Prison Break: Intro to 6th Grade Math

Course/Grade Level
Unit Topic
Teacher

6th Grade Mathematics

Whole Number Operations

Jerry Qiao

Time Frame 50
School

Linden STEAM
Academy

Common Core Standards: 6.NS.B.3 Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find
common factors and multiples.
Essential Question: How can we apply math in a real world scenario?
Learning Goals:
-Students will determine which math operation is needed to solve word
problems/scenarios.
8:1 Intro Video
-Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc1sABM7nFk a couple of
0times
8:1
-First time through, have students just watch; second time through,
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have them take notes on important details they hear
8:1 Collect
-Create a list of information they heard from the news report
5Information -Important info: height of building, method of escape
8:2
-Introduce the challenge to them: How many bed sheets would the
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prisoners need to escape?
-Ask students to think about what additional information they might
need (potential points: sturdiness of bed sheetdo we need to
double layer them?, knots, etc.)
8:2 Group
-Break up into their table groups
5Problem
-Give each group two whiteboards and markers to make their
8:4 Solving
calculations on and to create a presentation for the whole class
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-Spend some time with each group and make sure theyre collectively
coming to an agreement
8:4 Whole
-Students share their work to the entire class: how they got their
5Group
answer mathematically and explain their reasoning for their answer
9:0 Sharing
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Notes