Unit+Plan

__**Educational Goals for Measurement: Mass and Volume: **__ The purpose of this project is to create a unit for measuring mass and liquid volume for 3rd grade teachers. The goals of the unit is for teachers to have experience, lessons and activities to take back to their classroom to then lead lessons in the following standards: Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic 3.1 – d) volume is measured to the nearest milliliter and liter; 3.1 – f) mass is measured to the nearest gram;

__**Rationale: **__ The Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) include specific measurement standards for science that are not necessarily the same for the math standards. Because math is more heavily tested, sometimes the science measurements of mass and volume as not a prevalent in the curriculum. The project seeks to create a unit that can be incorporated into the 3rd grade curriculum so that the science measurement standards are covered as much as the math standards.

__**Description of Learners: **__ The primary target learner is 3rd grade teachers. Most know the content; however, they may not know exactly how to use the hands on equipment to measure mass and volume.

• 3rd grade Teachers • 3rd grade students
 * Primary Audience **

•2nd grade Teachers • 2nd grade students
 * Secondary Audience **

K12 teachers have between 1 and 25 years of teaching experience. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">All have had basic science in their education some may not have had science skills reviewed in several years.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Experiential Background: **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Higher skilled teachers would have a more scientific background <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Minimal skilled teachers would have probably not have had science since high school.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Knowledge Level: **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Too time consuming in setup, execution, and setup. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Apprehension about science in general as a topic.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Possible Audience Perceptions: **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Professional development <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Increase Standards of Learning test scores. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Adding hands on activities to curriculum.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Motivation: **

__**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Instructional Objectives: **__ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 1:** Create list of mass and volume measurement activities

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 2**: Estimate and Measure <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Measure volume to the nearest milliliter and liter <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Measure mass to the nearest gram

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 3:** Evaluate activity <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Determine whether the activity can be integrated into the current classroom curriculum. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Evaluate the implications of the activity on student achievement. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Add any changes that are needed for improvement

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 4:** Take back to students - <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Develop a plan for integrating the lessons into the classroom <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Perform and facilitate the lessons/activity for the students <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">- Develop additional classroom activities that incorporate measurement practice

__**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Performance Measures: **__ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">There will be three different performance measures events. One will be at the unit lesson where the teacher participants will work through the content, evaluate, and decide how to incorporate the activities into their curriculum. The second will be actually implementing the measurement unit in the classroom. The third is the Standards of Learning test score. After presenting the information and student practice the test scores on the mass and volume questions should increase.

__**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Strategies and Materials: **__ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The meeting will include a presentation on the topic, instruction on the measurement activities, measurement practice, and discussion sessions.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 1:** Create list of mass and volume measurement activities As part of the lesson the participants will create a list of mass and volume measurement activities and curriculum connections. These lists will be utilized not only to enhance the presented measurement activities, but also to incorporate new ideas that will spark additional interest in implementation. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 2:** Estimate and Measure <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Each participant will complete the measurement activities to help identify strengths and improvement areas. Some potential improvement areas include classroom management tips, curriculum connections, and extension ideas. Practicing will also help but the teacher in the student's place to see how the lesson will flow and potential questions that my arise.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 3:** Evaluate activity <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The participants will gather together to evaluate the activities to determine how to best integrate volume and mass measurement into the current classroom curriculum. The group will develop a plan for integrating the lessons into the classroom. Additional discussions will add to the teacher connection to the new content.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Objective 4:** Take back to students <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Participating teachers will perform and facilitate the lessons/activity for the students. After implementing the lessons in the classroom, teachers will be encouraged to develop additional classroom activities that incorporate measurement practice