Lesson+C

Lesson C

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Goals: Content Standards- MKM1. Students will group objects according to common properties such as longer/shorter, more/less, taller/shorter, and heavier/lighter a. Compare and order objects on the basis of height.

ISTE Net Standards:

Creativity and Innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a.apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b.create original works as a means of personal or group expression. c.use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. d.identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Instructional Objective: The student will begin to recognize that height can be used to order and compare objects.

Review what height is and how it can be measured.

As a class, measure the height of a few things in the classroom using a non standard unit. Record on a graphic organizer.

Assign students a partner task where they are to compare the height of the snowmen and snowflakes and determine the differences and similarities. Then they are to order the objects by height. Students then are to go to the computer and work with this interactive website []

Share results whole group.

Assessment: Performance Based Rubric and Collaboration Rubric will be used to assess the students during their partner task.