S+Booth,Heath+Bascom

**Office: Brinkman 642** **Office Phone: 555-1212** **Office Hours: MWF 9-10AM, Thur 3-5:30PM** ** E-mail:Heath.Booth@maine.edu **
 * Teacher: Mr. Booth**

=Summary of Unit=

Over the course of this unit students will learn appropriate and consistent measurement techniques. They will be introduced to, or reminded about, the metric system. We will work with converting units from English to Metric, and manipulate the metric units. Students will then work with speed as a relationship between distance and time. Students will then combine these skills into the “Intergalactic Olympics” project. Students will be assigned a planet with arbitrary gravity and period of orbit, they will collect data during a field day event and then manipulate and analyze that data.

=Establish Goals= Maine Learning Results: Mathematics - B. Data Measurement and Approximation Grade 8 Students convert across measurement systems and within a system for different units in derived measurements

= = =Students will understand that= •Most measurements are approximations. •Measurements have no meaning without units. •The data collected has meaning.

= = =Essential Questions= •Why do measurement results vary? •Why do we attach units to measurements? •How do we interpret the data?

= = =Students will know= •Terminology: the units, the unit systems, the tools used to measure, and the differences in unit systems •Critical Details: precision, accuracy, consistency, meaning, and appropriate units •Formulas: conversions, relation to other units

= = =Students will be able to= •demonstrate calculation of measurement using multiple attributes including speed •evaluate and solve an equation for an unknown component •preform conversions of measurement units across unit systems •analyze variations in collected data •relate measurement results to other unit systems •reflect on what the data tells them

**Performance Task Overview** Earth is hosting the first intergalactic Olympics and you have made the team. Since each planet has different gravity and time units, the events have been adjusted for each planet to make the competition fair. Sports fans everywhere are going to want to know how the final results were calculated and who won. The events are 100 meter dash, long jump and distance throw. The athletes will measure the results of these events, with the modifications for their planets, convert them into earth units and calculate the winners. You will create a Prezi with photos from the event, the formulas used to calculate the final results/data on your home planet and graphic representations of the data.

=Expectations= Students are expected to come to class prepared with a positive attitude and a willingness to participate in activities and class discussions. We will cover a wide variety of practical applications of math. I hope for you to see why math is so important, as it is everywhere in life and nature. Your willingness to participate will determine your success. Math is not about numbers, it is about the thought process. This is why I will need to see your work done out step by step. It will show me what ideas you understand and which ones we need to investigate further.
 * Class Expectations:**

All assignments, including worksheets, are posted on the class wiki. The class will discuss what blog postings will need to be completed as a group at the start of each lesson. Absent students will be expected to check in with their cluster groups or myself to obtain class notes or receive guidance on topics they have missed. Work submitted after deadlines will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Students who communicate issues with completing assignment, as soon as possible, will have a better chance of receiving full credit for late assignments.
 * Absent students and late work:**

Students will be responsible for completing their own or their groups work. If a student if found copying or submitting work that is not their own or their teams they will receive an automatic zero, their parents will be informed and may face other disciplinary action based on our school academic integrity code.
 * Academic expectations:**

**Benchmarks ** **Total Points possible - 845 Pts **
 * Blog postings for lessons 1-5 - Each of the 5 sets of required postings will be worth **75 Pts (55 Pts for completeness and 10 Pts for meeting deadlines)**
 * Total points possible for blog postings - **425 Pts**
 * In lesson 4 we will do a sample self assessment rubric. Similar to the final product rubric. Your **self evaluation** will receive up to **20 Pts** based on your willingness to reflect critically on your own work. The categories for review are how well you work with your group, you r preparations and contributions.
 * The oral presentation of your final product will be worth **200 Pts -** evaluation will be done using a rubric. The categories are Preparation, content, clear speech, enthusiasm, staying on topic, and attention to other presentations.
 * The "Olympic" Prezi will be worth **200 pts -** evaluation will be done using a rubric. The categories are completeness, the math involved doing the conversions, organization, clarity, grammar and creativity.

= = =Grading Scale= **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76), **C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).