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Lesson Plan EDC 3000.03

Math- The Mitten

Topic: Math

Age/Grade Level: 2ND Grade

CCSS (Common Core State Standard(s)):

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.4 Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length differences in terms of a standard-length unit.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.10 Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.

Essential Question: How might we identify the weather in the story The Mitten?

Learning Target: I can identify Winter weather.

Motivation: Give the students different types of thermometers (ex. A fridge, body, and weather thermometer). Then have the students vote on which thermometer they believe measures weather best.

Materials: The Mitten Book By: Jan Brett, and the different thermometers.

Procedure:

1)     Introduce the book (cover, title, and author).

2)     Students will brainstorm and converse with one another at their table group on which thermometer is best to measure weather.

3)     After students have decided on a choice device, hand them a color coordinated post-it to develop a bar graph to represent the class predictions.

4)     Show students temperature ranges when it is considered too cold outdoors and a temperature range when it is considered too hot outdoors.

5)     Finally, tell and show students which thermometer is used to measure weather. In addition, provide students with a legend on reading the thermometer.

Questions: List at least 5.  3 must be higher order thinking questions/open ended.

1)     How might we measure weather?

2)     What are the different weather characteristics?

3)     Why might we need to know the weather?

4)     Is weather only for human use or animals and plants to?

5)     How might animals and plants know weather and its changes?

 

Assessment: Students were excited to use and touch different devices that measure temperature.

Follow-up (Future Lessons):A follow up lesson I would do is have students measure the temperature outdoors. They would hen compare the temperature indoors verses the outdoors. Following with a chart to compare the temperature changes and ask what might have caused the temperature to change?

Reflective Thoughts:  Giving the students exposure of different devices that measure the temperature and their possibilities of functions.

What would you do differently? I would take the students outdoors with the different thermometers and later ask them for the readings on the devices. Doing this activity would give the students a better understanding of the differences in each device.

Possible Misconceptions: Believing that all thermometers are for a universal use.

 

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