| Different Ways to Count |
Grade:
Fifth |
Content Area:
Technology |
Time Frame:
1 session (45 minutes) |
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Unit/Lesson Overview:
This lesson is adapted from the Different Ways to Count homework sheet from the Building on Numbers You Know book p.159.
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Student Standards (TEKS)
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5.3(A)
5.3(B)
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I Can....
...find multiples of large numbers....develop and test a plan to determine multiples for large numbers. ...create a simple chart using Excel. |
Assessment(s):
For each of the problems, were the students able to find 3 different numbers to count by?
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TAKS Objectives:
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Objective 1 |
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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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Location and
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Use of Information |
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Synthesis |
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Supplementary Resources / Materials:
Investigations: Building on Numbers You Know: Different Ways to Count p. 159
File: Different Ways to Count.xls
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Accommodations:
To be determined by the teacher based on student needs |
| Procedures |
Introductory Activity (Warm-Up):
Using the Multimedia computer and TV, model how to open an Excel spreadsheet and create a new table. Create the title "Types of Pets". Elicit responses from students regarding types and numbers of pets they have. Create headings with pet types. Gather and fill in data under headings from student responses. Fill title cells with color and format cells with borders. |
Lesson:
The students will create their own table in Excel to keep track of ways they count with large numbers.The students should create four different headings: Starting Number, Count By, Times Counted, Ending Number (see Different Ways to Count sample template)The students will find 3 different numbers they could count by from the "Starting Number" to the "Ending Number".
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Reteach:
To be determined by the teacher based on student needs
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Extension:
Assign the students a similar problem, but don't allow them to use 2, 5, 10, or multiples of ten.
Have students create and solve their own problems.
Have the students change font colors, styles, sizes, and justification. Add color to cells, and have students add borders to their tables.
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Guiding Questions:
What things did you discover when you did the Different Ways to Count sheet for homework?What is the first thing you do when you are faced with problems like these? Do you think there will be one number that you could count by for all of the problems?
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Summary Questions:
What numbers did you try to count by first?What was the largest number you were able to count by? Did you discover any patterns while you were doing this activity?
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Reflection:
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