Computer Lab Activities
Endangered Animals: A Math Hunt Activity
Grizzlies, rhinos, cougars, oh my! Students meet these incredible endangered animals while solving math word problems about them.
- Grades: 3–5, 6–8
In “Endangered Animals” (grades 5–8), an online learning activity from Scholastic’s Math Hunt series, students meet some amazing animals in danger of become extinct. Students hunt down information on them to solve five math-related questions.
In addition to challenging students’ reading comprehension skills, “Endangered Animals” tests these “math hunting” skills:
- Addition/Subtraction
- Decimals & Percentages
- Multiplication/Division
- Ratio & Proportion
Sample Question:
By what percentage did the grizzly bear population decrease from 1800 to 1975?
a. 49%
b. 2%
c. 98%
Learning Objectives
By participating in Math Hunt, students will:
- Practice problem-solving skills from the grade 5–8 math curriculum
- Explore topics from the grades 5–8 science and social studies curriculum
- Learn basic Internet research skills
- Develop an understanding of the construction of standardized test questions and multiple-choice answers
- Subjects:Addition and Subtraction, Content Area Reading, Reading Comprehension, Research Skills, Fractions and Decimals, Logic and Problem Solving, Multiplication and Division, Number Sense, Ratio, Proportion, Scale, Real-World Math, Word Problems, Endangered Animals and Welfare, Real-World Science, Communication and the Internet, Computers, Teaching with Technology
- Skills:Research Skills
