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Figure! Using Percents In the Real
World
Core
Curriculum Objective(s):
The students will apply the concepts of percent to solve real world
problems involving unit price, best buy, commission, interest,
sales tax, discount, and percent of error/increase/decrease.
Solve multi-step application problems involving fractions and decimals
in a variety of real world context, including unit price, and present
data and conclusions in paragraphs, tables or graphs. |
PEMDAS
- Order of Operations
Core
Curriculum Objective(s): The student
will evaluate, demonstrate, and apply
order of operations (including the use
of grouping symbols). |
Elapsed
Time
Core
Curriculum Objective(s): The student
will estimate, measure, compare, *compute
and convert elapsed times in minutes,
hours, and days. |
Exploring
Customary and Metric Systems
Core
Curriculum Objective(s): The student
will explore, estimate, measure, and order
standard and non-standard units within
the customary and metric systems. 6ME1-1
(V.B.1a, V.B.1b) |
Interpreting
Oceans of Data
Core
Curriculum Objective(s): The student
will interpret the results of displayed
data and will use appropriate technology
in problem solving situations.
(6SP1-5) (VI.D.3), (6SP2-6) |
Discovering
pi
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Student
will create and solve problems
by finding the circumference
and/or area of a circle when
given the diameter or radius.
Using concrete materials or computer
models, the students derive approximations
for pi from measurements for
circumference and diameter. |
Mean,
Median, and Mode
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Student will describe and calculate
the mean, median, and mode as measures of central tendency and
determine their meaning for a set of data. |
Problem
Solving With Fractions
Core Curriculum Objective(s): The student will solve
problems that involve addition, subtraction, and/or division,
multiplication with fractions and mixed numbers, with and without
regrouping, that include like and unlike denominators of 12 or
less and express their answers in simplest form. |
How
Much Money?
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Determine the value of a set
of coins and dollar bills and make change in consumer situations. |
Recipes
Made for More
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Multiply/divide
fractions, mixed numbers, or whole numbers. |
Paul
Bunyan - A Folktale Full of Math
Core Curriculum Objective(s):
Develop and justify appropriate strategies for solving problems.
Use
or make a table, chart, or graph.
Use technology.
Think of a similar problem. (optional) |
Volume & Candy
Creations Model
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Construct
a figure/object to a given specific area,
perimeter, or volume using Geoboards,
cubes, dot paper, etc. |
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It's
All About Scale
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Use
a given scale to interpret a scale drawing
and construct a scale model (e.
g., maps, globes, or blueprints).
Use ratio and proportion in everyday situations. |
Metric
Cookies
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Compute
(+, -, x) and convert (smaller/larger
units within the customary and metric
systems). |
Bon
Voyage Math
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Solve
multi-step application problems involving
fractions and decimals in a variety of
real world context, including unit price,
and present data and conclusion in paragraphs,
tables or graphs. |
"Zero-ing" In
On Integers
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Use
concrete, pictorial, and/or abstract
models to compare, order and illustrate
operations on integers. |
Polygon
People
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Name,
identify, compare, classify, or draw
2-D shapes (including polygons, circles,
and ellipses) according to one or more
attributes (e.g., regular/irregular,
types of quadrilaterals, types of triangles
(equilateral, isosceles, scalene) and
parts of a circle (center, diameter,
circumference, radius)). |
World
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Development
of a Civilization
Core
Curriculum Objective(s): Explain
the following aspects of each river civilization:
important terms, government, religion(s),
economy, inventions and contributions;
communication, natural resources, evolution
of the civilization, primary people,
places and events, and social structure. |
The
Nile: A
Gift to Egypt
Core Curriculum Objective(s):
Locate the civilization along the Nile.
Explain the following aspects of the Nile River civilization:
important terms, government, religion, economy, inventions and
contributions, natural resources, evolution of the civilization,
its place within a time reference, primary people, places, events,
social structures, education, and neighboring cultures and their
contributions.
