Unit Plan: Circumference, Area and Volume
Math / Grade 7
Big Ideas
The constant ratio between the circumference and diameter of circles can be used to describe, measure and compare spatial relationships.
Concepts
- Relationship
- Space (spatial awareness)
- Cause and effect
Essential Questions
Students will keep considering…
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Evaluative Criteria
Teachers should consider how summative assessments should be based on clear criteria and include a variety of ways for students to show demonstrate their learning.
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Monitoring Progress
Teacher will monitor progress:
Teachers can monitor progress through ongoing formative assessment including but not limited to:
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Resources
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Reflection
How will teachers and their students reflect on and evaluate the completed project?
Teacher Reflection
- What aspects of the unit went well
- What did students struggle with
- What did you struggle with?
- What would you add/revise the next time you taught this unit?
- Were there any unintended outcomes?
- Were students engaged?
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Stage 1 – Desired Results
Big Ideas
The constant ratio between the circumference and diameter of circles can be used to describe, measure and compare spatial relationships.
Concepts:
- Relationship
- Space (spatial awareness)
- Cause and effect
Transfer Goals
Students will be able to independently use their learning to…
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Meaning
Students will understand that…
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Students will keep considering…
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Acquisition
Students will be skilled at…
REASONING AND ANALYZING
- Use reasoning and logic to explore, analyze, and apply mathematical ideas
- Estimate reasonably
- Use tools/technology to explore and create patterns and relationships, and test conjectures
UNDERSTANDING AND SOLVING
- Apply multiple strategies to solve problems
- Develop, demonstrate and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry and problem solving
- Visualize to explore mathematical concepts
- Engage in problem solving experiences that are connected to place, story, cultural practices and perspectives relevant to local First Peoples communities, the local community, and other cultures
COMMUNICATING AND REPRESENTING
- Use mathematical vocabulary and language to contribute to mathematical discussions
- Explain and justify mathematical ideas and decisions
- Communicate mathematical thinking in many ways
CONNECTING AND REFLECTING
- Reflect on mathematical thinking
- Connect mathematical concepts to each other and other areas of personal interest
- Incorporate First Peoples worldviews and perspectives
Students will know…
- Circumference and area of circles
- Volume of rectangular prisms and cylinders
- Financial literacy (see GRASPS task)
Which Core Competencies will be integrated into the unit?
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First People's Principles of Learning
The unit will make connections with:
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The following resources are made available through the British Columbia Ministry of Education. For more information, please visit BC’s New Curriculum.
Big Ideas
The Big Ideas consist of generalizations and principles and the key concepts important in an area of learning. The Big Ideas represent what students will understand at the completion of the curriculum for their grade. They are intended to endure beyond a single grade and contribute to future understanding.
Core Competencies
Communications Competency
The set of abilities that students use to impart and exchange information, experiences and ideas, to explore the world around them, and to understand and effectively engage in the use of digital media
Thinking Competency
The knowledge, skills and processes we associate with intellectual development
Social Competency
The set of abilities that relate to students’ identity in the world, both as individuals and as members of their community and society
Curricular Competencies & Content
Curricular Competencies are the skills, strategies, and processes that students develop over time. They reflect the “Do” in the Know-Do-Understand model of curriculum. The Curricular Competencies are built on the thinking, communicating, and personal and social competencies relevant to disciplines that make up an area of learning.
Additional Resources
First People's Principles of Learning
To read more about First People’s Principles of Learning, please click here.
For classroom resources, please visit the First Nations Education Steering Committee.
