ES2+Activities+and+Resources


 * 1. __What resources do the students need?__**
 * measurement tools
 * background knowledge
 * basic knowledge of standard units of measure
 * hands on

Resources and Activities: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/allynbacon/JVW_3_5_Ch9_Section1.pdf http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/allynbacon/JVW_3_5_Ch9_Section2.pdf

2. __**How do you teach application?**__


 * real life problems related to themselves i.e. lunchroom

http://www.projectapproach.org
 * Resources and Activities

3. __How can you teach parents to help their children with measurement?__ **
 * newsletter
 * homework
 * **family math night
 * activities for students to solve
 * provide parents with a list of measurement terms that they can use on a regular basis in their conversations with children.

http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/math/math.pdf (a parent resource book based on grade level and math concepts)

[] [] (a video to introduce measurement to parents and students) [] (information liking parental involvement to student success in schools)
 * provide parents with a list of everyday activities which require measurement that they can do with their children

4. __Why is this necessary for the future? (ex: college, job, etc.)__
 * real life examples of how measurement is used in different jobs

Resources and Activities [] (a list of all jobs that require measurement and how it is use within the occupation)

5. __Why is measurement so hard for students to apply?__


 * -they need hand-on activities rather than rote memorization**

Resources and Activities [|**http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/danj/EDUC4274/ASSIGNMENTS/TEACHING%20MATH/S1G6.pdf**]** http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/why-students-teachers-dont-reason.cfm
 * [|**http://www.atechtraining.com/You%20Teach,%20Why%20Do%20Students%20Not%20Learn%20(7%20Part%20Series).pdf**]

__Teacher Activities__ [] [] -Relate measurement to student's lives [] -Practice with the standard measurement tools -Ways to memorize the basic conversions for standard units of measure -Gallon man -Opportunities to measure real objects within the classroom. -Weekly measurement challenge problem** http://www.center.edu/pub/docs/chapter7.pdf (building a measurement center within your classroom)
 * -Hands-on

__Teacher Resources__ -Pacing guide (science and social studies based) -Internet -Measurement tools for modeling and application -Standards for each grade level -http://www.math.niu.edu/courses/402/zollman/Four-Corners_Prob.Solving.pdf- graphic organizer for problem solving

"One of the major advantages of project work is that it makes school more like real life. It's an in-depth investigation of a real-world topic worthy of children's attention and effort."

--Education researcher Sylvia Chard
Becky's Websites she wants to save http://www.besd61.k12.il.us/webquests/4th%20Grade/measurement/msmnt.htm http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Deborah-McAllister/educ451/ShinpaughStinchfield/WQcherishinpaugh.htm http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/EDTEC596/Project1/ComicStripFactory.html

