constructing (LS26A1e )
build 3-dimensional objects (e.g., kiln, sheep barn, cash drawer,
baler, etc.) with craft supplies, wire, pipe cleaner, modeling clay, cardboard,
boxes and junk, food, and commercial made materials such as the following:
Legos
pattern blocks
Cuisinaire rods
place value blocks
wooden blocks
measure costumes made for dramatic play
problem solve
representation of the measuring devices used in neighborhood
What's Important About Measuring murals
dramatizing (LS25A1b and LS26A1b )
dramatize the nursery rhyme the Derby Ram and Hot Cross Buns
after discussing the measurement that was involved in the rhyme
practice play lines for story innovation of books, Chicken Soup with
Rice and The Gingerbread Boy , etc.
role-play firemen
use costumes measured and created to explore creative dramatics
memory drawing (LS26B1d )
draw measuring and measurement tools
draw predition of what they will see on walk around preschool
classroom and neighboring offices
draw pictures of what their question is about to help them
remember their project questions (e.g., questions for on-site experts,
etc.)
draw predictions of what expert will say about measurement
use rulers to draw pictures
observational drawing
draw measurement tools (balance scales, measuring spoons, measuring
cups, spring scale, thermometer, clock, watch, sectional maps, rulers,
tape measure, calibrated weight, incubator) (Time 1 drawings)
draw measurement field trip sites (Time 1 drawings)
draw people measuring (children, sheep, wool, feed, oil in
car, snow, rain, wind, chicks, wells, kiln temperature, fire hoses, fire
ladders, fire gauges,, and counting money)
revisit observational drawings and elaborate, edit, and revise
to make Time 2 observational drawings of measurement tools, and measurement
field trip sites
painting (LS26A1e )
paint measurement pictures
paint fire truck, kiln, sheep barn, money counter, cash drawer,
coil, water thermometer, sheep fence, sheep gate, and bag of wool made
with boxes & junk
paint mural for culminating display
revisit observational drawings to add detail or information
and color with water colors
relating art to literature
draw pictures and write responses to Gingerbread Boy , A Little
Pigeon Toad , and Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? etc.
representations (LS26A1e )
create measurement pictures on the computer with Kid-Pix
create "measurement" mural
draw pictures to imitate artistic style of visual artist whose
paintings relate to measurement
make two-dimensional drawings of kiln, pottery, weather instruments,
fire trucks, money, clocks, thermometers, sheep, sheep barn, car gauges
and a variety of pictures that they drew throughout the investigation
represent top view, side view, back view and inside view of
scales
responding to music (LS25A1c , LS26A1c ,
and LS26B1c )
listen for fast/slow, high/low, soft/loud and musical patterns
listen to sounds at measurement field site and reproduce sounds
with instruments
move creating a simple creative dance and draw after listening
to classical music
write a poem with words to describe sounds of measurement tools
(e.g., clocks ticking)
singing, movement and dance (LS25A1a
and LS26A1a )
Create a simple dance
sing Chicken Soup with Rice , Miss Mary Mack , Over in
the Meadow , There's a Hole in the Bucket
tap and clap to the beat
viewing visual art exemplars (LS25A1d )
discuss art prints that feature measurement and analyze elements
of art - line, shape, color and texture
analyzing (LS5B1a )
analyze information gathered through field studies (field notes,
data tabulation, video of expert interviews, photographs, etc.)
classifying
comparing
compare and articulate differences in definitions
weight, height, width
1 - 10 scale, spring scale, balance scale
Farenheit and Celcius
oil gauge, gas gauge, battery gauge, heat gauge, air gauge
speedometer, odometer, thermometer, barameter, anemometer
foot, feet, yard, meter, centimeter, inch, pounds per square inch
egg, shell, membrane, albuman, yolk, embryo
chick, chicken, hen, rooster
clock, watch, sun - dial, digital, analog, day light savings time
diameter, circumference, area
compare different kinds of chicks
compare different kinds of rulers
compare different kinds of scales
critical thinking (LS5A1a )
decide on what to present for culminating event
decide what to include in mural for culminating event
predict, hypothesize, or theorize the answers to their questions
support own opinions when responding to questions such as the
following:
Why do people measure?
What is measurement?
What is important about measurement?
Why is it important to measure?
developing oral language (LS4A1a and
LS4B1b )
brainstorm what they remember about measurement
categorize and label to form a topic web or graph
design survey questions and ways to show results of surveys
- example - Do you measure in your house? What?
discuss in group meetings (whole class, small group, or one-to-one
)
measurement project "opening event"
question of the day
responses to different versions of The Gingerbread Boy , tunes
for Miss Mary Mack , and Chicken Soup with Rice , and art
exemplars
interview experts
listen in large group discussions, small group, one to one, and
to experts
report progress on representations, experiments, research, etc.
formulating questions (LS4A1b and LS5A1a )
develop researchable questions
ponder questions at the end of the project
integrating new vocabulary
brainstorm words they know about the topic before and after studying
(Topic Web 1 and Topic
Web 2 )
use new vocabulary words in conversation
making lists
jobs related to measuring
kinds of measurement tools in our school
make lists of what they might see
make lists of what they would like to research
questions, predictions, and findings
questions to be asked on parent questionnaire
vocabulary
what kinds of things are measured
what they had learned who to thank
what they might do
what they would need for their representations, models, etc.
who to thank
planning
draw a design for representation
develop power point presentation
follow phases of writing, pre-write and discuss ideas for "Gingerbread
Boy innovation" stories
write web for chick and egg knowledge
write web for measurement report
presenting (LS4B1a )
explain measurement posters, models, experiments, representations
and stories to the neighboring classroom and parents at the culminating
event
share personal measurement story with the class
share progress on representations with the class
share stories, and poems written about measurement with the
class
reading (LS5A1b )
choose measurement, chicken, or joke books for Independent
Reading time
dictate a project experience story (after a field trip, after
talking with an expert)
make a book out of experience story
read about fire safety from an Internet search
read child authored stories
adapted stories
"Gingerbread Boy" innovation
poems
jokes and homophones
read nursery rhymes booklets - Are you Sleeping , Wee Willie
Winkie , etc.
use experience story for reading
reflecting
brainstorm "What I Now Know"
edit stories for publication
respond to the literature through writing or discussion
self - evaluate
what I have learned about the project
progress to complete any part of the project
PowerPoint presentation
think about and write or tell "what I learned" after
field visits
using references and resources (LS5A1b )
writing (LS5C1a )
book log entries of the title, author, date and comments about
books read
describe the sound of newly hatched chicks
label parts of an egg
plan representations and presentations for culminating event
record field trip and expert findings
write measurement questions
write invitations for culminating event
write memory stories about measurement
write number stories about the project
write or dictate a self-evaluation of measurement project
write stories that integrate new knowledge about measurement
write poetry that integrates measurement
write power point presentation
write predictions of what they will find out on field trip
or from experts
write reports on what they have learned
write stories about various aspects of the topic
"Gingerbread Boy " stories
Riddles - Jokes and Homophones
write survey questions
write thank you letters to the experts
write web of what they know about chick and eggs
exploring (LS11B1c )
explore questions such as the following:
What is Measurement?
How do you measure really light things?
What do chicks need to develop in the egg?
take apart and explore inside a tape measure
Look and explore with a spring scale that has a see-through cover
Look and explore inside a clock
Look and explore inside a computer
experimenting (LS11A1c , LS11A1f ,
LS11B1b , and LS11B1d )
answer questions such as the following:
Will beaten egg yolk fluff up more than beaten egg white?
Do fertilized eggs weigh more or less than grocery store eggs?
investigating (LS11A1b )
How do you measure in music?
Do you need to measure when making ceramic pots?
What is wind chill?
What is day light savings time?
