Mosaic Digital Academy’s elementary students explored mixtures of solids and multiplication through hands-on activities during the Elementary September Park Meet-up. Students enrolled in this virtual platform have multiple opportunities throughout the year to meet up with their peers to socialize and collaborate through standards-based learning. September’s theme was “Fall-icious”. Students used pumpkin seeds to create patterns and structures to help them understand mathematical concepts. Building arrays allowed them to relate multiplication and division by manipulating the pumpkin seeds in a variety of ways. Students then solved multiplication equations to create a recipe for a “Fall-icious” treat.
Following their recipes, students created a mixture of solids, exploring ways to separate ingredients based on physical properties such as particle size, texture, shape, and color. Student engagement through exploration allows Mosaic Owls to experience, think, and solve problems both virtually, and in person with their peers, making their learning experiences engaging and, of course, fun!
