Decision One: Concept Map and Learning Unit

Decision One: Concept Map and Learning Unit

Unit Essential Question

Unit Planning Guide

Teacher/Team: 5th Grade

School/Grade/Subjects: Math

Unit Topic: Place Value of Whole Numbers and Decimals

Decision 2: What are the Essential Questions of the Unit?

Make sure most important/critical questions also have extending/refining questions.

1. How do you determine the place value of whole numbers through billions?

2. How do you determine the place value of decimals through thousandths?

3. How do you round whole numbers?

4. How do you round decimals?

5. How can you use place value to order whole numbers?

6. How can you use place value to order decimals?

Decision 3: What is the performance or product project that is the culminating activity of the unit?

Students’ Assignment Page for the Culminating Activity

Essential Question of the Culminating Activity:

How do you determine place value, compare, and order whole numbers and decimals?

Paragraph Description of Culminating Activity:

Introduce the stock market to the students. Bring in newspapers to show listings of NYSE and NASDAQ. Compare stock activity over several days. Have students select several companies to follow over a period of time. The students will keep a journal of their stock activity, comparing and contrasting the rise and fall of each stock.

Steps or Task Analysis of Culminating Activity: (see above)