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 * Lesson Plan **
 * April 27, 2011 || Math || 4th || Demo PowerPoint-Conversions ||
 * ** Date ** || ** Subject/Course ** || ** Grade level ** || ** Topic for this lesson ** ||

**B-7.4. I can write decimals to the hundredths ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || Students will figure out which food/drink they are going to focus on for their final project. Students will have a chance to brainstorm about their topics with their partners that were chosen for them. ||  || // Motivation // || We will go over the students’ homework from last week on converting fractions, decimals, and percents. - One sheet is about reading graphs and pie charts. - The other sheet is about finding fractions, decimals, and percents on "pizza models" || 15-20 min || PowerPoints should look. - Their slideshow does not need to be more than 4 slides. || 10-15 min || One partner will come up to the front of the room and randomly pick a slip of paper which contains the food/drink they will be working with for the problem-solving project. Students will be told what the requirements are for the project (a rubric will be handed out on Friday) || 10 min || *There will be a small "party" to go along with their presentation next week. We will ask Miss Flaherty to send a note home to the students' parents requesting $1-$2 to buy the food that corresponds with their projects. || 10 min || ** Assessment ** || Students will turn in their pizza model homework from last week to be graded. The student will either receive a pass or fail (whether or not they completed the assignment). ||  ||
 * ** Standards ** || **B-6.4. I can read decimals to the hundredths **
 * ** Objectives ** || Students will learn what they are doing for their final project about fractions, decimals, and percents.
 * ** Prerequisite Knowledge ** || Students will need to know how to convert fractions, decimals, and percents. ||  ||
 * ** Materials ** || Calculators, pencil, paper, sample PowerPoint presentation, promethean board, laptop ||  ||
 * ** Reminders ** ||  || Time estimate ||
 * Ø // Introduction/ //
 * Ø // Presentation // || Teacher will present the sample PowerPoint slideshow to the class to model how the students' final
 * Ø // Exploration // || Students will be told who their chosen partners are.
 * Ø // Closure // || Students can ask questions they may have on the project.
 * ** Evaluation/ **
 * ** Homework ** || Brainstorm ideas for Friday! ||  ||