Bussell, Linda

Writing a story about national parks for her school newspaper, Sarah organizes her facts in time lines, charts, and graphs.

The students in the Lewis School garden club use their math skills in division to determine how much lumber they will need to build a fence around the garden.

Team leaders at a sports camp use division to make sure that everyone can join in the fun.

On Game Day, the students at Valley Elementary School use probability to create fun games with coins, number cubes, and spinners.

The students in the chorus club use their math skills in multiplication to plan a picnic of sandwiches, desserts, and drinks for 30 students and 6 adults.

The students in the computer club at King School research information about solid figures and make a web site about buildings that are shaped like geometric solids.

At Elena's pizza party to celebrate her birthday, Elena's father divides small, medium, and large pizzas into fractions to serve everyone's favorite pizza slices.

Using field guides for information, Miss Tosh's students observe and measure plants and insects at a local pond.