Gifted Education Toothpick Bridge Unit
Lomasney Gifted and Talented Plus Bell Ringers
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Grade Levels
3rd - 8th, Homeschool
Subjects
Standards
CCSS6.G.A.1
CCSS6.G.A.4
CCSSW.6.2a
CCSSW.6.7
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
19 pages
Lomasney Gifted and Talented Plus Bell Ringers
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Description
Gifted Education Toothpick Bridge Unit
This exciting project is "Common Core Aligned" for Math and ELA. This unit takes an intriguing look at bridges. Students become classroom engineers! They will be involved with a WebQuest, research, building a model, measurement of angles and finding the area of triangles. Students will also write a report to present to the class. This unit involves at least 4-6 class periods. Pictures, WebQuest, Compare and Contrast T-Chart, and Rubric are included in this unit.
My gifted and talented students thoroughly enjoyed this unit!
ELA Standards Selected
W.6.2a
W.6.7
Math Standards Selected
6.G.A.1
6.G.A.4
Created By,
Teresa Lomasney
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This exciting project is "Common Core Aligned" for Math and ELA. This unit takes an intriguing look at bridges. Students become classroom engineers! They will be involved with a WebQuest, research, building a model, measurement of angles and finding the area of triangles. Students will also write a report to present to the class. This unit involves at least 4-6 class periods. Pictures, WebQuest, Compare and Contrast T-Chart, and Rubric are included in this unit.
My gifted and talented students thoroughly enjoyed this unit!
ELA Standards Selected
W.6.2a
W.6.7
Math Standards Selected
6.G.A.1
6.G.A.4
Created By,
Teresa Lomasney
*****************************************************************************
CUSTOMER TIPS:
How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:
* Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to log in). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly and appreciate your patronage!
Be the first to know about my new freebies, discounts, and product launches:
* Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will now receive customized email updates about this store.
*****************************************************************************
This item is a paid digital download from my TpT store
(http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/teresa-lomasney)
As such, it is for use in one classroom only. But you may purchase extra licenses at a 50% discount!
This item is also bound by copyright laws and
redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item
(or any part thereof) on the Internet
are all strictly prohibited without first gaining
permission from the author.
Violations are subject to the penalties of
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Please contact me if you wish to be granted
special permissions!
Total Pages
19 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 month
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSS6.G.A.1
Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
CCSS6.G.A.4
Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
CCSSW.6.2a
Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
CCSSW.6.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.
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