Susan+Craig

=Susan Craig=

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 * Unit Title **: Where Do I Park?
 * Subject and Grade Level **: Algebra I, Grade 9
 * Unit Overview: **This three-lesson plan incorporates Problem-Based Learning, Online Collaboration, and Digital Storytelling and is based on a parking problem on our school campus. Currently, there is insufficient parking space to accommodate staff, students, and participants at school and community events held on campus.


 * **Lesson 1** is a **Problem-Based Learning** lesson and addresses the question, “How many parking spaces do we need?” Students conduct a survey to determine how many people drive their vehicles to our campus for school and school events and then determine the best way to represent this data graphically. Students use spreadsheets to graph, analyze, and draw conclusions about their findings.

Lesson 1 Plan in PDF Format:


 * **Lesson 2** is an **Online Collaboration** lesson in which students communicate with professionals in the field of community planning/parking lot design to estimate how much space is needed to accommodate the number of parking spaces determined to be needed in Lesson 1. They also communicate with school administration to determine possible locations for parking on campus. They survey the campus and measure areas to be used as possible parking locations. Finally, they create scale maps of the campus showing their suggestions for potential parking areas.

Lesson 2 Plan in PDF Format:


 * **Lesson 3** is a **Digital Storytelling** lesson in which students report on their work done in Lessons 1 and 2 and present their potential solutions related to the current parking problem. Their digital presentations will be posted to their class wikis or blogs and presented to the school board and administrators.

Lesson 3 Plan in PDF Format: