LEVEL:   5th & 6th Grade                 CONTENT AREAS:   fifth social studies, sixth mathematics

CURRICULUM OUTCOMES/STATE STANDARDS:
The learner will construct tables and graphs.  The learner will calculate the parts of a circle graph based upon money spent at Matt’s general store.  The learner will recognize the concept that the circle graph shows how the parts relate to the whole.

CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Pie Charts for Pioneers.  Play Oregon Trail,  calculate pie chart, draw pie chart, make pie chart on computer.
 

MATERIALS:  Math Advantage  textbook sixth-grade, computer, Oregon Trail program, paper, pencil, worksheet.  Lesson Plan Oregon Trail Game Follow-up Activity

PROCEDURES: 1.  Teach the following lab activities and lessons in the sixth-grade Math Advantage textbook. (Circumference pp. 416-417, Lab Activity pp. 432-433, Lesson 22.5 pp. 434-435, Lab Activity pp.  244-245, Lesson 12.4 pp. 246-247).  2.  Play the game Oregon Trail per the directions in the packet. 3.  Complete the mathematical worksheet.  4.  Draw the circle graph using the data from the worksheet.  5.  Draw the computerized circle graph using the data from the worksheet.

ASSESSMENT:  1.  Successful completion of the mathematical worksheet. 2.  Successful completion (drawing) of the circle graph per the information from the mathematical worksheet.  3.  Successful completion of the computerized drawing of the circle graph per the information from the mathematical worksheet.

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