Math and Science Department Blog
Fourth grade students learned multi-step problems involving conversion of units of measure for a given attribute within the same system of measurement, metric or customary (for ...
This week in the third grade at Amigos Por Vida, the kids are learning about space and the solar system. As a math and science teacher I tend to find connections between the top...
Math and Art Fractals are patterns that repeat at every scale - creating never-ending swirls, lines, and curves that have been loved in the natural, math, and art worlds for ...
The Math and Science Night will take place on January 16th, 2020. This is a huge event designed to spark student's creativity and imagination. There will be competitions, ra...
In a crowded room, two people probably share a birthday It only takes 23 people to enter a room to give you an evens chance that two of them have the same birthday. With 75 p...
When teaching fractions, we need to watch out for common errors or misconceptions that will automatically led to errors in computation. Students at first, often when given a fra...
We are getting ready for our math and science night that will take place on January 16th! This year it will be even more exciting since we are combining this event with the scie...
This week the six grades are practicing orders of operations and equivalent expressions. This is a interesting year for them because they are introduced to a lot of new material...
Out of the many possibilities for a class pet, a reptile was never on my list. And as we discussed with my class the options for a pet, the only reptiles I even considered were ...
Eighth grade students started using Quizziz as a tool to supplement learning. Quizziz allows students to practice recently acquired skills and allows them to work on previ...
Can you guess what subject is the favorite in my classroom? If you guessed science, you are correct! My students can’t get enough of science! My little...
Mathematics is very important at the 4th grade level. Students are expected to build a good foundation so they can move on to the next grade level...
APV Kids Rock! First Graders have been learning about forces and magnets. Students loved pushing and pulling objects, and identify the amount of force they need to apply t...
Third grade is a very important year for students as they gear up to take their first ever STAAR test. Third grade shifts from learning two-and-th...
At Amigos Por Vida - Friends For Life, we believe hands on learning is always a great way to reinforce a lesson. Especially when it comes to learning some of the tougher topics ...