Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to apply arithmetic skills to solve football-related problems and understand the connections between math and sports.

Materials and Prep

Materials: iPad with football game app installed

Prep: Familiarize yourself with the basic rules of football and the scoring system.

Activities

1. Play a football game on the iPad and keep track of the score.

2. Calculate the total points scored by a team after a touchdown and a field goal.

3. Create word problems related to football scoring and solve them using addition and subtraction.

Fifth Grade Talking Points

• "In football, a touchdown is worth 6 points and a field goal is worth 3 points."
• "We can use addition to find the total points scored by a team."
• "Subtraction can help us calculate the difference in scores between two teams."
• "Mathematics is used in sports to keep track of scores and statistics."