Subject/Concept: Mathematics:
 computation of three digit numbers to find the sum
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determine average or mean by dividing three digit numbers by one digit divisors
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Use calculator to check computation
Description of
Broad Learning
Goal(s):
Learning
Objectives:
Required Materials:
Students will realize the importance of participating in a lesson that is highly engaging while teaching important mathematical concepts of finding sums and averages/mean by utilizing modern technology.
Students will appreciate the use of the Wii game, online calculators and reference to a famous scientist, Albert Einstein.
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Students will evaluate their manually calculated bowling average to determine if it is reasonable by checking the calculator to decide if both averages match.
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Students will correctly solve mathematical computation problems involving addition of three digit numbers by determining the sum of three bowling games.
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Students will correctly solve mathematical computation problems involving division of three digit numbers by a single divisor by calculating their final average or mean of three games of Wii bowling.
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Students will correctly determine their bowling average by following steps to calculate mean/average
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Wii bowling game with controllers
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Television
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Computer with Movie
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Pencil and paper for student calculations
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Online calculator and personal calculator
Student
Prerequisite
Knowledge:
Anticipatory Set
(Lead-In):
Steps:
How to add 3 digit number to get an accurate sum
How to divide 3 digit numbers by 1 digit divisor to get an average or mean
Class discussion: “How cool would it be to calculate a math average using pencil and paper?”
“What do you think about calculating a mathematical average using an online calculator while you play Wii Bowling?”…
Practice adding 3 digit numbers to get a sum

Practice dividing 3 digit numbers by 1 digit divisors to get an average
Play Wii bowling
Calculate sum of 3 games
Calculate mathematical average using paper and pencil, check with online calculator
Discuss Albert Einstein’s education
Calculate mathematical sum
Calculate average or mean, self-correct using online calculator
Plan For
Independent
Practice:
Closure: Discuss how much Albert Einstein would have loved a lesson like this
Assessment Based
On Objectives:
Exit slip- what did you learn?
Quiz- students will need to correctly calculate average/mean of 3 digit numbers.
Adaptations (For
Students With
Learning
Disabilities):
Extensions (For
Gifted Students):
Possible
Connections To
Other Subjects:
Frequent checks for students with learning disability
Small group work to complete math problems
Teacher check student work with calculator
Gifted students may gather baseball data from the newspaper to calculate batting average of favorite players
Gifted students could create story problems that would require similar math steps to solve.
Albert Einstein could lead into a study of scientists or reading other biographies
Writing- students need to write about how they calculated their final average