Increase Student Math Achievement through Differentiation and Review We will present strategies that engage students in all levels of thinking and higher level questioning. Differentiated instruction in the math classroom will be highlighted as well. Two major topics will be an EOG review station plan and using cartoons to encourage reading and writing in the math content area.

1. Fraction Vegetable Garden
Thomas and David are planting a vegetable garden. To help, their
mother has divided the plot into smaller rectangular plots. Thomas and
David decide they really like tomatoes, so they plant 3/8 of the garden as
tomatoes (T). They plant 5/24 of the garden as corn (C), 1/4 as beans (B),
and 1/6 as squash (S). They also decide to save space by planting lettuce
(L) in the same plots as 3/5 of the corn.
Blueprint due Questions due
___________ __________
3-D Garden and Key due
_________________
You will turn in this page on all due dates
_____ Blueprint - 30 points
_____ Accuracy & Completeness (20 points)
_____ Neatness (10 points)
Complete the diagram of the garden (on back) by figuring out how many rectangles Thomas
and David assigned to each vegetable. Record the appropriate letter in each rectangle, and
color each rectangle so that it corresponds with the vegetable. Use the following colors to
color in the garden. You may also draw in the vegetables as long as you keep a neat garden.
Tomato (T) - Red
Corn (C) - Yellow
Squash (S) - Orange
Lettuce (L) - Green
Beans (B) - Brown
_____ Questions - 30 points
Answer the questions on the bottom of the garden blueprint in complete sentences.
Remember to show all your work and write the answers in simplified form.
_____ 3-D Garden - 30 points
_____ Accuracy & Completeness (20 points)
_____ Neatness (5 points)
_____ Creativity (5 points)
Make a 3-D version of Thomas’ and David’s garden using your blueprint. You should use
items found at home, however do NOT use any perishable food items. Remember creativity
counts!
_____ Key - 10 points
Make a key describing the vegetables in the garden.
Parent Signature _______________________

2. 1. What fraction of the garden is planted in lettuce?
2. Of all the vegetables you planted, which did you plant in the least amount? How much of
the garden does it take up?
3. Order the vegetables from least to most planted, and determine what fraction of the
garden each occupies.
4. How much of the garden is occupied by the tomatoes and lettuce combined?
5. How much of the garden is not taken up by tomatoes and squash?
6. What combinations of vegetables would make up 5/8 of the garden?