Assess how the Nile was a "cradle of civilization" and
the relationship of this civilization to the world today. This
unit focuses primarily on the Nile River civilization. |
The
Middle Ages: A Contract Unit
Core Curriculum Objective(s):
Explain the following aspects
of the Middle Ages: important terms,
government, religion(s), economy, inventions
and contributions, communication, the
evolution of the period, its place within
a time reference, primary people, places,
and events, social structures, education,
misconceptions and superstitions.
Students will determine the impact of the Middle Ages on the world
today. |
Civilizations
of the Ancient Near East
Core Curriculum Objective(s):
Examine the ancient civilizations
which developed along the Nile, Indus,
Huang He, and Tigris Euphrates rivers
Locate each civilization on map(s).
Explain the following aspects of each river civilization: important
terms; government; religion(s); economy; inventions and contributions;
communication; natural resources; evolution of the civilization;
its place within a time reference; primary people, places, and
events; social structures; education; neighboring/concurrent
cultures and their contributions. During this unit, students
will learn about the Ancient Israelites, the Hittites, the Assyrians,
the Chaldeans, the Phoenicians, and the Persians.
Assess how each location was "a cradle of civilization" and
the relationship of each civilization to the world today. |
Reading/Language
Arts |
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Write
A Myth
Core Curriculum Objective(s): After
sampling a variety of genres, determine
the type of literature and compare the
present selection to the previous selections.
Write various types of compositions (journals, letters, essays,
reports, poetry, stories, plays, scripts). |
The
Impact of History: A Conversation
with a Parent
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Speak
for a variety of purposes (tell stories,
share experiences, give directions, participate
in discussion, read literature aloud,
make announcements, make introductions,
give reports and speeches, conduct interviews,
interpret surveys). (PACT III.A) |
Notetaking
Procedures
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Use
text organizers(type, headings, subheadings,
and graphics) to predict and categorize
information. |
Press
Release
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Write
various types of compositions (journals,
letters, essays, reports, poetry, stories,
and plays, scripts). (PACT:1V.E) |
Listen
to This
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Listen
for specific information (details,
sequence, definition, inference, predict
outcomes, draw conclusions, distinguish
informative from persuasive messages).
[PACT II.A.4] |
Plot
Summary for Story Element
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Identify,
explain, analyze the story elements
(plot, character, characterization,
setting, conflict, turning point, resolution,
theme, goal, outcome, mood, and point
of view) in a variety of genre. |
Using
Cinderella Stories to Study
Venn Diagrams
and Other Graphic Organizers
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Complete
graphic organizers depicting relationships among story elements
such as outlining, webbing, Venn diagrams, T-charts. |
Egyptian
Diary Project
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Write
various types of compositions (journals).
Build a word bank of vocabulary across the content areas necessary
for the interpretation of literature, text or passage.
Use brainstorming, questioning, journals, note taking, free writing,
cubing, and reading to generate and explore ideas. |
It's
Raining Cats and Dog: Studying
Idioms
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Evaluate
the author's use of language (including
figurative language) and its effects.
Integrate new information with prior knowledge.
Listen for specific information (details, sequence, definition,
inference, predict outcomes, draw conclusions, distinguish informative
from persuasive messages). |
Letter
to Self: A Personal Time Capsule
Designed
by: Lisa
A. McClain, Hand Middle School
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Write
various types of compositions (letters). |
Noun
Book
Core Curriculum Objective(s): *
Edit for spelling by identifying and
correcting misspelled words (plurals,
possessives). *
Edit for capitalization (proper nouns). |
Personal
Timeline
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Write
compositions for different purposes
(in this unit: to describe and to record
personal feelings.)
Use brainstorming to generate and explore ideas.
Use lists, webs, or outlines to develop and organize content.
Evaluate and revise drafts to fulfill purpose.
