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Students tally specific plants around the school yard, and then convert the tallys into both fractions and decimals. Wrap up: Discuss results, did different fractions have the same decimal? (introduction to reducing fractions)
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Students learn about fractions, decimals, and pie charts by observing deciduous and coniferous trees in the schoolyard. Students are asked to fill in a pie chart based on their tallied findings, and then convert their answers into both a decimal and a fraction. Wrap up: discuss students’ answers, did different fractions have the same decimal? (Introduction to reducing fractions)
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Students learn to calculate percentage by finding plants, animals and non-living objects around the school yard and illustrating them in a pie chart. Wrap up: What had the highest percentage: plants, animals, or non-living? Was one dominant for most/all of the students?
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Learn about color and its variability among common schoolyard objects. Students find the item listed on the activity sheet and rub it on the page to see what color is left behind. Wrap up: Students compare colors and then discuss why different objects contain certain colors or why others vary.
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Students attempt to find all of the geometric shapes/angles listed within the scope of the classroom or schoolyard. Wrap up: Discuss the objects students used to fill their quest sheet.
