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Animated Math Models

Description: 

To give students need more practice with the relationship between factors and multiples.

Learning Targets: 
Students will be able to list the factors and multiples of a given number.
Link: 
Animated Math Models
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CUABVP2eOIxK3qSJ38DOKZMSAN8QqvwrOola_44aEFE/edit
Author: 
Laura Harkema
Content Area: 
Mathematics
Algebra
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Lesson
Grade: 
4
Common Core Math
Tags: 
Algebra
prime
composite
math

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

Materials/Resources:  Chromebooks (1 per student), Go Math Login (example of an unrelated Animated Math Model is shown here:  https://youtu.be/I8-DqDDmJ9Y)

Introduction/Warm-Up:  

Previously, we had several lessons to introduce what factors and multiples are and how to find them.  After a quick review of this, we will get logged in to their Go Math Think Central accounts.

Procedure/Activities:  

  • After guiding them through the process to get to the appropriate Animated Math Model (AMM), the students will go through the guided practice.

  • The model uses a strategy similar to Anita Archer’s ‘I do, We do, You do’.  In the AMM, it is called Learn the Math, Do the Math, Independant Practice and Quiz.  The students work through these sections at their own pace in a fun, game-like manner.

Lesson Conclusion/Summary: (optional)

  • As each student completes the lesson they will move back to the textbook to complete the practice section there as a way for me to monitor their understanding of the previous lessons and AMM.

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

  • Overall, this tool is helpful as another way for students to get information and practice on these math skills that doesn’t involve listening to me.  They enjoy using technology and appreciate switching it up.

  • One drawback of this tool is that there is no end ‘report’ that shows me how they did on the quiz portion of this.  In the future, I will try to have them show me the screen when they complete it so I can monitor their progress, but unless that works well, I will have to have an alternative way to check this.