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media type="custom" key="8942290" Resources/materials needed: computer, internet Technology reflection: Using Prezi to present this lesson is an exciting and engaging software! It allows you to present information through several different mediums (i.e. text, images, videos) to reach all types of learners. It also allows you to manipulate the size and shape of the objects to help emphasize and highlight key concepts. Especially when teaching an abstract math lesson, this software truly grabs the students' attention and helps them focus on the information being presented. Evaluation: My main concern with using Prezi is that the main goal of determining how to calculate the circumference of a circle, is not lost in the presentation. Since you can do so many different things with the software, I feel it is a fine line between maintaining a student's attention and distracting them. To prevent this from happening, I think it's important to not rely on the presentation to do all the talking. It's important to stop and get the students involved, participating and asking questions.
 * Lesson # 5 - The World is Flat? Finding the Deminsions of Earth **
 * Description of lesson: ﻿ **This lesson will be building off what we already know about latitude and longitude and going one step further. How does math play a role in determining these lines? How are they measured? How big is EARTH? We will be focusing on the equations used to find the distance around the world and how those equations were formed. Students will see first hand that math is everywhere...even on our maps!
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 * In Class Assignment: ** Students will be asked to come up with a song or rap to help remember the equation for how to find the circumference of a circle! This is a fun and creative way to get kids thinking about math and remember key ideas. It can be challenging to connect to an abstract equation, so incorporating a song will help spark their excitement and learning!
 * Homework Assignment: **At home students will be asked to identify and explain three situations where math is used in their daily life. What tools or information do they use to help solve these every day mathematical activities? As seen with this lesson, math has a way of finding its place in several situations.