Daily Lesson Plan
Cooperative Learning
Title of Lesson: Fun Factories
Standards: Science: (environment, applying)
Math: (basic multiplication, connections)
Learning Styles: Gardner: verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, naturalistic, visual-spatial
Objectives:
Sharing Ideas and Opinions
Looks Like Sounds Like
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Student Level: 6th Grade
Time Required: 1 hour (conducting this activity on Earth Day would be beneficial)
Background Information:
The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment -- air, water, and land -- upon which life depends.
The EPA's purpose is to ensure that all Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn, and work. They see that national efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information. The EPA establishes federal laws protecting human health and the environment and makes certain these laws are enforced fairly and effectively. Another responsibility of the EPA is to see that all parts of society -- communities, individuals, business, state and local governments, tribal governments -- have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks. The EPA contributes greatly to making our communities and ecosystems diverse, sustainable, and economically productive. The United States plays a leadership role in working with other nations to protect the global environment.
Source: "EPA." Online. Internet. Available: epa.org. 25 March, 1999.
Prerequisite Information:
Materials:
Group Size: 4 Roles: Boss, Technician, Production Manager,
Quality Control
Introduction of Lesson:
Development of Procedure (Concept):
-we are going to separate the waste while we make the products the consumers want
-once Play-Doh goes in factory, it is waste, it cannot be used again
-production waste = product doesn't look good enough
-color waste = product has various colors in it
** Must clean out machine before a new color is put in
-remember, this costs money, so make as little waste as possible. Getting rid of the waste pollutes the environment.
-write down 4 ideas on how to reduce the waste, the pollution
of throwing away the waste, and how to make production faster
It takes $5.00 to buy 1 pound of the Play-Doh. According to
the order form you received, how much would you charge, per item,
to a customer who wanted to buy the items listed? Figure the
total cost of the bill. **Remember you must make enough money
to cover the cost of the Play-Doh, to pay employees, and decrease
the amount of waste and pollution you created.
Positive Interdependence: Each student must make one Play-Doh item.
Individual Accountability: Each student
will write one idea about how to reduce the waste their group
created.
Criteria for Success: Upon completion of this lesson, students will demonstrate their knowledge and discuss the relevance of the Environmental Protection Agency by incorporating it using a Play-Doh Fun Factory and using basic multiplication facts to solve problems dealing with cost. Each cooperative group must submit a written document of their ideas on how to solve the problem of waste in their factory and 100% complete order form.
Expected Behaviors: Each student will effectively and appropriately share his/her ideas and opinions within their assigned group.
Monitoring: Observation sheet (attached)
Processing: Give each group member an evaluation sheet to evaluate their group
members. Instruct them to provide comments on how group work could have improved.
Conclusion: Remind students of the importance of the EPA and encourage them to
try to reduce the waste they use daily.
Evaluation: Each cooperative group must submit a written document of their ideas on how to solve the problem of waste in their factory. Groups will also submit their order forms to show multiplication was completed correctly.
Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Holubec, E. J. (1993). Cooperation in the classroom. Edina, Minnesota: Interaction Book Company.
Observation Sheet
Students________________________________________
Group number_________
Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Total
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| Relates New to Old Learning | ||||
| Gives and Receives Direction |
When a group member performs an action, place a tally mark in the box accordingly.
Total the tally marks at the end of the cooperative learning lesson.
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