Science and Math Activities that meet Benchmarks
Science and Math Activities that meet Benchmarks
Activity 1: After demonstrating several examples of simple machines,
the students can to find tools from everyday life and be able to match uses
with the simple machines.
Benchmarks: Technology and Science :The Nature of Technology K - 2 (1
of 2)
By the end of second grade all students will know that tools are used to
do things better or more easily and to do things that could not otherwise
be done at all...
Activity 2: The students can make their simple machines work more
efficiently by asking questions on e-mail of a scientist or a peer.
Benchmarks: Technology and Science : The Nature of Technology K - 2 (2
of 2)
By the end of second grade all students will know that when trying to
build something or to get something to work better, it usually helped to
follow directions...
Activity 3: The students can conduct an e-mail survey to find out
how many and what types of simple machines are used by individuals daily.
After compiling the data, the students can graph the information.
Benchmarks:Technology and Science: The Nature of Technology Gr. 6 - 8
(2 of 3)
By the end of 8th grade all students will know that science and technology
are essential to one another for such purposes as data collection and storage,
c computation, and communication of information...
NCTM Standards 2 Gr. K-4
Mathematics as Communication
In grades k-4 the study of mathematics should include numerous opportunities
for communication so that the students can relate mathematical ideas to
physical materials. using visual aids.
Activity 4: The students can compare their created machines or modern
machines with machines of the past.
Benchmarks:Technology and Science: The Nature of Technology Gr. 3 - 5
(1 of 4)
By the end of fifth grade students will know that throughout all of history,
people everywhere have invented and used tools. Most tools today are modifications
of very ancient tools...
Activity 5: The students can look at problems in everyday life and
find ways to solve them using simple machines. Ex. How can a person in a
wheelchair get to the second floor of a building? Also, students can calculate
the amount of work done to solve the problem.
Benchmarks: Technology and Science: Designs and Systems Gr. K - 2 (1
of 2)
By the end of second grade students will know that people can use objects
and ways of doing things to solve problems.
Technology and Science: Issues in Technolog Gr. 3 - 5 (6 of 6)
By the end of fifth grade students will know that because of their ability
to invent tools and processes, people have an enormous effect on the lives
of other living things.
NCTM Standards K - 4 (4)
Mathematical Connections :
In grades K-4 the study of mathematics should include opportunities to make
connections so that students can use mathematics in their daily lives.
NCTM Standards Gr. 5 - 8 (4, 7, 13)
Mathematical Connections :
In grades 5-8 the mathematics curriculum should include the investigation
of mathematical connections so that the students can apply mathematical
thinking and modeling to solve problems that arise in everyday life.
Computation and Estimation :
In grades 5-8 the mathematics curriculum should develop the concepts underlying
computation and estimation in various contexts so that the students can
use computation to solve problems.
Measurement :
In grades 5-8 the mathematics curriculum should include extensive
concrete experiences using measurement so that the students can extend their
understanding of the concept of weight ...
Activity 6: The students can draw, construct, or model ways that
the Egyptians, Aztecs, or Mayans made their pyramids using simple machines.
Discuss the practicality of the simple machines used and the quality of
work done.
Benchmarks: Technology and Science: Issues in Technology Gr. 6 - 8 (3
of 7)
By the end of eighth grade students will know that technological feats can
sometimes be hard to duplicate even today...
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IS SIMPLE WITH SIMPLE MACHINES