Lesson Info: No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders) Gizmo

No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders)

The alien school children from the planet Zigmo travel to distant planets on a field trip. The goal is to select a bus size so that all buses are full and no aliens are left behind. This is a nice illustration of division with remainders.

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Screenshot of No Alien Left Behind (Division with Remainders) Gizmo

LESSON MATERIALS:

Student Exploration Sheet
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- PDF
Exploration Sheet Answer Key

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Teacher Guide
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Vocabulary Sheet
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Assessment Questions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Model division of whole numbers.
Solve whole number division problems with the aid of a model.
Understand the concept of a remainder.

VOCABULARY:

dividend, divisor, quotient, remainder

User Recommendations (6):

Great way to introduce or review division with remainders.

MATH: 3rd Grade

By: Elizabeth Palenzuela-Ferrand (Florida) | Recommended 5 days ago
This is great for students who are visual learners or are struggling with division.

MATH: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade | Math 6

By: Hayley Yates | Recommended 100 days ago
I continue to refer back to this Gizmo, as my classes really connected with what to do with the remaining numbers or "aliens". Fun!

MATH: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

By: Amelia Watters (South Carolina) | Recommended 112 days ago
Awesome way to move kids from drawing groups into algorithm.

MATH: 4th Grade, 5th Grade

By: Mrs. Menendez (Florida) | Recommended 119 days ago
It also helps them to know how to interpret a remainder by adding one to the quotient - a tricky concept for a lot of kids.

MATH: 5th Grade

By: Tobi Layton (Missouri) | Recommended 119 days ago