Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue

Lesson Details

  • This lesson reviews addition, subtraction, multiplication, and measurement concepts as it relates to fighting fires. Also join us on a virtual tour of a fire engine as one of our firefighters discusses how math applies to fighting a fire!
  • This lesson aligns with the following standard(s):
    • Common Core State Standards:
      • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1
      • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1
      • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.4
Instructor Companion
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Enrichment Homework
  • Common Core State Standards:
    • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1
      Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
    • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1
      Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
    • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.4
      Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.