Unit 4, Lesson 30-- Math in Our World: Butterfly Migrations

Lesson 30-- Math in Our World:  Butterfly Migrations

Introduction

Hello Mathematicians! Today we will use what we know about addition and subtraction to solve real life story problems about monarch butterfly migrations.

Visual

 Interactive

Part 1 Directions:

  • In the interactive below, read the story situation.
  • Retell the story to someone using your own words.
  • Solve the problem in your notebook, and show your thinking using numbers, pictures, or words (including an equation to represent the problem).
  • Share your work on the Next page.

Part 2 Directions:

  • In the interactive below, find the missing addend. Represent your thinking using numbers, pictures, or words. 
  • Write a story problem about monarch butterflies to match the equation.

In Your Math Notebook:

Let’s get out our math journals and  work through the following application problem. Make sure you read the problem carefully, draw a picture to match your thinking and write and solve an equation.

Read, Draw, Write. DONE!

R (Read the problem carefully.)

A total of 413 milkweed leaves were eaten by two monarch caterpillars in north Georgia. How many leaves could have been eaten by each caterpillar? Find at least three possible solutions.

Show your thinking using numbers, pictures, or words. Include an equation to represent each problem.

D (Draw a picture.)

W (Write and solve an equation.)

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