Conservation: Turtle Trouble Lesson Plan

Grade Level

5th Grade

Objectives

Students will understand the different ways numbers are represented and used in the real world, the effects of operations on numbers and the relationship among these operations, select appropriate operations, and to compute for problem solving. Students will select the appropriate operation to solve specific problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole numbers.

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Mathematics
MA.A.1.2.3: The student understands concrete and symbolic representations of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents in real-world situations.
Mathematics MA.A.3.2.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve specific problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, and division of whole numbers.
Science SC.D. 2.2.1: (3-5) The student knows that reusing, recycling, and reducing the use of natural resources improve and protect the quality of life.
Science SC.G.1.2.1 The student knows ways that plants, animals, and protists interact.
Science SC.G.1.2.2 The student knows that living things compete in a climatic region with other living things and that structural adaptations make them fit for an environment.
Social Studies SS.B.2.2.4: The student understands how factors such as population growth, human migration, improved methods of transportation and communication, and economic development affect the use and conservation of natural resources.

National Standards:

Content Standard A (5-8) – Understandings about Scientific Inquiries: Mathematics is important in all aspects of scientific inquiry
Content Standard F (5-8) – Natural Hazards: Human activities also can induce hazards through resource acquisition, urban growth, land-use decisions, and waste disposal. Such activities can accelerate many natural changes.