Florida Math Day 2008
The Office of Math and Science at the Florida Department of Education was very pleased with the level of participation in schools throughout the state during the first annual Math Day, held on May 1, 2008. The theme of the first annual Math Day was Financial Literacy.
| Grade Level |
Lesson Plan Title and Author |
| 2nd Grade (MA.2.G.5.3) |
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned by Mary Sims, Bluewater Elementary School, Niceville, Florida
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| 5th Grade (MA.5.A.2.2) |
Florida Food Round Up! by Sarah LaBombard-Wright, Shalimar Elementary, Shalimar, Florida
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| 7th Grade (MA.7.A.1.2) |
Let’s Go Shopping: Calculating Percents by Laura Brainard, Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne, Florida
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| Secondary (MA.912.F.3.4) |
Buy Now, Pay Later? Caveat Emptor! by Jenny Ellis, Palm Beach Gardens High School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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These lessons were written by Florida teachers. Please feel free to download the lessons and implement them in your classrooms.
For more information about Florida Math Day, please read here.
The Office of Math and Science thanks all of the fine Florida teachers who submitted lessons for Florida Math Day. Please consider submitting a lesson for next year’s Math Day.
We are very grateful for the contributions of the lesson review panelists, the Florida Association of Mathematics Supervisors, and the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics for all of your support.
Anthony Armbrister, Miami Edison Senior High School Mathematics Educator, interviewed Laurel Isicoff, a federal bankruptcy court judge, about the importance of financial literacy. Click here to download the interview or click here to watch the video.
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Florida Science Day 2008
Topic: Wind Energy
Science Day will blow you away!
Here they are! Please visit the links below to review the winning Science Day lessons:
- 2nd Grade Lesson: Let's Look at Air! By Janet M. Acerra of Pinellas County (PDF File) - Video Link to Model Lesson (Microsoft Silverlight plugin required)
- 5th Grade Lesson: Playground Heat! By Michelle Ferro, Nancy Rehwoldt, and Wendy Shelden of Brevard County (PDF File)
- 7th Grade Lesson: The Winds in My Sails By Ellen Maracotta and Kimberly Rys of Pasco County (PDF File)
- High School Lesson: We Got Trouble, Right Here in "Your Town"! By Jennifer Cribbs of Volusia County (PDF File)
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The Office of Mathematics and Science at the Florida Department of Education was very pleased with the efforts in schools across Florida, in making our First Annual Science Day on May 16th a success. Each of the four lessons at grades, 2, 5, 7, and 9-12, exemplified student-centered, inquiry-based approaches to teaching Florida's new Next Generation Standards for Science, and demonstrated that Florida is at the forefront in the national effort to improve science education for all of our students.
The Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST) and the Florida Association of Science Supervisors (FASS), were also instrumental in supporting Florida Science Day, by offering awards to the writers of each of the four selected lessons. Those awards included a complimentary one-year membership to FAST and paid conference registration for the October 2008 FAST annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Additionally, $500 will be awarded by FAST for support to attend the annual meeting and $250 will be awarded by FASS. The Office of Mathematics and Science thanks the FAST and FASS Executive Boards for their support of this initiative.
For additional information, please contact:
Mr. Lance King
Office of Mathematics and Science
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 501A
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
lance.king@fldoe.org
Phone:850-245-0667