Students started by solving a set of multiplication facts. Once they found the products, they had to then add the digits until the final answer was a single digit number. Next, they had to review the final answers and determine the pattern. Finally, they used this pattern and a series of turns (right, down, left, up) to create their spirolateral. Here are some of the final results!
To reinforce our study of multiplication facts and incorporate some work with patterns, this week we created spirolaterals - figures formed by a series of steps of length with an angle turn after each step.
Students started by solving a set of multiplication facts. Once they found the products, they had to then add the digits until the final answer was a single digit number. Next, they had to review the final answers and determine the pattern. Finally, they used this pattern and a series of turns (right, down, left, up) to create their spirolateral. Here are some of the final results!
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As a culminating activity to the entire measurement unit, we enjoyed a fun measurement carnival! Students worked through a series of review questions covering all measurement concepts. As they completed a set of questions, they were then able to play a carnival game and win prizes! The carnival games included:
Flick a Field Goal Tumbling Tower Puzzle Mania Penny Toss Dart Toss This was a great way for students to demonstrate their understanding of various measurement concepts while also enjoying carnival activities! Over the last several weeks, we have been focusing on various measurement concepts (including counting money, measuring temperature, weight/mass, capacity/liquid volume, length/width/height). Last week we took a closer look at measuring temperature and capacity! To learn about temperature, students rotated through 3 stations including a computer activity, a SMARTboard activity, and a game called "Scoot." During these rotations, students practiced reading thermometers and answering word problems involving temperature. Here are some examples: The next time we met, we shifted our focus to capacity or liquid volume. Students had already been introduced to the units used to measure liquid volume (cups, pints, quarts, and gallons) and had even constructed a Mr. Gallon Man! We took our thinking a step further and used Mr. Gallon Man to find equivalents between units and compare given amounts. Here are some sample questions from our lesson: After practicing whole group, students then broke into small groups to play an exciting game called BANG. In this game, students pull a random card from the pile. They then answer the question on the card. If they are correct, they keep the card and play moves to the next person. The goal is to answer as many questions as you can correctly and be the player with the most cards when time is up. But be careful - hidden in the deck are cards labeled with the work "BANG." These cards cause a player to lose all of the cards they earned up to that point!
Unfortunately, I was unable to see my second graders this week due to an end of unit assessment, a special lesson from the Math and Science Innovation Center, and illness striking myself and my children :-( I will look forward to catching up with the kiddos next week!!!
This week we started our unit on probability. Students worked on making a probability vocabulary flip book in which they defined and wrote an example of certain, impossible, likely, unlikely, and equally likely. Students were also given opportunities to identify the probability of an event happening using these key vocabulary words!
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