Technology Integration 101 – Example #2

Sample Lesson Plan Narrative: US and Metric Measures (cont)

He decided to use the news story to open this math lesson, provide the kids with a variety of resources with information about the measurements of the planets, and work as a class to determine what types of measurement information about the planets was needed to plan a trip to each. They would make a giant matrix on the chalkboard to identify key information and the students would go to a variety of resources to find the information. Then, they would work in teams to develop their own matrix of the measures, reported in both US and metric standards. As a class they would share their results. Then, they would use a computer-based converter to check the master matrix.

Standards addressed: Standard 3

Mathematical Reasoning	Students use mathematical reasoning to analyze mathematical situations, make conjectures, gather evidence, and construct an argument.
Number and Numeration	Students use number sense and numeration to develop an understanding of the multiple uses of numbers in the real world, the use of numbers to communicate mathematically, and the use of numbers in the development of mathematical ideas.
Modeling/Multiple Representation	Students use mathematical modeling/multiple representation to provide a means of presenting, interpreting, communicating, and connecting mathematical information and relationships.
Measurement	Students use measurement in both metric and English measure to provide a major link between the abstractions of mathematics and the real world in order to describe and compare objects and data.
Uncertainty	Students use ideas of uncertainty to illustrate that mathematics involves more than exactness when dealing with everyday situations.

The following lesson planner documents his specific thoughts on this math conversion lesson.

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