On Thursday, students were introduced to an awesome tool called a Gizmo. A Gizmo is an online simulation that powers inquiry and understanding of math and science. Students worked in pairs to explore the Measuring Volume Gizmo. They learned how to read the volume of water in a graduated cylinder. The even explored the volume of irregular shaped objects such as a rock. They found that the difference between the water with and without the rock, told them the volume of the rock. Students loved exploring the Gizmo. Today we continued our exploration with a guided student sheet.
As students are ready, we will slowly unveil more and more Gizmos. Today, we have unveiled three more Gizmos for students to use at home: Cargo Captain (Focus: Multi-Digit Subtraction), Number Line Frog Hop (Focus: Addition and Subtraction), and Cannonball Clowns (Number Line Estimation). Feel free to explore Gizmos at home. Each student has the username and password in the back of their planner. What's your favorite Gizmo so far? There are many more to come!
