Jennifer+Michael

Daily Lesson GAME Plan || GOALS ||  1. Students will represent categorical data using tables and graphs, including bar graphs and line graphs. (MA #15) 2. Students will estimate the area of irregular shapes using grids. (MA #15) 3. Students will demonstrate eye contact, articulation, and appropriate voice intonation with descriptive presentations. (ELA #13) 4. Students will use technology tools to organize, interpret, and display data. (TE #9) ||  2. Communication and collaboration 3. Research and information fluency 4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making ACTION || During Class || Time |||| Instructional Activities || Materials and Resources || 45-60 minutes |||| In pairs students will research different types of playground equipment. While researching students need to find the area the equipment needs and the price. Each pair of students will choose five (5) items to present to the class. Students will copy and paste the links of where they find their five items so they can show the class pictures during their presentation. || Computer with internet access Word processing software to create a list of links || 25-30 minutes |||| Students will come back together and each pair will briefly present the five playground items they chose. The class will then vote on their favorite fifteen items to present to the students in grades 3-5. || Computer with internet access and projector Word processing software || 15-20 minutes |||| Students will head outside to measure the available space on the playground. Students will find the area of the playground. Students will then determine about how many of the fifteen items would actually fit in the available playground space. || Measuring tapes || 60-90 minutes to create presentations 15-20 minutes to present |||| Students will again work in pairs to create a presentation introducing the chosen fifteen playground items. Each group will visit a different classroom (grades 3-5) and present. They will then pass out a ballot and each student will vote for their favorite five playground items. || Computer with presentation software and projector || 30-45 minutes |||| Students will tally the results from each of the classroom ballots and crate a bar graph to show the data. Students will determine if the top five items will fit in the playground area. If not, the top four designs will be picked. || Chart paper || 60-90 minutes |||| In groups of 4 students will design a layout for the new playground equipment. As a class students will design a PowerPoint that gives the results of the classroom surveys, details about the top 4 or 5 choices, and the students’ proposed designs. || Computer with PowerPoint Projector || MONITOR || EVALUATION ||
 * Lesson Title: ** A New Playground ||||
 * Grade Level: ** 4th grade mathematics ||
 * Grade Level: ** 4th grade mathematics ||
 * Content Standards: **
 * ISTE NETS-S **
 * Instructional Objective(s): ** Students will survey students to determine what type of playground equipment is wanted on the new playground. Students will use the result of the survey to create a presentation to persuade city leaders to install new playground equipment on our school playground. ||
 * Problem Background: ** As part of his campaign our mayor promised to redo the playground at our elementary school. He was elected in October 2008 and this promise has yet to be fulfilled. Students will research different types of playground equipment, poll students in grades 3-5 on their preferences, create visual displays of the results, and create a presentation to be given to the mayor and city council at a city council meeting.
 * Problem Background: ** As part of his campaign our mayor promised to redo the playground at our elementary school. He was elected in October 2008 and this promise has yet to be fulfilled. Students will research different types of playground equipment, poll students in grades 3-5 on their preferences, create visual displays of the results, and create a presentation to be given to the mayor and city council at a city council meeting.
 * Before-Class Preparation: ** City council meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Talk to parents to find out which students would be able to attend the city council meeting to present the material. ||
 * Ongoing Assessment: ** Students will be informally assessed all through this project. Formal grades will be taken on measuring the playground and finding the area and creating the bar graph from the survey data. Technology skills will also be assessed when students create their presentations for the other classrooms.
 * Ongoing Assessment: ** Students will be informally assessed all through this project. Formal grades will be taken on measuring the playground and finding the area and creating the bar graph from the survey data. Technology skills will also be assessed when students create their presentations for the other classrooms.
 * Accommodations and Extensions: ** Students will be paired according to level of comfort with technology and creating PowerPoint presentations. This will not be the first presentations we have created, so I can observe in prior lessons to determine pairings. As an extension, students can figure out different playground layouts using different combinations of the original fifteen items chosen by the class. ||
 * Lesson Reflections and Notes: ** Students can practice conducting surveys and creating different types of graphs throughout the year. ||
 * Lesson Reflections and Notes: ** Students can practice conducting surveys and creating different types of graphs throughout the year. ||