Middle School Resource Everyday Math by Discovery Education Students will do the following: Discuss how to solve word problems involving time and money Work as a class to solve word problems focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions Work with a partner to make up their own word problems Related NY State Academic Standards: […]

High School Resource Classroom Idea: Math and Time Have students make multiplication and addition charts for a 12-hour clock, using only the numbers 1-12. Have students determine if the system is closed under addition and multiplication. If not, they should give a counterexample. Have students determine if multiplication and addition are commutative under the system, […]

Middle School Resource Making a Sun Clock by Exploratorium An activity in which students build a sundial to illustrate how people used shadows to tell time before there were clocks. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.E.PS1.1 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, […]

Elementary School Resource Koo Koo for Clocks by NYSATL In this Learning Experience, students design and make clocks. Related NY State Academic Standards: 1.G.3, 2.G.3, 3.NF.1, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!