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Title: How Big is a whale?

Subject matter: Integration of science, math and technology

Grade: 6th adaptable to other grades 

Summary: This lesson anchors science, math and technology to an internet investigation into the size and weight of whales. This can be a group or individual project and there are extensions into spreadsheets and graphing.

Evaluation: If your classroom has access to the internet, this combines many areas of the curriculum and could even include a written reflection or report to include a language arts component.  

		Minimal Evidence	Present	Excels
1	Teachers as facilitator
2	Student centered
3	Students construct understanding
4	Allows for different levels of learning
5	Support multiple learning styles
6	Active learning
7	Clear objectives
8	Integrates technology
9	Allows for collaboration
10	Allow for exploration
11	Higher level thing skills
12	Standard addressed