Ladybugs

"What? Growing bugs is a real job? And it requires math?"

Subject: Mathematics; Problem Solving
Topics:
- Numeration
- Use Proportional Reasoning
Grades: 2 - 4
Concepts:
- Thousands
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can read and write whole numbers up to "1,000,000"
- Can use proportional reasoning to solve problems

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Hands-On Math Movie:

Growing BugsGrowing Bugs

"What? Growing bugs is a real job? And it requires math?!" Organic farmers depend on Jan Dietrick to supply them with good bugs that attack bad bugs. She depends on her knowledge of numbers to get the job done.
Running time 1:19 minutes.

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