STEM Thursday Schanen Elementary, September 15th, 2016
Presenters: Ms. Flanigan, Ms. Moore, Ms. Ramirez, Ms. Scherer, Ms. Vasquez
Panda Math 5E Lesson Plan
Engage
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What do you know about panda bears?
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What do panda bears eat?
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How is the relationship between pandas and their mothers like human mothers and their babies?
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How are pandas and their mothers’ relationship different than relationships between human mothers and their babies?
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How can we use subtraction to learn more about pandas?
Explore
Panda Math Subtraction Stations Recording Sheet With Anchor Chart
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Number Line Station One: Poo’s Clues
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Number Line Explore Station Two: Wild Panda, Zoo Panda
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Base Ten Block Station Three: Bamboo
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Base Ten Block Station Four: Happy Birthday!
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Write an Equation Station Five: Pounds of Panda
Explain
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How do you solve subtraction problems when you have a smaller value in the ones column of the minuend?
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How do you solve subtractions problems when you have a smaller value in the ones column in the subtrahend?
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What happens when the values in the minuend and subtrahend are equivalent?
Elaborate
Let’s write subtraction equations about aquarium animals!
Aquarium animal math task cards
Evaluate
Mei Shing sleeps 16 hours a day. How many hours is she awake?
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What information do you need to know to answer this questions?
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What strategies can you use to solve this problem?