Math Lesson Plan

Anupriya Agarwal11/14/2011

Name Anupriya Agarwal

Course Number EDUC 5131

Instructor Dr. M. J. Wiebe

Course Name Integrating Technology in Assessment and Instruction

University Affiliation Texas Woman’s University

Introduction

Lesson Title: Track Your Family Water Usage

Subject Area: Math and Science

Grade Level: Fourth

Overview

Lesson Objective

• Familiarize students;

• Importance & usage of water in human life.

• With measurement of volume of liquid.

• Help students;

• Practice collects the data from day-to-day life.

• Understand and apply the measurement in the real-world.

• Record the information using technology.

• To process data and report results.

• Use technology resources to solve problems.

Lesson Summary

Following aspect to be taught to the students;

• Importance of water in human life.

• How to measure water and its units.

• Write a report, analyze, plot (excel) and compare their findings

Importance of water in human life

Water is of extreme importance to living organisms. It plays an important role in the sustenance of life;

• It is an important active constituent of living matter

• It serves as a metabolite in many processes.

• It is a universal solvent and a medium of transport

Various water usage

General water usage in our daily life

a). Hand washing b). Shower c). drinking

General water usage in our daily life

d). Cloth washing e). Dish washing f). Plant watering

Measurement devices

Portable water meter

Volume Measurement

How to measure a liquid (water)• Water is usually measured by volume;

• In Gallons (US)• In Liters (other countries)

• How to calculate water quantity in a swimming pool?

• Volume (gallon) = Width (ft) * Depth (ft) * Length (ft)

For example = volume of water required for pool

• Length of pool = 100 fts• Depth of pool = 10 fts• Width of pool is = 20 fts

Total volumes of water required for pool will be;

• Volume (Gallons) = 20 (width) * 10 (depth) * 100 (length)

= 20, 000 gallons

Length = 100 fts

wid

th =

20

fts

Dep

th =

10

fts

# I cubic ft = I gallon

Technology usage for measurement

And

Task of the day

How to measure general usage?

Students to open Internet Explorer, and visit the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) Web site

(http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sq3.html).

Website - http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sq3.htmlQuestionnaire #3 How much is your daily indoor water use? How much water do you use when you take a shower? Wash a load of clothes? Flush a toilet? Even brush your teeth? One important measurement of water use is how much water one person uses in one day, or per-capita water use (per is Latin for by and capita is Latin for head). The number is usually expressed as gallons of water used per person per day.

Fill in this form to get an rough estimate of how much water you use inside your home on a typical day.

To make things consistent, let's take a rainy and cold Saturday when you happen to stay home all day. Think of the water-using activities you do: take a shower, brush your teeth, maybe wash dishes and clothes, etc. In the form below, fill in the boxes with your water-use activities, choose the submit button, and we'll give you an estimate of how many gallons of water you used.

NOTE: Our survey here is very general in nature...just to give you a quick idea of your water use. There are some other Web sites that will give you a much more detailed and accurate estimate of your per-capita water use:

WECalc CSGNetwork City of Tampa

Enter your answers in the boxes below Baths Taken:

No baths taken Showers:

None Average shower length:

10 minutes Teeth Brushings:

No brushings! Hand/ Face Washings:

No w ashings Face/ Leg shavings:

No shavings Dishwasher Loads:

No loads run Dishwashing by Hand:

No w ashings Clothes Washing Loads:

No w ashings Toilet Flushes:

No flushes Water drunk (8 oz.):

No glasses

Finished? You can Submit your answ ers or Start over

Website Previe

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ater usage

Task of the day

Student to follow a series of steps to measure water consumption of their family on coming Saturday:

• Use internet resources websites

• Water consumption by each family member

• Compute in office Excel 2007 using template with 100% accuracy

• Student to compare the usage with to the others in the class with 95% accuracy

• Student will judge & suggest the ways to conserve the water usage

Result Compilation

Consumption of water by each member (gallons)

# Get the consumption under each category through website

Sample – once we get all calculations from website

# pie chart of water usage (%)

Conservation Method

Conservation tips

• When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.

• Some refrigerators, air conditioners and ice- makers are cooled with wasted flows of water. Consider upgrading with air-cooled appliances for water savings. • Adjust sprinklers so only lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk, or street.

• Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.

• Install covers on pools and spas and check for leaks around your pumps.

Thanks