This mathematics lesson is designed for second grade students to provide further practice and exploration finding, identifying, and constructing geometric shapes. This lesson follows other math lessons on geometric shapes. Students will use Maths Maps and Google Earth to provide real world application of shapes and structures. This tool also allows for differentiation with students needing support or more challenging material.
Standards:
National Standard:
2.G.1 Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces.5 Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
State Standard:
2.4.5 Recognize geometric shapes and structures in the environment and specify their locations. Example: Look for combinations of shapes in the buildings around you.
NETS:
7. Demonstrate safe and cooperative use of technology. (5)
10. Demonstrate the ability to navigate in virtual environments such as electronic books, simulation software, and Web sites. (6)
TPACK/TIM:
Content: geometric shapes, like triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes, identifying shapes in the environment. Pedagogy: Collaborative student work with minimal teacher support. Technology: website navigation. All three areas are combined to create a lesson that engages students and encourages collaborative, relevant learning.
On the Matrix, this lesson is authentic adaptation. This lesson fits in the authentic cell because students use the technology tool to link the math activity to the world outside of a school setting. This lesson fits in the adaptation cell because the teacher is facilitating the students as they use and explore the tool independently.
Learning Objectives:
Students will correctly identify geometric shapes within a shape Maths Map of Paris.
Instruction and Activities:
Duration: 1-2 sessions; following prior lessons on shapes
Duration: 1-2 sessions; following prior lessons on shapes
Introduction/Whole-Group Mini-Lesson:
Remind the class that we have been working on shapes in math this week. Explain that these shapes can be found around us all the time. Give a few examples of shapes we can find in the classroom and ask the students to provide examples as well. Explain that today the students will be working with a partner to identify shapes from an online map.
Partner Practice:
Assign or allow selection of partners. Provide a brief explanation and visual guide of the Maths Maps site – 55 Shapes in Paris Activities. Give the students ample time to explore the site and answer at least six of the ‘Name this Shape?’ questions. Encourage more advanced students to explore and solve some of the other activities within the site. Have the students record their answers on an answer sheet or piece of paper. Assist students as necessary.
Conclusion:
Provide a brief time to explore the site together as a class and share student answers.
Materials:
Computers
Skill Rubric
1-3 Correctly Identified Shapes: Developing
4-5 Correctly Identified Shapes: Proficient
6 or More Correctly Identified Shapes: Mastered
Answer Sheets (Paper) & writing utensil
Assessment:
The teacher will use informal assessments by observing student work, correcting, and reinforcing learning objectives throughout the lesson. The teacher will use a rubric to check for mastery of identifying shapes.
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