Lesson 1: View and Edit an Inquiry Based Lesson Plan
For lesson 1, I have shared something that I did in my classroom.
My geometry students are in our measuring and modeling unit. We are learning a lesson on solids and their cross sections. My original lesson was adapted from emath instruction, which I have used in years past. However, I felt a need to add in a new element into this lesson. Below is a rough draft of my new, inquiry based approach for my lesson on solids and their cross sections.
Ms. Dana Hofknecht
Geometry- Unit 10 Lesson 7: Solids and their Cross Sections
Objective- Students will be able to identify parallel, perpendicular, and slanted cross sections of various 3D figures.
Materials- Lesson packets, play doh, dental floss
Do Now- Students will complete the Do Now that we already had done in years past. As this is our first lesson with 3D shapes, students will start by identifying where they have seen various shapes in real life (cylinders- soup cans, prisms- tissue boxes).
Instruction- Students will use their traditional lesson packets to begin todays lesson. There are multiple exercises within todays lesson. Throughout these exercises, students will explore the different cross sections of cylinders, cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cones, etc. In years past, this lesson was taught through direct instruction. Today, students will be given play doh and dental floss and we will mold different shapes with our play doh and cut cross sections using dental floss. Students will discover the different cross sections through this manipulative.
Closure- Students will have an exit ticket with regents style questions on identifying cross sections. They will still have their play doh to help them with this exit ticket.
After looking through this lesson plan, use the google doc attached to give advice on the lesson plan. As I mentioned, this is a rough draft so there are definitely tweaks to be made!