Motherhood Math: Mothers in the Workforce
Subjects
- Educational Technology
- Mathematics
Arithmetic, Statistics
- Social Sciences
Economics, Sociology
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Grades
3-5, 6-8, 9-12
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Brief Description
Students study a table showing how the number of working mothers increased between 1955 and 2001 and complete the provided work sheet.
Objectives
Students will
- study the table that shows how the number of working mothers has increased.
- use the information in the table to complete the work sheet.
Keywords
mother, work, labor, table, chart, percent, percentage, quiz, true, false
Materials Needed
Lesson Plan
The number of working mothers has increased dramatically since 1955. In 1955, 18 percent of mothers with children younger than 6 years old worked outside the home; by 2000, that number had leaped to 65 percent.
Note: The work sheet for this activity is too difficult for most third and fourth graders. You might want to create your own questions for those students.
Distribute the Mothers
in the Workforce work sheets. Explain to students that they
will use the Mothers
Participating in Labor Force, 1955-2004 table to answer the
questions about the history of mothers in the workforce. You can
use one of the following approaches or adapt the activity to suit
your own needs:
- Post the working mothers table in a learning center. Have students complete the work sheet at that center.
- Invite students to access the table online by typing the URL -- http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104670.html
-- into the computer's browser window.
- Print a copy of the table for each student.
- Complete the activity as a class. Project an image of the table from the computer onto a large screen.
Assessment
Students will correctly answer at least eight of the ten questions on the work sheet.
Answer Key: 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. T
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
MATHEMATICS: Number and Operations
- GRADES 3 - 5
NM-NUM.3-5.1 Understand Numbers, Ways of Representing Numbers, Relationships Among Numbers, and Number Systems
NM-NUM.3-5.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
- GRADES 6 - 8
NM-NUM.6-8.1 Understand Numbers, Ways of Representing Numbers, Relationships Among Numbers, and Number Systems
NM-NUM.6-8.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
- GRADES 9 - 12
NM-NUM.9-12.1 Understand Numbers, Ways of Representing Numbers, Relationships Among Numbers, and Number Systems
NM-NUM.9-12.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
MATHEMATICS: Data Analysis and Probability
- GRADES 3 - 5
NM-DATA.3-5.2 Select and Use Appropriate Statistical Methods to Analyze Data
- GRADES 6 - 8
NM-DATA.6-8.2 Select and Use Appropriate Statistical Methods to Analyze Data
NM-DATA.6-8.3 Develop and Evaluate CUT OFF
- GRADES 9 - 12
NM-DATA.9-12.2 Select and Use Appropriate Statistical Methods to Analyze Data
MATHEMATICS: Connections
- GRADES Pre-K - 12
NM-CONN.PK-12.3 Recognize and Apply Mathematics in Contexts Outside of Mathematics
TECHNOLOGY
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To see Mother's Day lessons we published last year, go to Mother's Day Magic: Today's Gift, Tomorrow's Treasure.
Originally published 04/26/2002
Last updated 03/18/2007
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