Grade 3 Unit 1 PBL: New Falcons Stadium
Did you hear? Atlanta's football team, The Falcons, is getting a new stadium. They need your help with the finishing touches!
Before You Begin
1. Choose Groups: Carefully choose a partner to work with. Before you begin the project, discuss what it takes to be a good group member. Look at the Leadership Self-Assessment to help (you will fill this out at the end.)
2. View/Discuss Rubric: Click Here to see the project planning and rubric sheet. Do not begin working yet!
2. View/Discuss Rubric: Click Here to see the project planning and rubric sheet. Do not begin working yet!
Plan
3. Create PBL Folder: Create a new folder on Google Drive called "Your Name's Unit 2 PBL". This is where you will save EVERYTHING for this project. Share the folder with your partner AND Ms. Kerley: [email protected]. Make sure you give you partner and Ms. Kerley permission to edit this folder.
4. Make a Copy of the Planning Sheet: Open the Planning Sheet. Click "file - make a copy" to save your own copy to Google Drive. Move YOUR copy of the planning sheet to your Unit 1 Project folder.
5. Complete the Planning Sheet: Ms. Kerley must check and initial each conference on your planning sheet before you move on to the next part.
4. Make a Copy of the Planning Sheet: Open the Planning Sheet. Click "file - make a copy" to save your own copy to Google Drive. Move YOUR copy of the planning sheet to your Unit 1 Project folder.
5. Complete the Planning Sheet: Ms. Kerley must check and initial each conference on your planning sheet before you move on to the next part.
Create
6. Create Display: Using the materials of your choice, create a display for your stadium, graphs, and informational math writing:
*Conference with Ms. Kerley before moving on to WOW Factor.
7. WOW Factor: What will you do to go above and beyond on this project? You may have more than one WOW Factor.
Ideas:
- Falcons Stadium Model: includes all math/labels from plan, must have a 3D element (poster, shoe box, clay, etc.)
- Math Writing: In a google doc, you will combine and improve the 4 paragraphs you already wrote about Multiplication Properties in your Falcons Stadium. Make sure to add introduction and conclusion paragraphs!
- Graphs: Create a tally chart, bar graph, and picture graph from survey (poster, Google Sheets, etc.)
*Conference with Ms. Kerley before moving on to WOW Factor.
7. WOW Factor: What will you do to go above and beyond on this project? You may have more than one WOW Factor.
Ideas:
- Create a tutorial (video) showing how you used multiplication properties to help you design your stadium.
- Write a letter to the real Atlanta Falcons explaining your design and math and include pictures to help them as they build the new stadium.
- Create and practice a 3 minute presentation showing how you used multiplication properties to design your stadium. Present it to a different class, administrator, staff member at Barnwell or to a group outside of Barnwell.
- Your Choice! Come up with a different way to go above and beyond!
Present and Reflect
8. Due Date: Specific information about the due date will be posted on Google Classroom and discussed in class.
9. Present: You will present your Stadium, Math Writing, Graphs, and Wow Factors to another group of students. They will critique your work and give you suggestions for finishing touches. Use their critique to revise your work before submitting.
10. Project Self-Assessment: The Project Self-Assessment is in your planning document. You and your partner will fill this out TOGETHER. Please use complete sentences to evaluate your work. Be specific. Show how many points you deserve for each category, then calculate the grade you think you deserve. (The teacher will grade your project separately, but will look at what you wrote for input. Dishonest feedback about your project will NOT help your grade.)
11. Leadership Self-Assessment: Click here for the Leadership Self-Assessment (Click "File-Make a Copy" so you can edit your own). This will be completed INDEPENDENTLY. Please be honest and provide quality self-reflection. The purpose of this is self-improvement. You will not receive a better grade for rating yourself higher.
12. Submit: "Turn in" your project by making sure the following is saved in your Unit 1 PBL folder on Google Drive:
9. Present: You will present your Stadium, Math Writing, Graphs, and Wow Factors to another group of students. They will critique your work and give you suggestions for finishing touches. Use their critique to revise your work before submitting.
10. Project Self-Assessment: The Project Self-Assessment is in your planning document. You and your partner will fill this out TOGETHER. Please use complete sentences to evaluate your work. Be specific. Show how many points you deserve for each category, then calculate the grade you think you deserve. (The teacher will grade your project separately, but will look at what you wrote for input. Dishonest feedback about your project will NOT help your grade.)
11. Leadership Self-Assessment: Click here for the Leadership Self-Assessment (Click "File-Make a Copy" so you can edit your own). This will be completed INDEPENDENTLY. Please be honest and provide quality self-reflection. The purpose of this is self-improvement. You will not receive a better grade for rating yourself higher.
12. Submit: "Turn in" your project by making sure the following is saved in your Unit 1 PBL folder on Google Drive:
- Planning Sheet (including Project Self-Assessment)
- Stadium Model, Math Writing, Graphs, and WOW Factor (pictures or documents)
- Leadership Self-Assessment (one per PERSON)