Counting on Katherine: Let’s Have a Ball!

GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn the basics of a parabola. Students will also learn how collaboration can solve problems and how one person can make a difference in the lives of others by using principles found in everyday math and science. This lesson contains strategies for teaching diverse learners (ELLs).
Author: 
Carolina Keough
Grade Range: 
5
Duration: 
1-3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions