Lesson plan based on Mosaic Floor
Create a freehand drawing of a mosaic giraffe and its trainer.
Skills and Focus: Measuring, Calculation
Subject Area: Mathematics
Thematic Connection: Counting and Calculating
Grade Level: Elementary School
Time Needed: 60 minutes
Objectives
• Measure an image of a mosaic floor fragment and create a freehand drawing which replicates its appearance and preserves the same dimensions.
Instructional Materials Needed
Rulers
Colored pencils
Large sheets of construction paper
Activity
Step 1: Distribute copies of the mosaic floor printout. Have students measure its outer height and width. Have students measure the height of the trainer and giraffe.
Step 2: Lead the students in making individual freehand drawings, after the printout, in which the outer dimensions and the height of the trainer and the giraffe conform to the measurements of the printout. Rulers should be used to duplicate the original measurements in the students' drawings.
Goals
This activity meets Illinois State Goal 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of numbers, including basic arithmetic operations, number patterns, ratios, and proportions.
This activity meets Illinois State Goal 7: Estimate, make, and use measurements of objects, quantities, and relationships and determine acceptable levels of accuracy.
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