MeasuRePolix LET’S CHOOSE A PROFESSION…
Jan 13, 2015
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LET’S CHOOSE A PROFESSION…
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•TARGET LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
•CLIL MODEL: CROSS CURRICULAR
•GRADE LEVEL/ AGE: 6TH GRADE (11-12 Years Old)
•GROUPING: PAIR WORKING
•GLOBAL GOAL: •DISTINGUISH MEASURE UNITS•RELATE THEORY AND REAL LIFE•LEARN SPECIFIC VOCABULARY
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WARM-UP ACTIVITIES
What unit should we use
to measure the distance
between Madrid and Barcelona?
ENGLISH CLASS: LANGUAGE SHOWER
MATHEMATIC CLASS: WATCH 3 VIDEOS
CAPACITY
MASS
LENGHT
ART AND CRAFTS CLASS: POSTERS AND DISPLAYS
Kilo
metres
SCALELet’s cook!
How tall is ….?How m
uch does
it w
eight?
LIT
RE
S
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DIDACTIC OBJECTIVES:
• MAKE THEM COSNCIOUS THAT MATHEMATICS IS NECCESARY IN REAL LIFE
• FOSTERING:• ENGLISH LANGUAGE: ORAL SKILLS• CRITICAL THINKING•TEAMWORKING AND INTERPERSONAL LEARNING.
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COMPETENCES:
• IN MATHEMATICS • IN PROCESSING INFORMATION AND USE OF ICT• SOCIAL SKILLS• CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC • LEARNING TO LEARN• AUTONOMY AND PERSONAL INICIATIVE.
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CONCEPTUAL CONTENTS:• CONTENT: Measure units and tools.• COGNITION: Problem solving• COMMUNICATION: Specific vocabulary and expressions• COMMUNITY: Team working• SCAFFOLDING: Diff. learning styles and previous knowledge.• MULTIPLE FOCUS: Cross curricular• AUTHENTICITY: Real objects,tools and situations. • ACTIVE LEARNING: tUNIT MEASURESAND USE OF ICT
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Kilometres
litres
centimetres mililitres
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PROCEDIMENTAL CONTENTS:• CONTENT: Every student will work in each activity
• COGNITION: Learning to follow instructions.
• COMMUNICATION: Encouraging oral communication.
• COMMUNITY: Cooperation
• SAFE AND ENRICHING LEARNING: Routines and discourses
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ACTITUDINAL CONTENTS:• COGNITION: Learning to solve problems.
• COMMUNICATION: Student’s interests and motivations
• COMMUNITY: respecting turns, ideas and opinions.
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GROUPING:
Students will work in pairs
•.
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ACTIVITIES:Just pretending you are…
• A Doctor•An architect•A cook•A wizard •A fashion designer
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ACTIVITIY 1: A DOCTOR
•Learning how to use a scale and a tape measure
•Learning to use the correct unit
•Students will have to measure and weight their mates
•Teacher: will observe and guide.
•Material: A table, a scale, a tape measure and a white coat.
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How tall is your classmate?
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ACTIVITIY 2: AN ARCHITECT
•Learning how to measure spatial lenghts.
•Learning to use the correct units for different lenghts
•Students will have to measure different spaces
•Teacher: will observe and guide.
•Material: An architect helmet and a tape measure.
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Teacher gives instructions: “How long are the stairs at the second floor?”
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ACTIVITIY 3: A COOK
•Learning how to weight different quantities
•Learning to use the scales correctly
•Students will have to follow recipes and instructions
•Teacher: will read the instructions. Observe and guide.
•Material: An chef hat, a scale, flour, sugar, salt, water, …
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Recipe: “100 grs of flour, 0,10 kgs of salt, 1.000 ml. of water….”
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ACTIVITIY 4: A WIZARD
•Learning how to measure liquids with measuring glasses
•Students will have to follow recipes and instructions
•Teacher: will read the instructions. Observe and guide.
•Material: A wizard hat, bottles and containers, water, dyed color to colour the water.
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Spell: “ 50 ml. of snake’s blood, 1/7 l. of worm juice, ….”
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ACTIVITIY 5: A FASHION DESIGNER
•Learning how to measure fabrics.
•Students will have to copy a pattern in the fabric and cut it with the correct measures.
•Teacher: will give them the patterns. Observe and guide.
•Material: A tape measure, scissors, patterns and fabrics.
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Using patterns of a skirt, a sock, a scarf, ….
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MEASURES OF ATTENTION
• Groups will be formed bearing in mind the students who need more support.
•Students with little mathematic abilities will work with students with good abilities.
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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
• By observation ( Observational template)
• Student’s worksheet
•Results in Online Questionnaire
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p4QCU-l27_kTuMrdC4mQ0JPzBnwL8BbpqsXBsW71kZQ/viewform
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TIMING AND SPACE
• 20 minutes per paired group
• Total time: 2 hours.
•Mathematics and English class will be joined
• The activites will be developed in the playground.
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• Videos related to measures will be shown
• Online questionnaire to collect the results of the activities.
USE OF TIC
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This Didactic Unit has been created by Arancha Martín Quilis.