Objective: Students will be able to multiply & divide numbers by powers of ten.
Problem Centered: The lesson should start with the teacher presenting the following problem to the students- "Miss Stearns paid $2.76 per gallon for gas at the gas station this morning. She bought ten gallons. How much money did she pay in all for her gas?" Activation: Using the Padlet website, students will post their answers. The teacher should ask some students to explain their answers, and most importantly, discuss HOW they found their answer. (ie., did they do the "long way"?) Demonstration: Teach the lesson about "moving the decimal". Avoid just throwing the rule at students (count the zeroes, move the decimal), but allow time for discovery through modeling of problem. The teacher should also use the following "act it out" activity, so kinesthetic learners have a chance- After doing this "act it out" activity, hand out the following (pre-made) sliders, and allow some more kinesthetic discovery time. There is a link at the bottom of this post to a free download of the sliders! Application: Students will log on to www.frontrowed.com on their computers or ipads. After they log in, they will go to: 1. Base 10 2. Assigned Practice 3. Level 31- "Multiplying/Dividing by 10" They'll answer as many questions as they need to to "finish" the level. Integration: Students should come back, share what they have learned, and complete an exit ticket demonstrating their mastery of the topic.
Here is the blog post about this topic, along with teaching tips and downloads!
Objective: Students will be able to multiply & divide numbers by powers of ten.
Problem Centered: The lesson should start with the teacher presenting the following problem to the students- "Miss Stearns paid $2.76 per gallon for gas at the gas station this morning. She bought ten gallons. How much money did she pay in all for her gas?"
Activation: Using the Padlet website, students will post their answers. The teacher should ask some students to explain their answers, and most importantly, discuss HOW they found their answer. (ie., did they do the "long way"?)
Demonstration: Teach the lesson about "moving the decimal". Avoid just throwing the rule at students (count the zeroes, move the decimal), but allow time for discovery through modeling of problem. The teacher should also use the following "act it out" activity, so kinesthetic learners have a chance-
After doing this "act it out" activity, hand out the following (pre-made) sliders, and allow some more kinesthetic discovery time. There is a link at the bottom of this post to a free download of the sliders!
Application: Students will log on to www.frontrowed.com on their computers or ipads. After they log in, they will go to:
1. Base 10
2. Assigned Practice
3. Level 31- "Multiplying/Dividing by 10"
They'll answer as many questions as they need to to "finish" the level.
Integration: Students should come back, share what they have learned, and complete an exit ticket demonstrating their mastery of the topic.
Here is the blog post about this topic, along with teaching tips and downloads!