KerryFarnumMTT20201

TCNJ,Fall2014,Mr.Grabell
Topic:MeasurementandData,Grade3
EssentialQuestion:Canstudentsuseavarietyofmeasurementtoolstoobtain,represent,
andinterpretdata?
Standards:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.2
Measureandestimateliquidvolumesandmassesofobjectsusingstandardunitsofgrams
(g),kilograms(kg),andliters(l).Add,subtract,multiply,ordividetosolveonestep
wordproblemsinvolvingmassesorvolumesthataregiveninthesameunits,e.g.,by
usingdrawings(suchasabeakerwithameasurementscale)torepresenttheproblem.2
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3
Drawascaledpicturegraphandascaledbargraphtorepresentadatasetwithseveral
categories.Solveoneandtwostep"howmanymore"and"howmanyless"problems
usinginformationpresentedinscaledbargraphs.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.4
Generatemeasurementdatabymeasuringlengthsusingrulersmarkedwithhalvesand
fourthsofaninch.Showthedatabymakingalineplot,wherethehorizontalscaleis
markedoffinappropriateunitswholenumbers,halves,orquarters.
LearningObjectives&Assessments
Objectives
Learnerswillbeabletousemeasurement
tools(rulers,scales)todeterminelength
(cm)andmass(g).
Learnerswillbeabletocomparetheir
measurementvaluestothoseoftheirgroup
members.
Learnerswillbeabletouseagraphto
representandinterpretdata.Learnerswill
beabletodeterminethemodeofasetof
data.

Assessments
Studentswillmeasurethemass(tothe
nearest1/10gram)andlengthoftheirputty
(tothenearestcm)andrecordvalueson
aworksheet.
Studentswillcomparevaluesusingterms
morethan,lessthan,andequalto.
Teacherwilllistentostudentresponses.
Studentswillconstructahistogramasa
class,usingclassdataofputtymasses.
Studentswillinterpretthemostcommon
measurementbylookingattheheightofthe
bars.

Materials:
Fortheclass:
Smallballsofputty/PlayDoh
Rulers
Scale(measuringmassingrams)
Meterstick
Recordingworksheet
Fortheteacher:
Whiteboard/Chalkboard
Prelessonassignmentsand/orpriorknowledge:
Studentswillhavepreviousexperienceusingrulerstomeasurecentimeters.Studentswill
haveconstructedbargraphstocompareunrelatedvariables,butnotnecessarily
continuousdata.Studentswillcompleteapreassessment,answeringthefollowquestions
toassesstheirabilitytoaccuratelymeasurewitharulerormeterstick:
1. Howlongisthewidthofyourdeskincm(tothenearestcm)?
2. Whatisthelengthofyourpencil(tothenearestcm)?
LessonBeginning:
Theteacherwillaskthestudentstocompletethepreassessmentdetailedabove.Teacher
willusetheinformationobtainedatthistimetoassessstudentspriorknowledge.
TeacherwillthendistributeputtyorPlayDohtostudents,andallowthemtoplaywithit
andobserveitsphysicalcharacteristics(15minutes).
InstructionalPlan:
Timetable&Transitions:
0:15:000:25:00
Teacherwillputstudentsintopairsbypullingtheirnamesoutofacup.Teacher
willexplainactivitytostudents:
o Studentswillrotatebetweenthreecenterswiththeirpartnerstomeasure
threedifferentattributesoftheirputty:mass,heightofbounce,andlength
whenrolled.
o Whenmeasuringmass,studentswillturnthescaleon,placetheirputtyon
thescale,andrecordthedigitalvaluetothenearest1/10ofagram.
o Whenmeasuringheightofbounce,onepartnerwillholdameterstick
upright,withoneendrestingontheground.Hewilldroptheputtyfrom
thetopofthemeterstick,takingcarenottothrowitandthatitisdropped
fromthesameplace(thetopofthestick)eachtime.Theotherpartnerwill
getateyelevelwiththeheightofthebounce,approximately35cmfrom
theground.Studentswillrecordtheheightofthreetrials(bounces).

o Whenmeasuringlengthwhenrolled,studentswillrolltheirputtyoutto
thelongestpossiblelengthuntilitbreaks.Oncetheputtybreaks,students
willreattachthetwobrokenpiecesandmeasurethetotallengthin
centimeterstothenearestcm.

0:25:000:55:00
Threepairsofstudentswillbeginateachofthethreecenters,completethe
activity,andrecordtheirresults.Theywillthenrotatetothenexttwostations,
spending10minutesateach.
Teacherwillensurestudentsaredroppingtheputtyconsistentlyintheheightof
bouncemeasurement.
Teacherwillensurestudentsaremeasuringusingcentimeters,notinches.
Transition:Teacherwillaskstudents,Whattoolcanweusetoanalyzeourdata,
particularlythedifferentmassesoftheputty?Teacherwillelicittheresponseofa
graph.
0:50:001:10:00
Oncealldatahasbeencollected,studentswillgatherinthemeetingarea.
Studentswillassisttheteacherinconstructingahistogramforputtymass.They
willassisttheteacherintitlingthegraphandXandYaxes,createintervals
betweenvalues,andwillcometotheboardanddrawabarunittorepresentthe
massesoftheirpersonalputties.Onceeverystudenthasindicatedthemassofhis
putty,thestudentswillbeabletoseewhichmassesaremorecommonthanothers.
Studentswillstateobservationsandcomparisonsabouttheirputtysmassesvs.
therestoftheclassusingmorethan,lessthan,andequalto(ie.Myputty
weighs3gmorethanCaylees,1glessthanTroys,andisequalinmassto
Traceysputty.)
Differentiation:
Pairswillbeofmixedabilitysomoreablelearnerscanassistlessablelearners
withintheirsmallgroups.
Ifstudentsgrasptheconceptofmeasurementeasily/haveathorough
understandingofmeasurement,theycanmeasuretheputtylengthwhenrolledto
thenearestmillimeter.
Studentswiththoroughunderstandingcandeterminefractionalrelations,
answering:whatisacentimeterinrelationtoameter?Whatisamillimeterin
relationtoameter?Toacentimeter?
Thephysicalinteractionwiththeputtywillhelpastudentunderstandwhohasan
attentiondeficitdisorderorahyperactivitydisorder,asitgivesthestudent
somethingtoplaywithandhisattentionwillbefocusedontheobjectofpossible

distraction(studentwillbeplayingwiththePlayDohandlearningmeasurement
techniquessimultaneously).
Astudentwhoiseasilydistractedshouldworkwithsomeonewhoisexcited
aboutlearninghecansharehisexcitementandhelphispartnertofocusmore
easily.

ClassroomManagement:
Studentswillbesplitinto3groupsof2ateachcentersothattheteacherhaseasy
accesstomonitorbehaviorandability.
Teacherwillpairthestudentstogethertoavoidconflict,ensuremaximum
productivity,andpromotegroupdiversity.
Questions:
Whatisthemostcommonmassfortheputty?Whatisthisvaluecalledin
mathematics?(Desiredresponseismode.)
Whataretheleastcommonmasses?
Whatcouldhavemadetheputtiesdifferentmasses?
Doyounoticeanypatternsinthegraph?
Wasitdifficulttomeasuretheheightofthebounceorthelengthwhenrolled?If
so,why?
Closure:
Thelessonwillconcludewithaclassdiscussioninthemeetingareaforalesson
reflectiontoanswerabovequestions.Therewillnotbeahomeworkassignmentrelating
tothislesson.(10minutes)
LessonmodeledfromMr.JeffGrabellsMeasurementinMatter3rdgradelesson.