Analyze sentences and combine, expand, or rewrite to vary length,
type, and structure for clarity, unity and style. |
SCIENCE |
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Identifying
Acids and Bases
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Compare and contrast
chemical and physical changes/ The student will investigate,
compare, contrast, and understand that matter has physical and
chemical properties and can undergo changes. Students will determine
the relationship that exists between color change of a substance
and its pH level. |
Mixtures
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Characteristics of Matter and
Energy/ Matter has characteristic properties that are related
to its structure. Students will investigate and understand how
to classify materials as elements, compounds or mixtures. |
Owl
Pellets
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Interactions/ Describe
relationships among organisms through the use of food chains
and food webs/ The student will analyze the dynamics of predator-prey
interactions as part of food webs. |
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Newscast
From An Ancient City
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Sequence
events and steps in a process using
dramatizations, retelling, pictures,
charts and media. |
A
Day In The Life Of A Veteran:
Oral History
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Use
appropriate listening skills to conduct
and interpret surveys and interviews,
to listen critically, record information
accurately, to
research and report information. |
Ancient
Greece: The
Benefits of a Culture
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Explain the following
aspects of ancient Greece: important terms, government, religion(s),
economy, inventions and contributions, communication, natural
resources, evolution of the civilization, its place within a
time reference, primary people, places, and events, social structures,
education, neighboring/concurrent cultures and their contributions.
Social Studies: Determine
the importance of ancient Greece to the
world today. |
Life
During The Industrial Revolution
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Collect
and organize relevant information through
outlining, summarizing, classifying and
categorizing, in order to construct a
product such as an oral presentation,
written report, poster, graph, collage,
computer-generated report, chart, or
table. (PACT I.B.9) |
SOCIAL
STUDIES |
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M&M
Cookie City
Core Curriculum Objective:
Identify and analyze reasons for the location of places (e.g.,
bodies of water, unique landforms, transportation junctions, and
natural resources). |
The
Sands of Arabia
Core
Curriculum Objective(s):
Apply geographic information to the study of World History.
Name and locate on map(s): bodies of water, continents, major countries,
major cities and world regions.
Define and cite examples of political, physical and cultural boundaries.
Define, illustrate and cite examples of geographic terms. |
Middle
East: A Region In Turmoil
Core
Curriculum Objective(s):
Assess the ramifications of the emergence of Islam.
Determine the impact of the Middle East on the world today. |
Ancient
China: Student Created Word Search
Puzzles
Core Curriculum Objectives(s):
Examine the ancient civilizations which developed along the Nile,
Indus, Huang Go, and *Tigris-Euphrates Rivers
*Locate each civilization on map(s).
*Define: the term, civilization, and explain its components:
the interaction of communication, cooperation, a form of law
or government, and specialization of tasks; the phrase "cradle
of civilization"; the term culture. |
Class,
At-ten-tion!
Core Curriculum Objectives(s): Explain
the following aspects of each
river civilization: .... its
place within a time reference,
... (time lines). |
Hemispheres & Continents
Core Curriculum Objectives(s):
Apply Geographic Information to the Study of World History.
Name and locate on map(s): bodies of water, continents, major
countries, major cities, and world regions.
Define and cite examples of
political, physical and cultural boundaries.
Define, illustrate and cite
examples of geographic terms. |
The
Importance of Rivers in the Development
of Early Civilizations
Core Curriculum Objectives(s): Examine the ancient civilizations
which developed along the Nile, Indus, Huang Ho, and Tigris-Euphrates
Rivers
Locate each civilization on map(s).
Define: the term, civilization, and explain its components:
the interaction of communication, cooperation, a form of law
or government, and specialization of tasks; the phrase "cradle
of civilization"; the term culture.
Explain the following aspects
of each river civilization: important
terms, government, religion(s), economy,
inventions and contributions, communication,
natural resources, evolution of the
civilization, its place within a time
reference, primary people. |
The
Mystery of the Shoe Box
Core Curriculum Objectives(s):
Explain terms related to
prehistory. (artifact, archaeologist).
Explain how we know what happened
in prehistory. |
The
Olympics
Core Curriculum Objectives(s):
Name and locate on map(s):
bodies of water, continents,
major countries, major cities,
and world regions.
Determine the importance of
ancient Greece to the world today. |
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