| Sun and Clouds |
Grade:
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Content Area:
Technology |
Time Frame:
1 lesson (45 minutes) |
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Unit/Lesson Overview:
This lesson is an extension of the Seven Peas and Carrots activities from the Mathematical Thinking at Grade 1 book.
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Student Standards (TEKS)
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1.3(A)
1.4(A)
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G2
G3
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I Can....
...demonstrate the number of possible combinations of 7 that can be made with 2 objects....demonstrate the number of possible combinations of 6 that can be made with 3 objects. |
Assessment(s):
Did the students find all of the possible combinations?Did the students write the proper math sentence for each combination? Did the students who tried the combination using 3 pictures find all the possible solutions and write the proper math sentence? : |
TAKS Objectives:
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Bloom's Taxonomy
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Knowledge |
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Comprehension |
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Application |
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Analysis |
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Synthesis |
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Evaluation |
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Big 6 Skills
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Task
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Info. Seeking
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Use of Information |
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Synthesis |
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Supplementary Resources / Materials:
Kidspiration
Mathematical Thinking at Grade 1
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Internet Links:
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Accommodations:
To be determined by the teacher based on student needs |
| Procedures |
Introductory Activity (Warm-Up):
Have the students open Kidspiration and practice putting pictures on the screen in a straight line. Also have them add a text box and type in it. Finally, have them click on a picture they have added, this will select the picture, and have them change the picture by clicking on another picture in the library palette. |
Lesson:
Have the students open the Kidspiration program. Give the students the following problem and remind them of the Seven Peas and Carrots problem. "You have 7 pictures on your screen. Some are suns and some are clouds. How many of each could you have?" Using the sun and the cloud pictures, have students create all the different combinations of 7 that they can. To do this have the students click on the screen where they want to place the picture and then have them click on the sun or the cloud. Have them click on the screen where they want the next picture to appear and click on the sun or the cloud again. Continue this process until you have 7 items. Remind the students that they have to have at least one of each picture. Have the students click on the text box and have them type the addition problem they created at the end of the combination. Have the students continue this process until they have all of the different combinations.
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Reteach:
To be determined by the classroom teacher based on student needs
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Extension:
To extend this lesson you have two options. First, if a student struggles with this activity, have him/her try the same thing with a different number and 2 different shapes. Second, if the students are able to complete the first project, have them find the number of combinations they can create using 3 different pictures to make combinations of 6.
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Guiding Questions:
How many different combinations of 7 do you think there are?Do you think the number of combinations would go up if we used 3 pictures? Why?
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Summary Questions:
How many different ways could you come up with a combination of 7 using two different pictures?Thinking back to Seven Peas and Carrots and this problem, did you find a pattern between the number of combinations that can be made and how many items there are in the combinations?
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Reflection:
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