PEMDAS Multi-Media Lesson Plan

PEMDAS

Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction

ASSURE Model Lesson Plan

ANALYZE LEARNERS

General Characteristics

• Number of Students: 20
• Grade Level: 8^th
• Gender: 10 females, 10 males
• Age Range: 12-14 years old
• No learning disabilities
• Ethnicity: 8 Chamorros, 6 Filipinos, 2 Chuukese, 1 Chinese, 1 Korean, 1 Caucasian

Entry Competencies

• Skills they already have: Basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), number sense
• Skills to review: Decimal operations

Learning Styles

• Visual: 20% of students
• Auditory (hearing/visual): 10% of students
• Kinesthetic (hands on/physical): 70% of students

STATE OBJECTIVES

• The student will be able to recall the order of operations in solving expressions using the PEMDAS order of operation procedures given 20 problems with 85% accuracy or better.

• The student will be able to simplify expressions using the PEMDAS order of operations procedures given 20 problems with 85% accuracy or better.

SELECT MEDIA, MATERIALS AND METHODS

Media

• Computer, multimedia projector and screen
• Computer writing tablet and screen recording software
• Webpage creators
• Digital cameras
• Windows Movie Maker, iMovie or other movie-making programs
• Internet
• Chalkboard and chalk

Materials

• Practice problems worksheets
• PowerPoint Jeopardy game and handouts
• PEMDAS quiz

Methods

• Teaching the lesson: A video presentation will be shown explaining the steps of simplifying expressions using PEMDAS

• Guided practice: Students will work individually to solve practice problems and make ask for assistance by a classmate or the teacher if needed.
  

• Demonstration of skill: Students will explain the steps of how to simplify expressions.

• Review: Students will play a game on PowerPoint to strengthen skill

• Assessment: 20 problems quiz on PEMDAS

UTILIZE MEDIA, MATERIALS, AND METHODS

• Preview the Materials: Look over the video presentations and game to make sure all topics are covered. Review the worksheets to make sure they are accurate. Remove or modify any questions that are unnecessary.

• Prepare the Materials: Make sure the computer, and projector are in working order. Print out the worksheets, game cards, and quizzes.

• Prepare the Environment: Set up the computer and projector if they are not set up. Place worksheets, quizzes and game cards on the materials table for easy acquisition for the teacher. Desks should be arranged so the screen is visible to all students that allow for small group work

• Prepare the Learners: Agenda of the day’s activities should already be on the board. At the beginning of class, the overall plan and objectives of the day are announced. Small group work and game rules are reviewed so students are reminded of how to behave during these activities.

• Provide the Learning Experience: The teacher will show a video presentation of the PEMDAS order of operations and go over examples on the chalkboard. While the students are working on practice problem worksheets, the teacher will walk around and monitor student work. Students will then be required to show their understanding by demonstrating the steps through various media options. During the PowerPoint Jeopardy review, students will get into teams of 5. Rules for the game will be announced before the game starts. Since this is a review, students in each team will be able to help each other

REQUIRE LEARNER PARTICIPATION

At the beginning of class, the teacher will go over the day’s objectives. This will take about 5 minutes. Before the lesson begins, the teacher will review some key concepts on adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, and exponents. The teacher will have at least one example of each different math concept and discuss the problems and solutions with the class. Once the teacher feels that the students remember the key concepts, the screen capture video of the PEMDAS lesson can begin.

The PEMDAS order of operations will be introduced with example problems demonstrated in the video. The teacher will also do several examples after the video on the chalkboard. After the teacher is assured the students have a good understanding of the lesson, the teacher will then call up several volunteers to work out PEMDAS problems on the board.

Students will then get a chance to work on PEMDAS problems individually through practice problems worksheets. As the students are doing their individual work, they may ask for help from a partner or the teacher who will be monitoring their progress.

Students will then demonstrate their understanding of the PEMDAS order of operations by creating a website or video presentation explaining the steps of simplifying an expression. Students must come up with their own expression, encompassing all parts of PEMDAS (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication/Division and Addition/Subtraction.

For review, the students will play the PowerPoint Jeopardy PEMDAS game. Students will be split into groups of 5 (4 teams). Groups will be determined based on the math levels of the players. Strong and weak players will be distributed evenly throughout the teams so each team has an equal chance of winning the game.

Assessment for this skill will be a 20 problems quiz.

EVALUATE AND REVISE

The students will use this rubric to evaluate the teacher’s lesson: Terrible Bad Okay Good Great How well do you think your teacher taught this lesson? How well do you think your teacher understood this lesson? How well did your teacher set up and explain the assignment? How well did your teacher explain and use the PowerPoint game? The teacher will use this rubric to evaluate student performance: Unsatisfactory 0-4 points Below Average 5-9 points Above Average 10-14 points Excellent 15-20 points Score Worksheet Didn’t answer problems. Mostly unanswered or incorrect. Mostly correct. All correct. /20 Media Presentation Lacked creativity. Steps were not demonstrated correctly. Expression was too easy (1 step) A little creative. Shows some understanding of PEMDAS. Expression was ok. (2 steps) Fairly reative. Shows understanding of PEMDAS. Expression was slightly difficult. (3-4 steps) Very creative. Use of media was effective in demonstrating PEMDAS. Expression was fairly difficult. (4 or more steps) /30 PowerPoint Game Didn’t participate in PowerPoint game and caused distractions. Participated very little or not at all in PowerPoint game. Participated in the PowerPoint game. Had great participation and attitude during the PowerPoint game. /10 Quiz (20 problems) Missed 15-20 problems. Missed 10-14 problems. Missed 5-9 problems. Missed 0-4 problems. /30 Participation Didn’t participate and was not engaged during the lesson review. Participated very little or not at all in the lesson review. Participated in the lesson review. Had great participation and attitude during the lesson review /10 Total score: /100