Unit 8- Penny Jars and Towers

In this unit, students learn to use tables and equations to represent various situations in which one quantity changes in relation to another quantity. They describe and compare different situations of change, and discuss the relationship between them.

Math Words and Ideas

1- Penny Jar Comparison

2- The Penny Jar

3- A Table for a Penny Jar Problem

4- Rules to Describe Penny Jar Situations

5- Windows and Towers

6- Words to Describe Windows and Towers

Non Investigations Games

Connect 4
Logic Icy Purple

Activities to Try at Home

Marble Jar Start with 4 objects in a jar (marbles, pennies, paper clips, or some other small objects). Each day, add 6 more of the same object. Help your child record how many objects are in the jar at the end of each day. Have your child predict how the number of objects in the jar will change over the next few days. Repeat the Marble Jar activity with other numbers (e.g., start with 5 objects and add 9 each day; start with 100 objects and subtract 6 each day).