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  Document Type: Lesson Plan
  Lesson Plan Type: Video,Interactive Instruction
  Subject: Mathematics
  Grade Level: 6
  Time: 60 minutes
  Last Updated: 02-11-2010
     
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CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS ADDRESSED

Mathematics/6/Statistics Data Analysis and Probability
1.1 Compute the range, mean, median, and mode of data sets.
1.2 Understand how additional data added to data sets may affect these computations of measures of central tendency.
1.3 Understand how the inclusion or exclusion of outliers affects measures of central tendency.
1.4 Know why a specific measure of central tendency (mean, median) provides the most useful information in a given context.
 
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
This activity helps students recognize that math is important in all aspects of their life. In the Winter Olympics, math is everywhere. From the formulas to calculus, math is part of every Winter Olympic event and every move Olympic athletes make on snow or ice. This activity is intended for a class assignment after the viewing the NBC MATHLETES video clip. It presents an opportunity for students to experience the process of how some Olympic events are scored.

 

 
PROCEDURES
 
Goal(s):
This activity helps students recognize that math is important in all aspects of their life. In the Winter Olympics, math is everywhere. From the formulas to calculus, math is part of every Winter Olympic event and every move Olympic athletes make on snow or ice. This activity is intended for a class assignment after the viewing the NBC MATHLETES video clip. It presents an opportunity for students to experience the process of how some Olympic events are scored.
 
Specific Objectives:
Students will be able to:
  1. Ask scientific questions.
  2. Identify ways that math is involved with their daily life.
  3. Discuss how the Olympic events are scored.
  4. Conduct a simulation to learn about the scoring process in the Olympics.
  5. Invent a new sport with its own unique scoring process.
 
Required Materials:
The NBC Learn Video: MATHLETES, paper and pencils, poster board, markers, clock
 
Anticipatory Set (Lead-in):
Ask students to think about everything they did since they woke up this morning. Have them write down a brief list of everything they did from the time they woke up until the time they came to your classroom. After a few minutes, tell students to look at their list and think about the way that math or numbers was involved. If students have a hard time relating math to what they did, give them a few examples: For example, if you brushed your teeth, how long did you brush your teeth? Three seconds? Three minutes? If you cooked something in the microwave to eat, how long did it take to cook? How long did it take you to actually get to school? Tell students that math is everywhere in their lives. Math is very important to so many things, and today you are going to talk about how math is important in the Winter Olympics and sports.
 
Lesson Plan Procedure:
  1. Crumple up a piece of paper and tell students you are going to try and throw it in the trashcan. Throw it. If you make it, ask students how many points you should earn. Discuss answers. Ask students how you get points in a basketball game. Discuss answers. Ask students how you get points in a baseball game. Discuss answers. Point out that each of those games has a different way of earning points. Each of those games also has a referee or an umpire. Ask students to think about why those people are needed. Discuss answers.
  2. Tell students that there are subjective and objective ways of scoring in most sports, which you will talk about later in the lesson. Tell students that today they are going to learn about how points are given in some of the Olympic games; games that do not involve a ruler or a clock. View the NBC Learn Video: MATHLETES.
  3. See Student activity sheet for remainder of procedure.
 
Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set):
Ask students to give one example of objective scoring in any of the Olympic sports. Discuss answers and review why it is objective. Ask students to give one example of subjective scoring in any of the Olympic sports. Discuss answers and review why it is subjective. Going back to basketball and baseball, is the way the athletes earn points for their team objective or subjective? If it is purely objective then why do they need referees or an umpire? Tell them that they are going to have the opportunity to create their own new sport in the next activity.
 
Assessments & notes
 
Plan for Independent Practice:
Tell students that they are going to be a type of sport inventor. Let them know that they are going to work in groups of four to come up with new sport. They must think about the purpose of the sport, how points are earned or awarded, if it will be subjective or objective in the way the points are determined, and how the winner is decided. Students must create a poster that shows a description of their new sport along with illustrations. These can be displayed in class after each group makes a brief presentation about what sport they created.
 
Assessment Based on Objectives:
Begin the next day’s lesson with the quiz titled, “MATHLETES”.
 
Possible Connections to Other Subjects:
Language Arts/Art: Write and illustrate a booklet for younger grades to read about examples of Math and the Olympics.
Science: Create a poster that shows how math and science work together at the Winter Olympics.
 
