The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers a series of math lessons for grades 3-5 that involve study of Hudson River animals and shipping. The lessons incorporate
Hudson River data to construct word problems that require mathematics skills for their solution. A number of the lessons require students to interpret information in tables or bar graphs. Several also build geography skills through use of Hudson River Miles, a system which uses mile numbers to locate points on the river.
The lessons include:
"Math Lessons Using the Hudson River." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.
Hudson River data to construct word problems that require mathematics skills for their solution. A number of the lessons require students to interpret information in tables or bar graphs. Several also build geography skills through use of Hudson River Miles, a system which uses mile numbers to locate points on the river.
The lessons include:
- On the Trail of the Hudson's Migratory Fish
- On the Trail of the Blue Crab
- Tracking the Salt Front
- Add & Subtract with Hudson River Shipping
- Tens! Hundreds!! Thousands!!! of Tons
"Math Lessons Using the Hudson River." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.
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