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Math for a Better Life

Francie Caraker

Introduction: This lesson provides students an opportunity to practice math skills while learning about how to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Happy Trails!

Prior Knowledge: Students will need to know how to divide and round-off.

Grade Levels: 5

Objective: The student will use division and round off numbers to compare how many calories are burned during a variety of physical activities.

Resources:

*Computer with Internet access
*Calculator (optional)
*Study Guide
*Math for a Better Life Work Sheet (HTML)
*Math for a Better Life Work Sheet (PDF)

Process: Students access the site Burn off Calories (http://www.diet-i.com/health/calories-burned.htm) and Calorie Count and answer questions on the work sheet.

Learning Advice: Teachers may want to do one sample calculation as an example for students. An overhead transparency of the work sheet would be helpful for the class to review answers as a closure activity.

Evaluation: On a scale of 1-10 with the number of correct answers:

Number Correct	Number of Points	Grade
20-23	9-10	A
18	8	B
16	7	C
14	6	D

Better Life Answer Sheet

Extensions: Have students bring calorie information from the packaging of their favorite prepared food and calculate how long it would take to burn off the calories with each different activity.

Conclusion: Math is a lifetime skill that can improve the quality of life.

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California Academic Content Standards:

Grade 5:
Number Sense
2.0 Students perform calculations and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication and division of fractions and decimals.
2.3 solve simple problems, including ones arising in concrete situations, involving the addition and subtraction of fractions and mixed numbers (like and unlike denominators of 20 or less), and express answers in simplest form

Mathematical Reasoning
1.0 Students make decisions about how to approach problems.

1.1 analyze problems by identifying relationships, discriminating relevant from irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information, and observing patterns

2.0 Students use strategies, skills and concepts in finding solutions.

2.4 express the solution clearly and logically by using the appropriate mathematical notation and terms and clear language; support solutions with evidence in both verbal and symbolic work

NCTM Standards 5-8: Mathematics as Problem Solving, Mathematics as Reasoning, Computation and Estimation