FCPS Problem Set

Grade Levels

New Core Content Addressed

New Technology Program of Studies Addressed

MA-EP-2.1.1

Students will apply standard units to measure:

• Weight (nearest pound);
• Length (nearest half-inch or nearest centimeter);
• Time (nearest quarter hour); and
• Money (identify coins and bills by value).

MA-EP-2.1.1b

KY POS Primary: • gather technology information/data and use for problem solving in all content areas
FCPS Standard:
1- begin to use teacher-created web activities  for problem solving and critical thinking as a class (e.g., webquests, IMMEX)
2-use teacher-created web activities  for problem solving and critical thinking (e.g., webquests, IMMEX)

 

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

Kids Play Toy Company

 

       The president of a toy company has to decide which toy will be the “hot” new toy of the season based on scarcity, resources, and supply and demand. Students must use the information provided to choose which of six toys the president should select.

6 Clones

SS-EP-3.3.1 Students will identify basic economic terms related to markets (e.g., goods, services, profit, consumer, producer, supply, demand, buyers, sellers, barter).

DOK 1

SS-04-3.3.1 Students will give examples of markets and explain how they function to enable the exchange of goods and services.

DOK 2

SS-EP-3.4.1 Students will describe the production, distribution, and consumption of goods. DOK 2

SS-EP-3.4.2 Students will identify the economic terms related to specialization.

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

        Photo Mania

        Students are asked to read email to determine the characteristics of the animal that they will be paid to photograph and then read student-written reports to find the name of the animal. An Internet access fee will be subtracted from your pay for each clue you use to solve the problem.

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SC-EP-3.4.1 Students will explain the basic needs of organisms.

Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water, and food; plants need air, water, nutrients, and light. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met. Based on observations of plants and animals in controlled settings, simple investigable questions should be posed, simple investigations designed, resulting data collected and analyzed, and consequences of similar situations predicted. DOK 2

SC-04-3.4.2 Students should understand that things in the environment are classified as living, nonliving, and once living. Living things differ from nonliving things. Organisms are classified into groups by using various characteristics (e.g., body coverings, body structures).

SC-EP-3.4.4 Students will describe similarities and differences that allow for the classification of organisms

KY POS Primary: • gather technology information/data and use for problem solving in all content areas
FCPS Standard:
1- begin to use teacher-created web activities  for problem solving and critical thinking as a class (e.g., webquests, IMMEX)
2-use teacher-created web activities  for problem solving and critical thinking (e.g., webquests, IMMEX)

 

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

   Kentucky Landmarks

       Your teacher, Ms. Wildcat, loves to collect refrigerator magnets from various Kentucky landmarks. Her collection is incomplete, she is missing one magnet. It is your job to figure out which place Ms. Wildcat needs to visit in order to complete her magnet collection.

5 Clones

Earth is vastly complex with each place on its surface having human and physical characteristics; to deal with this complexity, people create regions.

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

3-5 : use web activities for problem solving and critical thinking (e.g., webquests, IMMEX,  Lemonade Stand, Intel Visual Ranking Tool, Intel Seeing Reason Tool, Intel Showing Evidence Tool)

Where in the World: Geography

      Students are competing in the Awesome Race and must determine the order of the four stops they will make while traveling around the world. Each stop is in a different country and students can use clues along with maps and library information in order to determine their stops.

8 Clones

Patterns on Earth’s surface can be identified by examining the location of physical and human characteristics, how they are arranged, and why they are in particular locations.

SS-05-4.1.2 Students will use geographic tools to locate, in absolute and relative terms, major landforms and bodies of water in the United States. DOK 1

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

Bill of Rights

Students will exam different court cases that deal with the Bill of Rights and constitutional rights. They will decide whether the decisions are constitutional or not and what amendment would back up their decision.

6 Clones

Authors: Diana Hendrix, Debbie Simpson, Jill Downing, Jess Haney

All citizens of the United States have certain rights and responsibilities as members of a democratic society.

SS-05-1.3.1 Students will describe the basic principles of democracy (e.g., justice, equality, responsibility, freedom) that are included in historical documents (Declaration of Independence, U. S. Constitution) and explain their significance today. DOK 3

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

5 : use web activities for problem solving and critical thinking (e.g., webquests, IMMEX,  Lemonade Stand, Intel Visual Ranking Tool, Intel Seeing Reason Tool, Intel Showing Evidence Tool)

 The Colonist's are Coming!!!

You and a friend are immigrating to the American Colonies, based upon clues about each region of colonies decide which colony will best suit your needs. You may look at all the colonies; however, you will only be able to live in the colony which best fits your needs.

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Author: Guyanne Vaughan

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Human actions modify the physical environment and, in turn, the physical environment limits or promotes human activities

SS-05-4.4.1 Students will explain and give examples of how people modified the physical environment (e.g., dams, roads, bridges) to meet their needs during the early settlement of the U.S. DOK 2

SS-05-4.4.2 Students will describe how the physical environment (e.g., mountains as barriers or protection, rivers as barriers or transportation) both promoted and restricted human activities during the early settlement of the U.S. DOK 2

The history of the United States is a chronicle of a diverse people and the nation they formed.

SS-05-5.2.5 Students will describe significant historical events in each of the broad historical periods and eras in U.S. history (Land and People before Columbus, Age of Exploration, Colonization, War for Independence, the Young Republic, Westward Expansion, Industrial Era, Twentieth Century). DOK 2

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard:

   Scratch Off

Scratch has been left in a United States city by the Kentucky Basketball team and now he is missing! You only have 3 hours to find him! Use the clues (geography and climate, landforms and water, map skills, economy, culture and history) to find the city and region.

13 Clones

Earth is vastly complex with each place on its surface having human and physical characteristics; to deal with this complexity, people create regions.

KY POS Intermediate:

use technology to solve problems using critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

FCPS Standard: