Explore Our World: Collaboration Lesson

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Explore Our WorldTheme:Who We Are C.I:Each of us is inspired by the lives of othe

Explore Our World:Thanksgiving Dinner

Collaboration:Its important for students to communicate, negotiate and express themselves withother people. The best way for students to learn is to actually work in a group settinStudents will use this activity to reflect on how they can strengthen certain LearnerProfile attributes and attitudes to make them a better team player.

Pre-assessment:Students should have knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, percentage,and decimals. This may be determined through pre-assessment or the completion ofthe units above. The lesson may need to be differentiated to meet the needs of alllearners. For example, I have one student that will use a calculator for hercalculations as noted in her IEP.

Lesson:Start off the lesson with a discussion of Thanksgiving. Ask students if they celebraThanksgiving, what it means to them, what are things they do, etc.

Tell the students they will receive $60 to spend on Thanksgiving dinner. They muststay on budget and create a dinner to feed their group. They should also consider a

balanced, healthy meal and use what we learned from our unit on the human body.Students should also be sensitive towards digestive intolerances and allergies.

Thanksgiving dinner can also be tied to The First Thanksgiving. Connecting wheresome food choices originated from to Native Americans and Pilgrims.

Provide sale fliers and computers for students to research prices for their shoppingtrip. They need to specify different stores and no restaurants may be used. This is


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to be a home cooked meal (although it does not have to be a traditional Thanksgivingmeal if they wanted to incorporate nontraditional traditions from studentslivesexmy mom always ate Kimchee with her stuffing and turkey). They may also use couponand discount cards where applicable. Bring in some items to show size and discussportion size and what is appropriate. For example one can of corn may not feed awhole family and four people do not need a 30 lb. turkey (even if the price is too goo

to resist).

They must decide as a group what items will be present at their dinner. This is notlead by one person, they must work collaboratively to determine menu items.When students are done they are to create a display which includes ALL computationpictures (drawn, clipart, clippings) of menu items and the balance. They MUST notexceed $60.

Teachers Role:To provide materials and mathematical support. Collaboration may hit some bumps angroups may need assistance with negotiating and compromise.

Teacher should tie in connections to math, social studies and science.

Learner Profile:Communication: Students must effectively communicate ideas and listen to eachother.Open-Minded: Students must consider the opinions and ideas of othersReflective: Students will reflect on their performance as a member of the group

Assessment:Students will fill out a self-assessment and peer assessment.

Optional:If feeling adventurous an extension to this lesson could include a contest. You couldtake the menu from the team closest to budget and with the most accuratecomputation and purchase those items for a Thanksgiving meal for the class. Usingparent volunteers you could set up stations where all students help prepare their clasmeal together.


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performance peer Assessment:Name: assignment:

Central Idea:

inquirer

Thinker

communicator

Risk-taker

knowledgeable

principled

caring

Open-minded

Well-balanced

reflective


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performance self-Assessment:Name: assignment:

Central Idea:

inquirer

Thinker

communicator

Risk-taker

knowledgeable

principled

caring

Open-minded

Well-balanced

reflective


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4-extending 3-achieving 2-Developing 1- Not Yet

Effects of environment and other people was shared with some of details

Menu

All the required

information (from grid)

was presented with

accuracy

Most of required


was presented with

accuracy

Some of required


was presented with

accuracy

Only a couple pieces of


was presented with

accuracy

Computation

All computation was

completed correctly

and appropriate work

was shown

Most computation was

completed correctly

and/or most of the

appropriate work was

shown

Some computation

was completed

correctly and/or some

appropriate work was

shown

Computations were

mostly incorrect or no

work was shown

Organization &

Presentation

Neat, organized and

creative

Needed a little moreattention to get a

4perhaps lacked

color or creativity

Lacked effort in

neatness, organization

and/or creativity

Rushed and needed a

lot more effort

Collaboration

Group was organized

and the presentation

was both entertaining

and educational

Group was mostly

organized and the

presentation had both

entertaining and

educational qualities

Group was somewhat

organized and the

presentation had some

entertaining and

educational qualities

Group was not

organized and/or

lacked

entertaining/education

al qualities

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Explore Our World: Collaboration Lesson