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EMPACTS, Pea Ridge

Primary School

Jenny Castle, Emily Downs, Skyla

Guinn, Maggie Reeves, Ana Martinez

EMPACTS, Fall 2015

Professor Dianne Phillips – Physical Science

Professor Gary Bender - Math Structures II

Math Structures II Professor Gary Bender

EMPACTS Math Project

Pea Ridge Public School

Introduction to

Physical Science

Professor C. D. Phillips

Science Extension

+ Introduction to Project

As education majors, we were able

to combine our math educational

outreach experiences and create a

science extension lesson plan and

activity to be shared with the peers

in our Physical Science class.

+ Project Objectives

Our objective is to learn the math and science concepts at the college level and apply them to as we create

learning experiences for the 1st grade level student.

Our primary project goal is to help students understand:

1. The Solar System

2. Properties of math operations through word problems.

3. Math vocabulary in addition and subtraction.

+ Project Overview

Help 1st graders use place value

understanding and properties of operations

to add and subtract.

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to

solve word problems.

Apply properties of operations as

strategies to add and subtract.

Understand subtraction as an unknown-

addend problem.

+ Community

Where did we go?

Pea Ridge Primary School

Mrs. Henson’s 1st grade Class

“The mission of Pea Ridge Primary School is to provide a safe

and positive learning community, preparing and inspiring

students to use innovative thinking as world leaders of the 21st

century.”

Contact:

Principal, Aaron Gaffigan

+ Pea Ridge Primary School

+ Mrs. Henson’s 1st Grade Class

+ Curriculum

+ Curriculum

CCS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4

+ Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1

+ Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3

+ Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.4

+ College Curriculum

Math Structures II

Physical Science

Formation of the Solar system

Planets, composition and orbits

Astronomical Unit, A.U.

Kuiper Belt

Oort Cloud

Orbital distances of planets

Kepler’s 3 laws of planetary motion

Radius

Diameter

Elliptical orbit

Why isn’t Pluto still considered a planet?

How to pronounce “Uranus” correctly

+ Technology

Rotating Stations

Anchor Chart

Paper, Pencils, & Markers

Poster Board, Cups, & Marbles

Matts & Counters

Computers: Microsoft Word & PowerPoint

+ Anchor Chart

At the begging of class we introduced our anchor chart.

+ Station #1 Skyla Guinn

This station had an

addition word problem

with blanks for the

numbers. Below the

word problem was four

squares with different

sets of numbers.

Students filled in the

numbers and solved the

problem.

+ Station #1 Skyla Guinn

+ Station #2

Maggie Reeves

This station had a

subtraction word

problem with blanks for

the numbers. Below the

word problem was four

squares with different

sets of numbers.

Students filled in the

numbers and solved the

problem.

+ Station #2

Maggie Reeves

+ Station #3 Jenny Castle

This station had an

addition game. Two

cups with an addition

sign between them

were glued to a poster

board. Students would

drop marbles down the

cups and write word

problems

corresponding to the

numbers.

+ Station #3 Jenny Castle

+ Station #4 Emily Downs

At this station students

used matts, cups, and

counters to solve

subtraction problems.

+ Station #4 Emily Downs

+ Teamwork

Physical Science

+ Project Results

It was good for us to experience this and “get our

feet wet” teaching. What we learned above all, is

that if you can keep your students engaged, then

they will want to learn.

Skills gained are: research, awareness,

observation, technology, collaborative learning,

oral and written communication, writing,

organization, and leadership skills.

We learned how to create activities and lesson

plans for both math and science concepts.

+ Conclusion

Our time at Pea Ridge Primary School was

incredibly successful. The kids had a great time with

the games and word problems. Moreover, they did a

good job with properties of math operations through

word problems and addition and subtraction

vocabulary.

Our physical science team learned how to take a

math activity and create an extension activity.

+ The End

+ References

http://pearidgeprimary.weebly.com/

http://colaborativelearning.pbworks.com/w/page/32317102

/First%20Grade%20Science

http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/1/OA/

http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/solar-system-

subtraction-6th-planet/