activity—Celtic Knot paper art activity. This project is original and fun. You won't find anything like it because I made it up! It's been tested with my students and they just LOVED it! I hope your students will as well. At first glance, this Celtic knot activity might look complicated—which is why it's so striking when the students complete it! However, in this unit, I give you everything you need (templates and instructions) to easily teach this lesson. Your kids will have f
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3rd - 7th
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Economics Unit for 3rd & 4th Grade - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, & Budgets
Do you want your students to master all the economics terms and standards in 3rd and 4th grade? Well this hands-on PBL unit to teach economics covers many different concepts through a real life project. After learning vocabulary your students will go through a project that will teach them all about economics. This is not an explicit teaching product, but a project based learning product.This Unit Covers1. Scarcity2. Opportunity Costs3. Producers and Consumers4. Budgets5. Market PlacesWhy will th
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3rd - 5th
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Multiplication & Arrays Math Project for 3rd Grade | Design A Campground
Camp Array Architect is designed to help your third grade students apply their knowledge about equal groups, arrays, multiplication and division fact families, and properties of multiplication as they design arrays and solve word problems throughout this campground-themed simulation project.A digital and printable version of this resource are included making it easy to use whether you are teaching in person, using digital distance learning, or a combination of both.******************************
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3rd
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Winter Multiplication & Arrays Math Project for 3rd Grade
During this multiplication project your students will use arrays to design a map for the Winter Wonderland Festival in Snowflake Valley. Then they’ll create a festival directory featuring all the problem solving and equations that correspond with the arrays in their festival design!The Winter Wonderland Array Architects math project is designed to help your third grade students apply their knowledge about: Equal groupsArraysMultiplication & division fact familiesProperties of multiplicationB
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3rd
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End of the Year Activities Plan a Field Day Math Project | Last Day of School
State testing is done, those report cards are finalized, and you finally have some extra time to enjoy with your class at the end of the year. Check out this Plan a Field Day Math Project to celebrate the last days of the school year while applying math skills to the real world. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-world field day logistics, these field day planning activities push students to practice both their reasoning and key math skills. Students will be so engaged as t
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3rd - 6th
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Array City Multiplication and Division Activities
Array City:This activity is a fun way to introduce, reinforce, and to practice multiplication and division! Children will each make an array of windows on a skyscraper and write the two multiplication and two division problems that relate to their array onto a label. Also included are repeated addition arrays!Scaffolding and Differentiation Options:-Repeated Addition Practice-Multiplication & Division Practice -and Create Your Own Arrays!Bonus Activity:A second craft, "Welcome to Our Neigh
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1st - 5th
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Math Projects & Escape Rooms for Grades 2-3 | Bundle of Ten
Ready to infuse real-life experience into your Math class? Math projects are a great way to do just that!This is a bundle of TEN Math Projects and Escape Rooms: Run a Candy Store (place value to 100)The Camping Trip (addition and subtraction to 100)Run a Pizza Place (fractions)Back In Time (to the Old West): Escape Room (addition/subtraction within 100)Our Earth (graphing and data interpretation)Run a Pet-Sitting Business (addition, subtraction, time, money, and more)You're a Superhero (number s
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2nd - 3rd
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Food Truck Challenge Math Project Based Learning Activity
This project based learning activity incorporates engineering, art, geometry, decimals, addition, and subtraction. Students design and construct a paper food truck and then run it using "Guest Checks" to take customer orders and calculate change. This resource includes:teacher directionsstudent directions (with photos of each step)all templates to construct the food truck, counter, oven, refrigerator, and trash can 4 guest checks to take orders and calculate change scoring rubricfinished example
The Project-Based Math Library | 3rd Grade Math Project-Based Learning
This is a library of 11 project-based math resources for 3rd grade. Each project-based math unit covers a specific math standard which makes these units perfect for standards-based math instruction.Each unit is a 5-day project-based math resource that applies math concepts in a real-world scenario. In each 5-day unit is engaging and authentic and includes student voice and choice. Students are engaged in making decisions for their projects which increases student buy-in and interest in the proje
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3rd
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Valentine's Day STEM Activities | February STEM
February STEM Challenges is a packet of 7 experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before Valentine's Day! Google slides are included. These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: Includes: ❤️Teacher Page ❤️Challenge 1: Students build Candy Heart Towers ❤️Challenge 2: Cupid Challenge Accuracy❤️Challenge 3: Cupid Challenge Distance ❤️Challen
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Math Project-Based Learning: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 | 3rd Grade
