Walter Looney

Student Teaching Seminar

CIMTE 400 Section 004

Sandra Wedeen – Supervisor

Ms. Anaya-Hallam – Mentor Teacher

 

Date: ___________                                                                                                  Grade 2

 

Airplanes in Flight                                                                                        Subject: Math and Science

 

Time Frame: Two 40 minute Math Blocks and one30 minute Science Block

 

Overview:

This activity is designed to help the students learn; how to identify the attributes of objects and classify those objects according to their different attributes and to design and conduct an experiment.

 

Anticipatory Set:

The students have been playing Guess My Rule for three lessons, and have first been exposed to using just one attribute and to using two different attributes.  Several of the students were allowed to be the leader and make up the rule.  They have also completed the assignment of Looking at Yekttis.  They are now ready to assess the attributes of the different paper airplanes and sort them according to their different attributes.  They are also ready to experiment with the different airplanes to see which one will fly the farthest.

 

Objectives:

At the end of this lesson the students should be able to:

Identify the different attributes of the paper airplanes.

Sort the paper airplanes into different categories based upon their different attributes.

Collect and analyze the data from flying different paper airplanes

Describe the different categories and the different attributes.

 

Targeted Standards:

Strand: GEOMETRY

Standard: Students will understand geometric concepts and applications.

K-4 Benchmark: Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships.

1.      Identify and describe the attributes of common figures in a plane and common objects in space:

·        sort, describe, and analyze plane and solid geometric shapes (e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, sphere, pyramid, cube, rectangular prism) based on various attributes (e.g., faces, edges, and corners)

Strand: DATA ANALYSIS AND PROBABILITY

Standard: Students will understand how to formulate questions, analyze data, and determine probabilities.

K-4 Benchmark: Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.

Collect numerical data systematically.

1.      Identify patterns and explain the relationships of the units in the pattern (e.g., the number of ears on one dog, two dogs, etc., or linear numerical patterns).

CONTENT STANDARD 5:  SCIENCE AS INQUIRY STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITIES TO DO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

.       Describe the scientific method including:

·        Identification of a problem;

·        Research literature review;

·        Development of an hypothesis or research question;

·        Design of experiment or research;

·        Use of cooperative teams composed of individuals with different kinds of expertise to conduct research;

·        Collection of data;

·        Evaluation of data in relation to the hypothesis; and

·        Communication of the problem, the evidence and conclusions.

 

Materials:   75 sheets of scrap paper, data tables, rulers, yardsticks, pencils, sidewalk chalk, and id tags.

Procedure:  Brainstorm with students about the attributes of different paper airplanes.  Then divide the class into three member teams.  Assign each team member one of the following jobs: Pilot, recorder and measurer.  Give each group 9 sheets of paper.  The teacher then demonstrates how to make three different airplanes (note this may be a good time to use some student helpers).  Students then make three paper airplanes each (one of each kind) and record the dimensions of the planes on the data table (note some students may need further instruction about how to measure objects).  Students are then given their id tags (pilot, measurer, and recorder).  Students are then asked to make a prediction about which airplane might fly the farthest and write this down on their data tables.  The class is then taken outside to test their airplanes.  Airplanes are then tested and the data is collected.  Class returns to the classroom to analyze the data, and share their results with the class.

Assessment:

How well do the students sort the airplanes?  How well do the students collect and analyze the data?  How well do the students work together?

Modifications:

The teacher should talk slower for the LEP children.

The teacher should check for understanding of the instructions.