Welcome 2017! Students were given either a 2, 0, 1, or 7. Then they formed groups to make 2017. Each number had a specific question to answer and share with the group. It was a great way to start of the year with a little sharing and community building. Candy Cane 3 Act Task We saw an image of a broken candy cane and wondered which piece was bigger. Then we generate math questions that we might want to answer. We decided we wanted to know how long the candy cane would be with both pieces still attached. Students had to decide what information we needed to know, and as usually they had to predict before getting information. Then, I gave them images of both candy cane pieces places next to part of a measuring tape, (not starting at zero). This may seem like an easy task, but the some students had a hard time determing the curved part of the candy cane, and a few struggled with both pieces since the measuring tape didn't start at zero. It's an important to understand that the units of measurement should be counted instead of the tic marks on the measuring tape. We had a good discussion about as part of our share out. Making 3D Figures Students had lots of fun using pipe cleaners and straws to constuct 2D and 3D figures. It really helped everyone to notice the vertices, edges, and faces as they recorded these attributes on their geometry chart. Geometry Scavenger Hunt Everyone really enjoyed hunting for 2D and 3D shapes around the school and taking photos with the ipads! Making Earthquake Models We created models of earth's surface (dry erease board), tectonic plates(marbles), and structures on earth (cups to represent buildings), to investigate changes to earth's surface and structures on earth during a quake. Mrs. Lipe's class joined us for our exploration and everyone worked cooperatively in their gorups. Creating Geometry Slideshows Students used their photos to a create shape slideshow to teach others about the attributes of different shapes. Finding Area Students were givien different sized images of Hershey bars and had to figure out how to determine which one had the most chocolate. After much discussion in groups and taking a break to find the area of our desks, all the groups discovered you had to find the area of each chocolate bar. They were then asked to prove which one was biggest and put them in order from greatest area to least area. Exploring Tectonic Plates with Models We used graham crackers and frosting to represent tectonic plates and magma in order to understand what happens when plates collide or slide. This was lots of fun-especially eating the models. One student made a "tectonic sandwhich" out of his crackers and frosting. I love that! Using Sticky Notes to Discover How to Find the Area of a Desk
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |