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Geometric Construction
Home	Teacher Information This lesson was developed as part of Missouri's eMINTS Project (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies). It was designed especially to meet objectives for 5th grade math curriculum. This webquest is designed to cover math skills and concepts of area, perimeter, measurement, and money computation. Students must plan a innovative home design providing a floor plan, presentation, and an excel budget to show how they spent their budgeted $500,000. Technology is incorporated through Microsoft Excel and internet activities. Missouri Grade Level Expectations :Math analyze and classify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes by describing the attributes predict and justify the results of subdividing, combining and transforming shapes use coordinate systems to specify locations, describe paths and find the distance between points along horizontal and vertical lines predict, draw and describe the results of sliding/ translating, flipping/ reflecting and turning/ rotating around a center point of a polygon * given a net of a prism or cylinder, identify the 3-dimensional shape identify and justify the unit of measure for area (customary and metric) determine volume by finding the total number of the same size units needed to fill a space without gaps or overlaps Communication Arts: Follow a writing process to organize information in a graphic organizer, apply writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing Write personal narrative text that chronicles a sequence of events and focuses on the development of a single event * In writing, use correct spelling of grade-level frequently-used words, spelling strategies and patterns, classroom resources and dictionary to verify correct spelling Technology Standards 1. Creativity and Innovation - Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. 2. Communication and Collaboration - Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making - Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
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	Created by Janice Edgar on December 15, 2008

Teacher Information
This lesson was developed as part of Missouri's eMINTS Project (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies). It was designed especially to meet objectives for 5th grade math curriculum.

This webquest is designed to cover math skills and concepts of area, perimeter, measurement, and money computation. Students must plan a innovative home design providing a floor plan, presentation, and an excel budget to show how they spent their budgeted $500,000. Technology is incorporated through Microsoft Excel and internet activities.

Missouri Grade Level Expectations

:Math
*analyze and classify 2- and 3-dimensional shapes by describing the attributes
* predict and justify the results of subdividing, combining and transforming shapes
*use coordinate systems to specify locations, describe paths and find the distance between points along horizontal and vertical lines
*predict, draw and describe the results of sliding/ translating, flipping/ reflecting and turning/ rotating around
a center point of a polygon
* given a net of a prism or cylinder, identify the 3-dimensional shape
*identify and justify the unit of measure for area (customary and metric)
*determine volume by finding the total number of the same size units needed to fill a space without gaps or
overlaps

Communication Arts:
*Follow a writing process to organize information in a graphic organizer, apply writing process to write
effectively in various forms and types of writing
* Write personal narrative text that chronicles a sequence of events and focuses on the development of a single event
* In writing, use correct spelling of grade-level frequently-used words, spelling strategies and patterns, classroom resources and dictionary to verify correct spelling

Technology Standards
1. Creativity and Innovation - Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

2. Communication and Collaboration - Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making - Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.