How do fractions help us share and distribute resources?
Fractions 4.NF
Sin tainted everything including how mathematics is used.
Examples of misuse include greed and misleading graphs.
Good examples could include using graphs to help people understand the number of animals in an endangered population or math that church leaders use to care for the poor.
Take students on a nature walk to locate symmetry in creation. (4.G.A.3)
God built rules into creation which mathematics is built upon; different cultures use the rules in different ways.
Mathematics is a cultural activity – the people who used it also left their fingerprints.
The traditional algorithm for multiplication and lattice multiplication are examples of how different groups of people used the same structure built in mathematics in different ways to perform the same task.
The Statistics Portal reported that $80 billion dollars were spent on state lotteries in 2016. The census reported approximately 250 million people aged 18 and older.
Write those numbers in standard form. 4.NBT.A.2
What is the average amount spent on lottery tickets for adults in 2016? Do you think this is a wise use of resources?
How do patterns reflect the orderliness of creational structure? 4.OA.C
How does analyzing patterns bring us closer to an understanding of creation and the Creator?
Designing patterns develops God’s creation 4.OA.C
How does geometry reflect the beauty of creation? 4.G
What makes geometry beautiful? Ugly? Intriguing?
Work to the best of their ability
Luke 10:27 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind.”
How do our attitudes toward mathematics reflect our attitudes towards God’s creation?
How can we work in our class so that all members’ gifts are used and celebrated?
I Cor. 12:12-27
How can estimation help us serve? 4.OA.A.3
How does a growth mindset towards mathematics help us work hard to solve problems?
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord”-Colossians 3:23a