ProjectGuideline:TheEndofTheYearMiniLesson

Astheyeariscomingtoandend,thestudentswillworkwithagrouptocreatea

minilessonforoneoftheirfavoritemathconcepttheylearnedthroughouttheschoolyear.The
studentswillpickamathconceptthattheylearned,enjoyed,andwouldliketoexpandon.
Studentswillbeabletoapplywhattheyhavelearnedandcreateaminilessontodemonstrate
furtherunderstanding.Theywillneedtoresearchonlineandfindatleastonenewmethodin
solvingthatparticularmathconcept.Asyouknow,thereisnotjustonerightwaytosolveamath
problemtherearemultiplewaysoffindingasolutionandthatswhatsgreataboutmath.

GradeLevel:6
th
GradeMath

ISTEStandards:
*CreativityandInnovation:a)Applyexistingknowledgetogeneratenewideas,products,or
processes.

*CommunicationandCollaboration:d)Contributetoprojectteamstoproduceoriginalworks
orsolveproblems.

*ResearchandInformationFluency:c)Evaluateandselectinformationsourcesanddigital
toolsbasedontheappropriatenesstospecifictasks.

*CriticalThinking,ProblemSolving,andDecisionMaking:d)Usemultipleprocessesand
diverseperspectivestoexplorealternativesolutions

CAStateStandard:
*NumberSense2.3:Solveadditionproblemsthatusepositiveandnegativeintegers.

LearningObjective:
*Studentswillbeabletocollaborate,create,applyanddemonstratetheirknowledgeand
masteryofamathconceptthroughtheexplorationresearchusingonlineresources.

*Studentswillcreateapresentationusingadigitaltooltohelpteachandintroduceanewmethod
ofsolution.

*Studentswilldemonstratetheirunderstandingconceptuallyusingvisualsaidsandexamples.

Materials:
*40Chromebooks(CheckouttheChromebookcartforaweeksothatstudentscanresearch
andcreatetheirproject.)
*MiceforChromebooks
*AccesstoInternet(WirelessInternet)
*Paper/pencils(Brainstormingforideasandoutliningprojects)
*PosterPaperParkingLot(foranyquestions,thoughts,comments,orconcerns)
*PostitNotes(canwritedownideas/questionsandplaceonParkingLotPoster

Resources/Technology:
*ProjectCriteriaHandout
*AssessmentRubric
*CreativeToolList
*TeamRolesHandout
(Teacherwillgoovereachhandoutwithstudents.Handoutsaregiventohelpensurethat
studentsunderstandthecriteriaoftheprojectniceandclearly.
Teacherwillalsogooverandintroducethecreativetoolsthatthestudentsmayusetopresent
theirprojects.)

LessonPlanOutline:
Thisisaoneweekinclassproject,duetolimitedresourceandinternetaccessathome.The
projectsandpresentationsmightneedmorethanthetimeallocateddependingonthestudents
abilitiesandprogression.

Day1:Createteams,gooverprojectguidelinesandcreativetools,studentspickamath
conceptandexplorecreativetool.

Day2:Studentsstartresearchingnewmethod,outlineprojectandstartcreatingminilesson.

Day3andDay4:Studentsworkoncreatingminilessonwithacreativetool.

Day5:AddfinishingtouchesandPractice/PresentLessons.

*Thepresentationwillgoontothefollowingweekandmaytakeanextradayortwotofinishup.
*Presentationsshouldbearound5to10minuteslong.

*TheParkingLotposterwillbedisplayedintheclassroomthroughouttheweek.Thiswillhelp
addressanyissues,questions,orconcernsstudentsmayhaveinregardstotheproject.The
teacherwillreadthemdailyandaddressthemeachdaybeforeclassstarts.

Conclusion:
Aseachgrouppresent,everystudentshouldtakenotes.Afterallpresentationsarecomplete,
thestudentswillwriteareflectionjournalabouttheirexperienceandshareoutwhatthey
enjoyed,anythingnewthattheydiscoveredandwhatneededimprovement.

*ExplanationofStudentSampleProject:
Thesamplestudentproject,isaminilessononhowtoAddIntegers.Afterresearching,the
studentfoundmultiplewaysofaddingintegersbysingingasongtohelprememberthebasic
rules,usinganumberlineanddrawingout+andsignsascounters.