Why are some eggs brown and some eggs white?
observing (LS11A1a and LS11A1e )
dissect and describe parts of tape measure
observe spring scales
observe doctors scales
observe incubator
observe thermometer
observe money
observe clocks and timers
observe measuring cups and spoons
predicting (LS11B1a )
predict materials used in measurement devices before dissection
predict possible answers to questions formulated before talking
to an expert
predict prior to conducting experiments
predict purpose of parts of measurement equipment
predict what kinds of measurement devices are in our school
and CRC
predict what measuring is going on in the neighborhood
reporting (LS11B1e )
report the process and results of their experiments
report what small investigating group found on field site visit
counting (LS6A1b , LS6D1 ,
LS10B1b )
count and compare the following:
duration or time to run an obstacle course
money
number of cups or fractions of cups when cooking
number of inches, centimeters, pounds, ounces etc. used in measuring
number of measuring tools in our school and school building
number of non standard units in measuring length and weight
tally what they
amount of something ( rice, etc.) that would fit into a container
length, height and width of objects before measuring
number of days to an event, e.g., hatch a chick
weight of objects before weighing
measuring (LS7A1a , LS7A1b ,
LS7A1d )
measure distance of obstacle course using a trundle wheel.
measure the height and depth of the rain puddles, snow drifts,
etc.
measure length of carpet, room, window sill, table tops, chicks
and each other, icicles, etc.
measure number of days until chicks hatch
measure the following items converting nonstandard measurement
to standard measurement by comparing Cuisinaire links, Cuisinaire rods,
inches and centimeters
carpet
window sill
length, width, height of room
measure the temperature of incubator and brooder box
measure the temperature outside to communicate whether or not
students would have an inside or outside recess.
sheep barn, fire truck, sheep gate, money counter, cash drawer,
coil, baler
use measurement to build representations
wall quilt about measurement
weight of classmates, eggs, chicks, pennies, noodles, beans,
keys, buttons etc.
organizing, analyzing, and communicating data (LS10A1a ,
LS10B1b , and LS10B1c )
develop bar graphs displaying the results of the survey sent
to parents
develop bar graphs representing data from field trips (e.g.,
what we saw on walking tour of CRC building, height and weight growth
of chicks)
develop 1-10 rating scale for pets and dessert
develop pie graphs displaying the results of one of the survey
questions sent to parents
problem-solving (LS6B1 , LS6C1a ,
LS7C1 , LS7B1a )
area of classroom and brooder box
average height of students in a small group
calculate distance across the USA
predicting answers to questions such as the following: (LS10A1b )
How deep is the snow out in the playground?
How many people with out stretched arms fit across the USA?
How much salt will taste good in gingerbread?
What temperature is the incubator set to hatch chicks?
surveying (LS10B1a )
How many scales do you have in your house?
Do you measure in your house? What?
How many thermometers do you have in you house?
Which measuring tools do you have in your house?
using geometry
analyze geometric relationships
2-dimensional shapes to 3-dimensional shapes
drawings of representation to clay models
drawings of representation to boxes and junk model
communicating
engage in group discussion
frame questions skillfully
listen to others
negotiate roles, turn-taking, problems to solve
report progress of investigations at group meetings
share research
use new vocabulary
cooperating and collaborating while working with others
prepare displays
present final reports
study collaboratively in teams
empathizing with others and their needs
appreciate work of peers noting evidence of effort, care and
originality
share friends, materials, space and time
share praise and appreciation of peers
enjoying
cooking and measuring ingredients
measuring
talking to experts from different fields of study
taking care of the chicks
working with friends on representations
gaining confidence in abilities to do the following:
investigate
make presentations to an audience
more closely observe people communicating
remember experiences of measurements
represent measurement in drawings
use a variety of mediums to express their ideas
helping peers
clean up joint project
discuss for better understanding
problem solve
represent
initiating
choose appropriate materials
experiment
predict and manage time
research to answer questions
persevering
persisting at a task
problem solving
risk taking
state disagreements in conversations or at group meetings
support own opinions
verbalize estimations, predictions, and hypotheses
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