How Does Your Island Measure
Up?
Lesson 3
GRADE LEVEL: Grades 7-9
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
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Student will convert leagues into a standard unit
of measurement.
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Students will draw the island of the blue dolphin
to scale using the computers paint shop program.
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Students will estimate perimeter and area of the
island of the blue dolphin.
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Students will collect and organize information
on bar graph.
DURATION OF LESSON: Two 50/min. periods
of class time needed to complete lesson
MATERIALS NEEDED:
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scientific calculator
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computer with paint shop program
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paper
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pencils
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colored pencils
PROCEDURES:
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Teacher will read second chapter of Island
of the Blue Dolphins emphasizing description of island.
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Students will be taken to computer lab and instructed
to go to Explore the
Island.
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Draw island to scale on paper using scientific
calculators to calculate and estimate perimeter and area.
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Use rough draft to complete project on computer's
paint shop program.
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Use Microsoft Excel to create a bar graph of the
information collected.
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Answer the questions from chapter 2 listed on
the linked
website.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY:
MODIFICATIONS: material read aloud, color
code island locations, calculator use as per I.E.P.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS:
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Scientific calculator
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Computer with Internet Access
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Data Projector
NATIONAL
STANDARDS:
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NM-NUM.9-12.1: Understand numbers, ways of representing
numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems
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NM-NUM.9-12.2: Understand meanings of operations
and how they relate to one another
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NM-NUM.9-12.3: Compute fluently and make reasonable
estimates
WEST
VIRGINIA IGOS
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AM1.11 9,10,11 collect, organize, and interpret
data using graphs, charts, and tables
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AM1.1 use a scientific calculator to perform
the basic operations of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
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AM1.16 use a scientific calculator to perform
basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals (AM1.1)
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