Additional Notes:
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Submitted by NBCLearn on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 04:21


Title:

Mathletes

Grade Level:

6

Subject:

Mathematics

Author:

NBCLearn

Time:

60 minutes

Lesson Plan Type:

Video,Interactive Instruction

Keywords:

Math, Arithmetic, Score, Total, Highest, Lowest, Goal, Quantity, Combine, Addition, Average, Divide, Mean, Random, Measurement, Time, Race, Motion, Algebra, Speed, Velocity, Calculus, Minute, Second, Kilometer, Metric System, Conversion, Graph, Axis, Horizontal, Vertical, Line, Line Segment, Angle, Geometry, Judge, Points, Rate, Rating, Performance, Degree of Difficulty, Quality, Artistry, olympics

Brief Description:

This activity helps students recognize that math is important in all aspects of their life. In the Winter Olympics, math is everywhere. From the formulas to calculus, math is part of every Winter Olympic event and every move Olympic athletes make on snow or ice. This activity is intended for a class assignment after the viewing the NBC MATHLETES video clip. It presents an opportunity for students to experience the process of how some Olympic events are scored.

 


California State Standards Addressed:

Mathematics/6/Statistics Data Analysis and Probability)1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4

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Goal(s):

This activity helps students recognize that math is important in all aspects of their life. In the Winter Olympics, math is everywhere. From the formulas to calculus, math is part of every Winter Olympic event and every move Olympic athletes make on snow or ice. This activity is intended for a class assignment after the viewing the NBC MATHLETES video clip. It presents an opportunity for students to experience the process of how some Olympic events are scored.

Specific Objectives:

Students will be able to:
  1. Ask scientific questions.
  2. Identify ways that math is involved with their daily life.
  3. Discuss how the Olympic events are scored.
  4. Conduct a simulation to learn about the scoring process in the Olympics.
  5. Invent a new sport with its own unique scoring process.

Required Materials:

The NBC Learn Video: MATHLETES, paper and pencils, poster board, markers, clock

Anticipatory Set (Lead-in):

Ask students to think about everything they did since they woke up this morning. Have them write down a brief list of everything they did from the time they woke up until the time they came to your classroom. After a few minutes, tell students to look at their list and think about the way that math or numbers was involved. If students have a hard time relating math to what they did, give them a few examples: For example, if you brushed your teeth, how long did you brush your teeth? Three seconds? Three minutes? If you cooked something in the microwave to eat, how long did it take to cook? How long did it take you to actually get to school? Tell students that math is everywhere in their lives. Math is very important to so many things, and today you are going to talk about how math is important in the Winter Olympics and sports.

Lesson Plan Procedure:

  1. Crumple up a piece of paper and tell students you are going to try and throw it in the trashcan. Throw it. If you make it, ask students how many points you should earn. Discuss answers. Ask students how you get points in a basketball game. Discuss answers. Ask students how you get points in a baseball game. Discuss answers. Point out that each of those games has a different way of earning points. Each of those games also has a referee or an umpire. Ask students to think about why those people are needed. Discuss answers.
  2. Tell students that there are subjective and objective ways of scoring in most sports, which you will talk about later in the lesson. Tell students that today they are going to learn about how points are given in some of the Olympic games; games that do not involve a ruler or a clock. View the NBC Learn Video: MATHLETES.
  3. See Student activity sheet for remainder of procedure.

Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set):

Ask students to give one example of objective scoring in any of the Olympic sports. Discuss answers and review why it is objective. Ask students to give one example of subjective scoring in any of the Olympic sports. Discuss answers and review why it is subjective. Going back to basketball and baseball, is the way the athletes earn points for their team objective or subjective? If it is purely objective then why do they need referees or an umpire? Tell them that they are going to have the opportunity to create their own new sport in the next activity.

Plan for Independent Practice:

Tell students that they are going to be a type of sport inventor. Let them know that they are going to work in groups of four to come up with new sport. They must think about the purpose of the sport, how points are earned or awarded, if it will be subjective or objective in the way the points are determined, and how the winner is decided. Students must create a poster that shows a description of their new sport along with illustrations. These can be displayed in class after each group makes a brief presentation about what sport they created.

Assessment Based on Objectives:

Begin the next day’s lesson with the quiz titled, “MATHLETES”.

Possible Connections to Other Subjects:

Language Arts/Art: Write and illustrate a booklet for younger grades to read about examples of Math and the Olympics.
Science: Create a poster that shows how math and science work together at the Winter Olympics.


Adaptations and Extensions:



Additional Notes:

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