Artifact
Lesson Structure
To motivate and engage students the teachers used Starburst candy as a manipulative for students to identify fraction sets. After students identified fraction sets, they used the information to create charts and graphs.- Each student grabbed a handful of Starburst candy creating a different problem for each student
- Each student sorted their handful of Starburst candy by color
- Each student identified a fraction to represent each candy color using the total amount of candy as the denominator and the specific color as the numerator.
Lesson Structure
The teacher then used the fraction lesson to teach students how to create and read charts and graphs in Numbers.- Each student used the candy create a bar graph.
- Then, using the Charter Basics Template in the software Numbers, each student imported their candy data into the t-chart creating a pie chart and bar graph. This was the first use of Numbers software by students.
- Each student documented their process through photos.
- Using the photos, each student created a final presentation using the Explain Everything software where they explained their process and their thinking
- Lastly, each student solved a math problem using the charts.
Lesson Structure
The teacher prompted students to share their presentations, peer review, and to critique the reasoning of others in a safe environment.- After students created their presentations, they were partnered with other students in their class to conduct a peer review.
- During the peer review, students were instructed to trade devices, review their partner’s solutions, agree or disagree, and provide reasoning.
- Each student used the criteria chart to provide feedback to their partner on missing presentation elements.
- After students received feedback, they revised their presentations.
- Students also helped one another with any technical problems.
Student Sample #1
The student explains the definition of a numerator and denominator.The student then groups the candy by colors and identifies the fraction for each color. Next, the student explains the pie chart and bar graph. The student then compares the amounts of each candy color and writes a number sentence to show the difference.
Student Sample #2
The student explains the definition of the numerator and denominator.The student arranges the candy to form a bar graph and explains the fraction of each color represented.
Next, the student explains the pie chart and bar graph and compares the candy colors from greatest to least.
The student did not complete the final step which prompted students to write an equation to solve the difference between the greatest and least.