mrp_character+lessons

Objectives Materials Procedures Closure Evaluation
 * Math / Character Trait Integrated Lesson Plan**
 * 1) Students will learn to manage money by using a set amount of $1.00 to buy enough blocks to construct the tallest skyscraper out of unifix cubes that can take a mock earthquake.
 * 2) Students will be grouped to make the best decisions about the project.
 * 1) Unifix cubes
 * 2) False money- 4 nickels, 2 dimes, 2 quarters, 10 pennies
 * 3) Paper
 * 4) Pencil
 * 1) Explain the students will use money in real world situation to build the tallest skyscraper they can with just a dollar.
 * 2) The students have to spend all of the money
 * 3) Tell students about supply and demand and that there will be only enough cubes to build for five student groups. Also, teams will be chosen one at a time by drawing out of a hat to allow students to see a real world situation that shows first come, first serve.
 * 4) Each team must follow rules to build their building
 * 5) Teams will measure the height of their building.
 * 1) Teams will show off there building to the other teams.
 * 1) Teams are able to manage money in order to build a mock skyscraper from unifix cubes.
 * 2) Teams can work cooperatively in a math group.

Ohio Academic Content Standards: ** Number, Number Sense and Operations Standard ** 4. Count money and make change using coins and paper bills to ten dollars.