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PAR-BR4-U8 (1).pdfIn Unit 8, students apply all of the fourth grade skills and strategies learned to design a playground.
In Unit 8, students apply all of the fourth grade skills and strategies learned to design a playground.
Introducing Playground Design
Introducing Playground Design
Below you will find resources to support the playground design. Students use measurement and geometry skills to collect and display data . They also analyze data to make decisions about their playground.
Home Connection Pages:
149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154Rectangular Dimensions, Perimeter, Area
Rectangular Dimensions, Perimeter, Area
PAGES 149 and 150- These pages reinforce the Grassy Field the students are designing in the classroom.
Measurement, Data, Sketching
Measurement, Data, Sketching
PAGE 151 and 152- These pages reinforce the Seesaw the students are designing in the classroom. Good video showing what happens when a FULCRUM is shifted.
Geometry, Angles, Circles, Line Segments
Geometry, Angles, Circles, Line Segments
PAGES 153 and 154- These pages reinforce the Merry-Go-Round the students are designing in the classroom. Good video showing the parts of CIRCLE.
Making Decisions
Making Decisions
Below you will find resources for using data for decision making. Students make decisions based on their analysis.
Home Connection Pages:
155, 156. 157. 158Display and Analyze Data
Display and Analyze Data
PAGES 155 and 156- These pages reinforce the Most Important Playground Items the students are investigating in the classroom. Look at this video to support making BAR GRAPHS.
Analyze Data, Money, Averages
Analyze Data, Money, Averages
PAGE 157 and 158- These pages reinforce the Research on Playground Costs the students are investigating in the classroom. Look at this visual to support finding AVERAGES.
Using Scale Models for Our Playground and Field
Using Scale Models for Our Playground and Field
Below you will find resources to support measurement conversions using scale factors, and calculating dimensions and area.
Home Connection Pages:
161, 162, 163, 164(Skills Review: 159-160)Scale Factor, Diagrams, Area, Perimeter
Scale Factor, Diagrams, Area, Perimeter
PAGES 161 and 162- These pages reinforce the Scale Factor the students are investigating in the classroom. Good video explaining SCALE FACTOR.
Diagrams, Area, Perimeter
Diagrams, Area, Perimeter
PAGE 163 and 164- These pages reinforce the Playground Diagrams the students are drawing in the classroom. Good video explaining SCALE DRAWINGS.
Building Model Playgrounds
Building Model Playgrounds
On this homework page students draw side views of the playground and equipment. Also the students identify simple machines, geometric shapes, and angle measurements.
Home Connection Pages:
165Diagrams, Angles, Lines
Diagrams, Angles, Lines
PAGES 165- These pages reinforce the Diagrams of Playground Equipment the students are drawing in the classroom. It also reinforces the Simple Machines the students learned about in the beginning of this Unit. Look at this visual for SIMPLE MACHINES.
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