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Math on the Farm-Grade 8 Resource

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Grades

8

Subjects

Math

Resource Type

Activity
Lesson Plan

Grade 8 classrooms can use this fun resource to support math 8 curriculum including using percentages and ratios. Students use their math skills to help Sam, the dairy farmer, complete tasks throughout a busy day on a dairy and crop farm. The challenge: how can you help the farmer to increase their crop yield, keep the cows happy and healthy, and run the farm smoothly? There are 5 math tasks to completed by students. As the students complete the tasks, they learn just how much math happens every day on the farm; from making milk replacer for the calves to determining how many hectares of soybeans need to be planted in order to harvest enough for the winter. This fun resource includes a lesson plan with curriculum connections as well as a student facing PowerPoint to help guide the classroom activity. Math on the Farm Resource provides: -lesson plan with curriculum connection to grade 8 math, background information, guiding questions, student task answers and a list of online resources and video links - student-facing inquiry guide (PowerPoint) with tasks to complete in small groups - staff support to answer questions

Created By: Agriculture in the Classroom Nova Scotia

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