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Areas and Perimeters

Lesson Account: A lesson about clarifying the concepts of area and perimeter. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 9-10 years. Hardware: Tablets and Interactive Whiteboard. Software: NearPod (student response system). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed: 1 hour. FaSMEd Partner: The University of Nottingham. Summary The lesson focussed on clarifying the concepts of area…
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Designing Candy Cartons

Lesson Plan: A problem-solving activity involving 3D shapes and nets. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 11-14 years. Hardware: iPads (1 per class or student). Software: Socrative or Classflow, Apple airsever or Showme and Reflector software. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing. Time needed: 3 hours. FaSMEd Partner: University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Summary:…
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Developing a sense of scale

Lesson Plan: A problem-solving activity involving students recognising the relationships of direct proportions. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 11-14 years. Hardware: Tablets (iPad 1 per class or student). Software: Socrative or Classflow + Apple airserver, OR Showme and Reflector, OR Plickers. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and displaying, Processing and analysing. Time needed: 2-3 hours. FaSMEd…
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Equivalence of fractions

Lesson Account: Two lessons for consolidating the concept of equivalent fractions. For the French version click here. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 9-10 years. Hardware: Clickers, Teacher PC, Data Projector, TI-Primaire Plus Calculator. Software: Je lève la main (student response system). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing, Providing an Interactive Environment. Time…
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Festa di Primavera

Lesson Plan: “Festa di Primavera” is a sequence of lessons set within the context of early algebra. The tasks within this sequence involve: (a) identifying and verbalising relations between variables; (b) representing relations by means of symbolic expressions; (c) interpreting graphs that represent relations. Disciplina: Matematica. Età degli studenti: 9-12 anni. Hardware: Tablet, pc, LIM…
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Fractions (DAE module) / Breuken (DTO module)

Digitale Toets Omgeving: Docentenhandleiding voor de toetsmodule Breuken. Vak: Rekenen-Wiskunde. Leeftijd leerlingen: 11-14 jaar. Hardware: PC met een browser voorzien van Java. Software: Digitale Toets Omgeving (DTO). Functionaliteit van de technologie: Versturen en weergeven. Verwerken en analyseren. Verstrekken van een interactieve omgeving. Benodigde tijd: Verschillende delen van lessen. FaSMEd partner: Universiteit Utrecht. Samenvatting: De Utrecht…
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Graphic organisers

Lesson Plan: Two peer-assessment lessons about creating graphic organisers on a chosen topic. Subject: Science/ Mathematics. Age of students: 12-13 years. Hardware: Tablets (Surface or iPads). Software: Popplet. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and displaying. Time needed: 2 x 40 minutes. FaSMEd Partner: Maynooth University. Summary: Students develop graphic organisers on a topic and  then share…
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Graphing in mathematics

Lesson Account: Two lessons using tablets and an interactive whiteboard to share student work and promote discussion. Subject: Mathematics Age of students: 11-13 years. Hardware: Small and big cards, Posters, Tablet, Interactive Whiteboard. Software: Whiteboard software. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed: 115 minutes. FaSMEd Partner: University of Maynooth. Summary: This lesson unit is…
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Graphs (DAE module) / Grafieken (DTO module)

Digitale Toets Omgeving: Docentenhandleiding voor de toetsmodule Grafieken.  Vak: Rekenen-Wiskunde. Leeftijd leerlingen: 11-14 jaar. Hardware: PC met een browser voorzien van Java. Software: Digitale Toets Omgeving (DTO). Functionaliteit van de technologie: Versturen en weergeven, Verwerken en analyseren, Verstrekken van een interactieve omgeving. Benodigde tijd: Verschillende delen van lessen. FaSMEd partner: Universiteit Utrecht. Samenvatting: De Utrecht…
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Heart Rate Investigation

Lesson Plan: Two lessons investigating the effect of exercise on heart rate. Subject: Science. Age of students: 12-13 years. Hardware: Tablets (Surface or iPad), Heart Rate Monitors. Software: Educreations or Explain Everything, Schoology. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed: 80 minutes (2 class periods). FaSMEd partner: Maynooth University. Summary: This is a set…
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Formative assessment in Science and
Mathematics Education (FaSMEd)
The Research Centre for Learning and Teaching
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
UK

Email: fasmed@ncl.ac.uk