Blended Learning Lesson Plan

Promethean Planet
The above link is an interactive white board where people have posted their lessons for others to use. (Sign-in is required, but it is free.)

AREA OF 2-D FIGURES
Sixth grade students will be able to calculate the area of 2-d figures, such as squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles so that when given various figures, they will be able to determine the areas with 80% accuracy and review perimeter with 90% accuracy.

1.  Students will enter classroom and get out their devices while listening to soft music.  Devices will be turned on to Educreations (an interactive white board app).
2.  Identify the objective.
3.  The teacher will walk through the power point from the Smart Board as a class.  Students can take notes on their devices as they want.
4.  The practice problems that are on the power point can be worked out on student's devices, then worked out on the Smart Board for student checking.

At this point, will disperse for individual work or peer collaboration.

For those who feel the need for more help:
1.  Go to  math.com for extra help.
2.  Review the lesson and practice problems before moving on to the project.

For those who feel comfortable with the concept: (may work individually or with a peer)
1.  Your assignment is to design your own house and calculate the area of each room.
2.  Plan a house - In order to design your own house, click on the link for help to create blueprints.
3.  After narrowing down the house you would like, click on the house to view its blueprints.  Cut and paste the blueprints into a new Educreations page.

     a.  The floorplan must include at least:

1.   A living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a garage
2.   Each room must be labeled and colored a different color
3.   A fenced in backyard with the greatest amount of area possible and the least              amount of perimeter possible.
4.   A garden within the backyard shaped like a triangle
5.   A circular swimming pool

     b.  After completing the room designs students must calculate:

1.   The area and perimeter for each room
2.   The area and perimeter for the fenced in backyard
3.   The area and perimeter of the whole house
4.   The area and perimeter of the triangle garden

*Students will email a copy of the blueprints and calculations to the teacher.  Once calculations have been checked, students may add a copy of their completed projects to a class page in Google Docs for all to see.