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Getting Started (2:31m) Teacher: Lisa Brown Teacher launches the lesson by directing students to find as
many squares as possible. modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Teacher/Student Discussion (3:07m) Teacher refers the student to a prior lesson "Maps of
Euclid." The notebook of prior work brings ideas forward
to this lesson. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Students Present (3:43m) Students Present a variety of squares and their areas. Some
unique squares create student discussion. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
4.
Teacher Presents (4:06m)
The teacher leads the students to discover the relationship between
area and the length of one side. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Teacher Assessment (1:49m)
Teacher assesses students' ability to calculate square root for
the squares in their examples. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Student Work (5:14m)
The teacher challenges students to find the wauare root of an odd
number (5). modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Teacher Demonstration (0:50m)
Teacher uses a physical model to demonstrate the length of a side
for the 5 unit square.. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Student Work (1:53m)
One student discovers the square root key on the calculator. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Student Work (2:15m)
Students discover that the calculator does not give a whole number
answer for the square root of 8, and that measurements are approximate. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
10.
Teacher Presentation (0:59m)
Teacher introduces a sign for "approximately equal to"
for writing notation. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1
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Teacher Reflection (0:30m)
The teacher reflects on the Connected Mathematics Program. Modem 56Kcable/DSL/T1