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Lesson 3#               First Nation Peoples Dwelling's; A Math Fair

SUBJECT: Mathematics and Social Studies

TOPIC:  Math Fair

TIME FRAME: 1-2 classes

Communication - Student’s will discuss among themselves the different results they obtain from the different activities they engaged in.

Numerical Literacy -  Students' will use their mathematical skills to solve and participate in the different math activities.

Creative and Critical Thinking - Students' will use information to classify and graph their results.

Independent Learning - Students' will collect data to be able to graph their results.

MATERIALS:  Bell, chalk, chalk board, pencils, and...

Geometry  - instruction sheet
                    - 4 different colored sheets cut into different shapes

Problem Solving - instruction sheet
                               - question sheet with different subtractions questions
                               - answer sheet

Measurement  - instruction sheet
                           - drawings of three different dwellings
                           - 4 rulers
                           - question sheet

Data Management and Analysis  - 7 pieces of the three different colors (black, green, blue)
                                                           - 4 paper bags
                                                           - 4 black pencil crayons
                                                           - 4 green pencil crayons
                                                           - 4 blue pencil crayons
                                                           - graph paper
                                                           - question sheet

Numbers and Operations  - game board
                                               - 4 playing pieces
                                               - dice
                                               - yellow/blue playing cards

 1. OBJECTIVES:                       Saskatchewan Mathematics Objectives
                                                      Saskatchewan Social Studies Objectives

Cognitive: Students will...

- use the different instructions to complete the math activities without asking for assistance.

- incorporate the math concepts that are needed to build each of these dwelling's.

Affective: Students will...

- feel a sense of accomplishment when finished the different math activities.

- gain respect for First Nation peoples as they used all available resources surrounding their environment successfully.

Physical: Students will...

- use their fine motor skills by completing the different question sheets for the different math activities.

Spiritual: Students will...

- gain an understanding of the uniqueness of First Nation peoples dwelling's by the different math activities presented.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/stones/engfrm.htm
This website contains a  collection of games and puzzles. 

http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/games/ring&pin.html
 This website contains an example of the Ring & Pin game.

http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/games/bundle&pin.html
This website contains an example of the Bundle & Pin game.

http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/games/shuttlecock.html
 This website contains an example of the Shuttlecock game.

http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/games/littlepine.htm
 This website contains an example of the Littlepine game.

http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/games/hoop&dart.html
This website contains an example of the Hoop & Dart game.

The listed website gives examples of toys/games traditionally used by First Nations children.  These toys were fun and at the same time educational.  They helped the children develop life skills that they would have to use in the future as an adult such as accuracy.  For example, young men would practise their archery skills by shooting arrows at targets.  This developed their skill when it came to hunting.   The skins that they would get from the various animals would cover the Tipi,were used for clothes and bedding.  An example of this can be found in the game Hoop & Dart.

Math Fair - Develop five different math activities representing each of the five Math Strands from the Saskatchewan Education elementary math curriculum.  Ensure that the activities deal with the theme of First Nations dwelling's.  In the materials listed above, the teacher should be able to develop a range of math activities for the students to experience.

(String Figures: World-Wide Web, 1996)