AQR Weekly Lesson Plans
Tuesday
Objective 4: Interpret, analyze and construct flow-chars in order to develop
problem-solving procedures
Objective 2:: Communicate with orally and in writing making accurate and clear
presentations of solutions to problems
Activities:
 Complete activity graphs, if needed.
 Return to original groups. Answer Extension Question #5 & 6
 Prepare Presentation of answers and reasoning (Students choice of medium:
power point, prezi, poster, etc)
 Student groups present findings.
Product: presentation of questions 5 and 6
Materials: Activity 12, student-created activity graphs of robot
Friday
Objective 4: Interpret, analyze and construct flow-chars in order to develop
problem-solving procedures
Activities:
 Framing Question: As a project manager, how do you decide how long a
project will take and who should work on which activities?
 Assign student groups for “Building a Robot”
 Groups perform tasks on Questions 1 – 4
Product: Activity Graph for building a robot.
Materials: Activity Sheet 12
Wed/Thur
Monday
Learning Plan: September 15 - 19
Objective 4: Interpret, analyze and construct flow-chars in order to develop
problem-solving procedures
Activities:
 Students work in pairs (Questions 13-14)
 Whole Group Debrief
 Students work in pairs 15 – 19 – Debrief as whole group
 Students work in pairs Extension Question 21 (explain reasoning)
 Share work through gallery walk
Product: student gallery
Materials: Activity Sheet 11, butcher paper
Objective 5: Solve problems involving large quantities that can’t be easily
measured.
Activities:
Students estimate the number of jelly beans in jar.
Students estimate the number of attendees at Woodstock from an aerial photo of
crowd.
Students estimate the number of jelly beans in jar.
Students work in 4’s on crowd estimating activity.
Choose Fermi Questions
Discuss Fermi Project Rubric
Materials: Jar of jelly beans, Woodstock photo, activity sheet 1, Fermi Project Rubric
AQR Weekly Lesson Plans