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Roll
Or Slide?
Designed
by: Marian Davis, Meadowfield Elementary
1)
CORE CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE(S): Explore
geometric figures with two/and or three dimensions
(such as with attribute blocks, building blocks,
environmental shapes, windows, doors, etc.). (KGS1-1)
GRADE
LEVEL: Kindergarten
SUBJECT: Math
2)
OVERVIEW: Students will get a real
feeling of geometric shapes by using three-
dimensional objects. This activity allows
students to get their hands on the shapes, play
with them, and learn some of their attributes.
3) FOCUS/ESSENTIAL
QUESTION(S):
How
can we explore geometric figures by using objects
with three dimensions?
4)
TIME
FRAME: One
45 minute lesson.
5)
RESOURCES/MATERIALS:
Building
blocks or sets of geometric solids
Two
strands of yarn (about 30 inches each)
6)
CULMINATING
ASSESSMENT:
Teacher
observation/checklist of students' ability to
recognize similarities and differences between
geometric figures and their ability to predict
whether a geometric figure will slide or roll.
Roll Or
Slide-Rubric
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Discuss
similarities and differences between
objects.
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1
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Students
are able to discuss similarities and
differences between geometric figures.
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0
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Students
are not able to discuss similarities and
differences between geometric figures.
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Make
predictions.
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1
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Students
are able to make predictions as to whether
objects will roll or slide.
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0
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Students
are not able to make predictions as to
whether objects will roll or slide.
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7)
INSTRUCTIONAL
ACTIVITIES:
1.
Introduce the activity by having students
select several
shapes from the sets of geometric shapes or
building
blocks.
Ask them to build something with the shapes
they have selected.
2.
Allow
enough time for students to explore building with
the
blocks or geometric solids.
Discuss with them the
similarities
and differences between the shapes.
3.
Ask
students to discuss which ones they thought were
Easier to
build with.
4.
Explain
that they will be investigating these solids.
They
will
construct a slide and then do some experiments.
5.
Demonstrate
to students how to build the slide by
stacking
several books together, them resting another
book on
the stack creating a slide.
6. Select
a geometric solid and ask students to predict if
the
solid will roll down the incline or if it
will slide down the
incline.
7.
Make
a large two piece Venn Diagram using the strands
of yarn. Explain that one circle will be for rolling objects, and the
other will be for sliding objects.
8.
Explain
to students that objects that might
roll and slide at the same time will go in
the middle where the circles intersect.
9. Hold
up a solid and point to one of its faces.
Explain
what a face
is.
10.
Ask
students to predict whether the shape will roll or
slide down the incline on the face
that you have pointed
to. Ask for a
volunteer to check.
11.
Repeat this activity several times using
different solids.
12. Allow
students to make predictions.
Decide as a class where to place the solids in the Venn Diagram.
Web Site:
http://www.saxonpub.com/tech/mk_game/index.html
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