5th
Grade Math
The lesson below is designed to help you
address Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking.
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Math
TEKS |
NEISD
Technology Standards |
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5.5A |
Use concrete
objects or pictures to make generalizations about determining all
possible combinations |
W1 |
Create a new
document or open an existing one on the student-shared directory. |
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5.5B |
Use lists,
tables, charts, and diagrams to find patterns and make generalizations. |
W11 |
Create tables
to structure and organize information. |
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5.14B |
Use a
problem-solving model that incorporates understanding the problem,
making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for
reasonableness. |
W12 |
Access
available tools (standard, formatting, drawing, etc.) by selecting View
from the menu bar and choosing Toolbars. |
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5.14C |
Select or
develop an appropriate problem-solving strategy, including drawing a
picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting
it out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwards
to solve a problem. |
W13 |
Use Draw tools
(WordArt, Text Box, Paint bucket, Lines and Arrows, and AutoShapes |
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5.14D |
Use tools such
as real objects, manipulatives, and technology to solve problems. |
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5.15A |
Explain and
record observations using objects, words, pictures, numbers, and
technology. |
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5.15B |
Relate informal
language to mathematical language and symbols. |
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5.15C |
Make
generalizations from patterns or sets of examples and non-examples. |
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5.15D |
Justify why an
answer is reasonable and explain the solution process. |
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Lesson Title: Math Patterns
Software
Application:
Microsoft Word
Directions:
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Have the students open
Microsoft Word.
- Have the students
create a table that has two rows and at least 5 columns. (Click on
Table-Insert-Table and the put in the dimensions of the table that you want.)
- Label the first row
"Number of Objects" and the second one "Total Possibilities".
- Label the rest of the
top row with the numbers 3, 4, and 5. (The last cell will be empty)
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Have them open the
Drawing toolbar. (Click on View-Toolbars-Drawing: If there is a check by
Drawing then the toolbar is already open.)
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Have the students use the
AutoShapes in the Drawing toolbar to create patterns.
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Have students choose a
shape from AutoShapes in the Drawing toolbar, and then click on the Word document. (The shape should appear on the
screen.)
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Have the students choose 2 different shapes and repeat step
1.
- Have the students
put the shapes in some order.
- Have the students
right click on the shape, copy it, right click on the document, and paste
the shape again.
- Repeat step 4 for
the other shapes.
- Put the shapes in a
different order.
- Continue steps 4, 5,
and 6 until they have shown all of the possible combinations.
- Put the number of
possibilities that they came up with in the proper cell in the table.
- Have the students
repeat steps 1-8 with four items and then 5 items. (You may have the
students change from shapes to letters if this will help the students work
quicker.)
- Have the students see
if they can develop a formula that they could use to find the number of
possible patterns for a larger number. Have the students explain and justify
their thoughts under the table.
- Have the students test
their formula with another number and determine if there formula was correct.
- Have the students
record their thoughts again. Did the formula work. How can they be sure. If
time permits, continue to have the students test there formula, or if it did
not work, have the students try to come up with another formula and test it.
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