Reviewing Unit 1
Objective: Students will be able to review the content of Unit 1 to prepare for an end-of-unit assessment.
Big Idea: Students participate in several activities to practice operations with decimals, fractions, and the distributive property.
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Warm Up
For today’s Warm Up, the students will complete a Turning Point Check-Up to assess their retention of material in Unit 1. The Unit 1 Check-Up contains five 5 questions. The question statements are below.
- A model plan is 100 times smaller than an actual plane. The length of the model is 4.8 inches. What is the actual length of the plane?
- Malabar Middle School is raising money for a local charity. Their goal is to raise $500 by their holiday break. If they have 10 days before their break, what is a reasonable amount that they should collect each day to reach their goal?
- Marlene purchased 20 stamps at the post office for $8.40. What is the cost of one stamp?
- The area of Trina’s bedroom is 96.9 square feet. If the width of her bedroom is 9.5 feet, what is the length of her bedroom? Use A=lw
- Justin was estimating the area of a square sticky note with a side edge length of 7.6 cm. Which would be a reasonable estimate of the area of the note? Use A=lw
I present the questions to students using the Check-Up PowerPoint, providing multiple choice answers to prepare for tomorrow's test. In the presentation the answers appear using the animations capability, so that students get immediate feedback.
Reviewing the Check-up
To keep students focused on preparing for tomorrow's assessment, we will review the Unit 1 Check-Up before moving on. As we review the answers, I will model how to make note of mistakes. Of course, I will also address any misconceptions.
During the remainder of today's lesson students will complete review tasks at stations. Each station will cover a single standard. I want my students to follow the process covered in reviewing the Check-up to make note of concepts and skills that require further study.
Station Activities
Students will have the opportunity to complete the following activities during this lesson:
- What can you do with Number?
- Taxes, Coupons and Sales
- These Expressions were created equal
- Solving problems with fractions
Each task is designed to be engaging and fun, but to focus student attention on a skill that will be assessed during tomorrow's Unit 1 test. As students work I will make myself available to help students successfully complete the task at each station.
