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Lesson Plan |
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Lesson Title |
Knit Widths |
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Target Audience |
Middle School or High School |
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Program Length |
30 – 40 min. |
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Primary Discipline |
Math |
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Secondary Disciplines |
Family and Consumer Science |
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State Indicators |
Number, Number Sense and Operations Estimate, compute and solve problems involving ratio= nal numbers, including ratio, proportion and percent, and judge the reasonableness of solutions. Technology and Communication Applications Identify and use the appropriate communication tool = to collaborate with others (e.g. presentation, Web site, digital video). Family and Consumer Science - Resource Management Make decisions related to selecting, obtaining and maintaining clothing for self and family. |
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Project Description |
The Family and consumer Science students enrolled in= the Home Economics class will be creating samples of knitted projects using various sized needles and yarns. The students will keep accurate measurements and provide the Math students in the partner school with information that will allow them to determine which size needle was used to create the samples. The students will then be able to apply this information to determine how many stitches/rows would be requi= red to complete a project of a desired width and length. The students will develop a knit= ting gauge chart for their projects. The students will send the samples to the partner classroom which will complete similar charts using the knowledge they have gained from using proportions and ratio. Through video conference the students will compare t= heir charts and discuss the accuracy of their computations. |
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Student Activity |
Family and Consumer Science students will create kni= tted samples using various sized knitting needles. They will develop a workshe= et that will indicate the number of stitches/rows needed to create the two i= nch sample and through the use of ratio and proportion will predict the numbe= r of stitches/rows necessary to complete a desired project. The students will send the samples to the partner sc= hool, which will use the worksheets to calculate the same information. Through video conference the students will compare t= heir computations and calculations and discuss the process. |
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Assessment |
The students will brainstorm other real life applica= tions of ratio and proportion to other applications. Each student will present a real life problem for the partner school to solve. |
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Materials |
Various size knitting needles Various size yarns Knitting Needle Gauge Worksheet created by Family and Consumer Science stu= dents Pencils |
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Name |
Donna Shurr |
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School |
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District |
Oberlin City Schools |
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School Phone |
440-774-1295 ext. 3304 |
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