PBL Project: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Math Lesson
Elementary Group 1

Grade Level Fourth Grade

Curriculum Math
Content

Duration One Lesson Rotation (About 30 minutes)

Objectives - The students will be able to compare weights using comparison

number sentences.
- The students will be able to compute number problems.
- The students will be able to solve word problems.

Academic - CC.2.2.4.A.1: Represent and solve problems involving the four

Standards operations.
- CC.2.4.4.A.1

Technology Empowered Learner

Standards - 1d: Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology
operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot
current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to
explore emerging technologies.
Digital Citizen
- 2b: Students engage in positive, safe, and legal and ethical behavior
when using technology, including social interactions online or when
using networked devices.

Materials/ - GPGP worksheet

Websites - Chromebooks
- Balance Scale Website

Prior - Knowledge of chromebooks and gSuite

Knowledge - Knowledge of comparison number sentences
- Knowledge of word problem strategy

Teaching 1. The students will use the GPGP worksheet to work through word
Strategy/ problems involving the GPGP.
Lesson 2. The students will work through the word problems on their worksheets
with their partners.
3. The students will solve the problems and complete the comparison
number sentence.
4. Once the students have completed their paper, the students will show
the teacher their work before working on the computer.
5. Once the teacher checks to see that the worksheet was completed, the
 students will work with their partner on the computer.
6. The students will use the given site to check their answers on their
comparison equations.

Assessment - The students will be assessed on their correctness of the assignment.

- The students will be assessed on their collaboration with their partner.