This 5-day project-based math resource applies math concepts in a real-world scenario to teach students about concepts of addition and subtraction within 1,000. In this 5-day unit, students will apply adding and subtracting concepts to design and open a bed and breakfast. This basic computation addition and subtraction math project is engaging and authentic. Plus, it's available as both a digital and print resource.This project-based math resource covers concepts of adding and subtracting and is
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3rd
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Also included in: The Project-Based Math Library | 3rd Grade Math Project-Based Learning
Invent a Toy: Financial & Media Literacy Project
Children love TOYS! Bring the excitement into the class by exploring the history of toys, toys around the world, checking out the Toys Hall of Fame and then opening the box of creativity by having your students invent their own. This project, suitable for grades 3-5, is broken down into easy-to-follow steps, from the brainstorming stage to promoting their toy. Where’s the math? After the toys have been invented, students will go on a class shopping spree! This digital & printable project is
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3rd - 5th
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Test Track STEM / STEAM Challenge | Race Car Project Based Learning
Your students will love learning about motion, speed, design and staying on budget with this race car themed STEM Challenge called Test Track. This STEAM project integrates math, science, art, and engineering in an engaging and fun way to incorporate project based learning in your classroom! Students are told that they are going to build their own race cars that need to be as FAST as possible, all while staying with their budget of $29,000! Students choose their car frame (from the 4 options),
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3rd - 6th
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Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade: Camping Trip | Print & Digital
Check out this Math project-based learning (PBL) for 3rd grade math! This fun camping project will help your students practice area, perimeter, time intervals, fractions, graphs, multiplication, and addition. It includes many Math concepts and links to other subject areas, as well as discussion questions for each section.This project will get them out of their seats, happily practicing Math in a real-life situation! Students will put their Math skills to work planning their very own camping trip
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3rd
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Also included in: Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!
I'm All Done! (120 enrichment projects for the WHOLE year)
Put your fast finishers to work, and help them enhance their problem solving, math, and language arts skills along the way! Depending on your students' abilities you may want to allow partner work, or not. You be the judge. Each monthly set is packed full of fun and engaging activities that encourage problem solving skills. Kids will be excited to get to these!
August Fast Finishers
September Fast Finishers
October Fast Finishers
November Fast Finishers
December Fast Finishers
January Fast Fini
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2nd - 3rd
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Winter Math Craft Project for Multiplication 3rd-4th Grade
Winter math activities that combine math with a craft project make learning fun! Create Winter Wonderland, Gingerbread, or Christmas houses to connect arrays and area models to multiplication equations and word problems. Easy to differentiate by choosing either the single-digit or double- digit word problems. You can also choose a worksheet of equations only. Build conceptual understanding for 3rd and 4th graders or as a review for 5th graders. For each problem students build an area model wind
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3rd - 5th
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3rd Math Review | Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Measurement in Feet
If you're looking for an exciting and engaging way to review your 3rd grade math standards on measurement and basic arithmetic operations, look no further than this fast food PBL! This comprehensive unit is designed to help your students develop a deep understanding of basic measurement (in feet), while also strengthening their skills in adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers. With a focus on project-based learning and real-world applications, our program will help your stu
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Math Project-based Learning for 3rd Grade Bundle: 6 Awesome Projects!
Haunted Hotel Halloween Tasks | Halloween Project & Activities
Looking for ideas for Halloween Project Based Learning??Engage your students with a variety of real-world tasks this Halloween season!! This Haunted Hotel project includes 8 math, problem solving, and writing tasks to celebrate Halloween, while sticking to the standards.*A DIGITAL VERSION IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GOOGLE SLIDES!!(A link is included on page 3 of the PDF after purchasing and downloading.)More about this resource:This project is quick and easy to prep. Simply copy the pages you need and
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Flight Challenges - 3 Engaging Problem-Solving Projects
Are you looking for highly engaging STEM activities? Helicopters, Airplanes, and Hoop Flyers, Oh My! These STEM Challenges are all about flight and using variables to design! These Multi-Day projects will motivate students through experimenting and designing using their data.This is a terrific money-saving bundle of three fabulous STEM Challenges! Each may be purchased separately. Each of these will take several class sessions to complete. Designing Paper AirplanesThis product specifically inclu
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Engineering Challenges Pack ~ Dinosaurs and Fossils ~ Set of Five!
Get ready to engineer some Dinosaurs!Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable with theme topics, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific ones, like dinosaurs and fossils!This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I sometimes place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them. There are no right or wrong answers, many different solutions
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3rd - 6th
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