I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Prediction

Essential Question:

What role does estimation have in prediction?
What estimation strategies promote logical prediction

Bridge:

Guided Guessing

Content:

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: to give students experience with prediction

Activity: A magician will perform several tricks for the students which involve making predictions.

Assessment: student level of interest and enjoyment

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To have students reflect upon the skills needed to make accurate predictions

Activity: Through discussion students analyze the magic show experience and journal their reflections and observations

Assessment: participation in discussion and quality of journal entry

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: students use senses and whatever means available to predict the contents of surprise boxes

Activity: Teacher will prepare several packages containing different items and wrap them as gifts. Students will draw what they predict is the contents of several wrapped packages.

Assessment: student engagement in the activity

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To have students learn the principles of estimation and rounding

Activity: Lecture with examples using the math text

Assessment: Student understanding of the material presented

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: Students will practice the principles of estimation

Activity: Using the text and teacher-assigned worksheets, students practice the estimation and rounding process

Assessment: completion of assigned worksheets

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: To have students experiment with the principles of estimation in the creation of a school fundraising project

Activity: Students develop a project to raise funds. The project must include a plan, an estimated budget plan that specifies the costs and potential profit earned according to the class-created rubric.

Assessment: Evidence of integration of the knowledge learned

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: Students and teacher edit and refine budget and project plan

Activity: Students peer edit and work with the teacher to refine the budget proposal for presentation to faculty committee.

Assessment: Completion level of the plan for presentation

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: To have students present proposals for consideration by faculty committee

Activity: Students put selected project into successful action to raise funds for the school. Project also includes ad campaign to promote the fundraiser.

Assessment: Accuracy of proposed budget and persuasiveness of oral presentation

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: