Description: Robot and Monkey went on a deep-sea dive in their trusty submarine but they have run into trouble and their submarine light has stopped working. They were able to get back to the continental shelf, but now they need your help to complete their next mission. With the materials provided, create a new and improved submarine model that will withstand the depths of the water and allow the light to continue to shine. The students will be able to create a model of a simple circuit using new materials and explain how it works. The students will also be able to construct a model of the ocean floor and label and describe each of the major

Students will find helpful resources for learning and practicing math skills and processes in this eMediaVA collection.

This collection has resources organized by grade level teachers can use to teach math.

      Using the picture book The True Story of the Three Pigs by A. Wolf  as told to Jon Scieska, students will complete math word problems that cover the measurement SOLs. They will also write their own “true story” of another fairy tale, which covers the English writing SOLs. An extension of this unit could be to have students create math word problems based on their new story and have their classmates solve them. This lesson can also be used as an art activity if the story is illustrated. If technology is available, it can be an opportunity for students to practice their computer skills to create a final version of their new illustrated fairy tale or to use the computer to illustrate it.