Lesson 9 will be a time for students to finish up the final strings of their presentations, as well as to reflect on all of the information that they have learned throughout the unit.
For this lesson you will need:
-All student supplies for their projects
-KWL chart from the first class (first 2 columns filled out)
The following steps should take approximately 1 hour to complete:
1. The beginning of the class will be dedicated to the students finishing up last minute things on their presentations. They will be presented during the next math period so allow them to do whatever kinds of tasks they need to. The teacher should be circulating at this time to make sure that no one needs assistance and that everyone is on track. Give the students 30 minutes for this.
2. The second half of the lesson will be for class reflection on the unit as a whole. Bring up the KWL chart that they filled out in the first lesson of the unit. Have volunteers read all of the points from each column.
3. Next, have students raise their hands in order to contribute things to the final column on the chart; what they learned. Take as many responses as their are until students no longer have anything to add.
4. After the final column is filled out have a short discussion by asking “what did you each enjoy from the unit?” Allow each student to answer this question.
5. Next, ask each student “what is one thing you wish we could have done during this unit?” Once again, allow everyone to answer. The reason for asking this question is to both direct students to further discovery on their own time, and also to help the teacher to know what kinds of things to include the next time. It also gives the teacher a chance to know what kinds of things his/her students are interested in so that they can develop the next unit around those interests.
6. The homework from this class will be for students to make sure they are prepared for the following days presentation.
Understanding Poverty Through Numbers 