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Standards:
PA CORE (MATH)
1.-2. CC.2.4.4.A.1: Solve
problems involving
measurement and
conversions from a larger
unit to a smaller unit
Common Core (Math)
1.-2. 2.3.4.A: Use
concrete objects to
demonstrate an
understanding of
measurement quantities
(e.g., length, weight,
temperature)
NCTM
1.-2. F. Select and apply
appropriate NCTM
standard units and tools
to measure length, area,
and volume, wright, time,
temperature, and size of
angles
Practice Standards:
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP
5 Use appropriate tools
strategically.
Common Core (Science)
1.-2. 3.1.4 B6: Science as
Inquiry
Formative Assessment:
1.-2. Students will be
estimating and measuring
using the metric system
during class.
Content Knowledge:
Prior: Students need to be familiar with how to use a scale, rulers, and
measuring cups. They will have already learned how to do subtraction.
Current: Students will be able to distinguish a difference between
measurements such as distance, mass, and volume (cm, g, and ml). Students will
also learn to make appropriate approximations.
We will bring up pictures of famous Olympic athletes, and ask the students
who they are and how they became famous. This will get students
thinking about the Olympics.
Good afternoon 4th grade. Do you know any of these people up here on
the screen? Can you identify the sport they are involved in? Who are
they? How did they become famous?
When students can identify a person/event, they get to touch the picture
to uncover the activity for the day.
Lesson Development:
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Today we are going to be playing our own Olympic games! You will be
filling out this worksheet while doing the four different challenges. Station
one has the marble grab, station two involves squeezing the water out of
a sponge, station three will require you to throw a cotton ball, and at
station four you will be throwing straws. On your paper you will be
estimating the mass of the total amount of marbles you can grab, the
amount of water you can squeeze out of a sponge in terms of mL, and the
distance you can throw a cotton ball and a straw. *worksheet attached at
the end of the file, Mini-Metric Olympics.
Before we go to these stations, we need to make estimations of the
distance, mass or volume for each event. Who can tell me what an
estimation is?
Before we start estimating, lets take a look at some examples to
develop a better understanding as to how much a gram weighs, how long
a centimeter is, and how much a milliliter is.
Once you write down an estimation, do not erase it. You will then go to
each station in groups, and see how close your estimations were to
reality.
There will be some examples on a slide for them to look at.
We will then break into four equal groups, based on recommendations
made by the classroom teacher.
Miss. Reed, Miss. Best, and Mrs. Grejda will all be at different stations to
run that station. One station will be without a teacher, so one of us will
instruct and supervise two groups. The instructor at station 3 will be in
charge of station 3 and 4 since the students will be doing similar activities
at these two stations.
Each group will only have about five minutes at each station, and then
they will rotate to a new station.
After each group has been at every station, we will gather the class back
up as a whole.
Now, you need to add all of the numbers in the far right column, under
the heading score, to find your total. Students will be given a few
minutes to figure out their total.
Who would like to share their individual total score?
Now we want you to add your individual total scores together to get a
group score. *Students will be able to write their group scores on the
smart board.
Which station was your favorite, why? Were you surprised by any of the
actual measurements? Did you think the cotton ball would go further than
it did?
Lesson Ending:
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Materials: -
handouts
Station directions
Marbles
Bowl
Scale
Sponge
Water
Bowl
Graduated Cylinder
Cotton balls
Rulers
Tape
Straws
Rulers
Tape
Bell Ringer
Name:_____________________________________
1)
5 cm3 cm=
2)
51 mL43 mL=
3)
85 g62 g=
4)
15 mL8 mL=
Bell Ringer
Name:_____________________________________
1)
5 cm 3 cm=
2)
51 mL43 mL=
3)
85 g62 g=
4)
15 mL8 mL=