G3+Math+Unit+9

** Investigations Math ** ** Grade 3 ** ** Unit 9: Solids and Boxes ** 1. Make sense of math problems and persevere in solving them. 2: Reason abstractly and answer quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4: Model with mathematics. 7: Look for and make use of structure. 8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. 3.OA.8 - Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic. 3.NBT.1, 2 – Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. EfS: C – The Dynamics of Systems & Change, F – Natural Laws and Ecological Principles || Working with geometric solids, students learn to sort and describe them according to their attributes. They develop language to communicate effectively about solids and their attributes. || ** Investigation 2: Making Boxes ** Students learn to recognize whether different patterns can be made into boxes. || ** Investigation 3: How Many Cubes in a Box? ** Students figure out how many cubes can fit into a given box and make their own patterns for boxes. || prisms pyramids edges faces vertex/vertices polyhedron/polyhedral figure rectangular prism || 2.1 – 2.3 pattern net || 3.1 – 3.5 volume || 1.4, 1.5 – Assessment Checklist: Building Polyhedra || Differentiated Portfolio Piece || 3.2 – Student page 25 3.3 Assessment: Writing About How Many Cubes 3.5 – End of Unit Assessment ||
 * Alain L. Locke Magnet School for Environmental Stewardship **
 * CCLS Math Practice: **
 * Standards: **
 * ** Enduring Understanding ** |||||| ** Geometric shapes and solids have attributes that can be described and exist in the natural world. **
 * ** Essential Question ** |||||| ** How can we describe naturally existing geometric shapes and solids? ** ||
 * ** Learning Outcomes ** || ** Investigation 1: **
 * Sorting, Describing, and Building Solids **
 * ** Pre-Assessment **
 * (Prior Knowledge) ** || Solids, sorting || Solids || Cubes, volume ||
 * ** Suggested **
 * Time Frame **
 * January 20- February 15, 2013 ** || 5 days || 3 days || 5 days ||
 * ** Activities & Vocabulary ** || 1.1 – 1.5
 * ** Assessments ** || 1.2 – Which One Does Not Belong? P. 7