| Name |
Description |
| From Good to Great! | In this lesson, students will be able to identify and use descriptive words and phrases to write about various types of balls and marbles. Students will be able to work independently as well as in cooperative learning groups to transform "good" sentences into "great" descriptive sentences. |
| Carnival | Written at a second grade level, in this MEA the students will use problem solving skills, two-digit addition, and knowledge of greater than and less than to rank order carnival games based on provided criteria. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Water Parks Galore! | The focus of this lesson is to devise a plan, and justify it, in order to determine the best features of a water park. Students will use problem-solving skills, data sets presented in a chart, two digit addition and writing skills. Students will also need to check their procedure to determine if it will work when given additional data. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Cellular Satisfaction | The client is searching for the best cell phone carrier based on customer satisfaction scores. Students will choose the best cell phone provider based on the 5 categories; Plans, Coverage, Phones and Features, Fees, and Help and Support, utilizing a rating scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best. Students will organize the factors based on the importance of each (to be determined by the group) and create bar graphs for the client to share with his company.
Students may need to consider companies with lower ratings in some areas depending on the order of importance they have placed on the factors, which will be determined by their group. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
| Chocolate Delight | Although, chocolate sales in America have continued to grow, due to the increased awareness of childhood obesity, there is major concern about the nutritional value of chocolate candy bars. Chocolate Delight, a chocolate bar company, wants to improve its sales to elementary students by creating a healthy chocolate bar. They have tested 5 new recipes and need to determine which candy bar is best for children. The students will rank the recipes from best to worst based on the following criteria: healthiness, taste, and nut allergies and make a recommendation of the healthiest recipe to Chocolate Delight. Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom. |
