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My activity uses the online internet application application called  PREZI to create a quiz Students will be required to examine 2D shapes and edges as well as lines, which are covered in the grade 5 Newfoundland and Labrador Mathematics curriculum. Students, in groups of 2 or 3, are going to create a quiz for their classmates using a PREZI slideshow. Students will design 3 mathematics unit based questions to insert into their PREZI quiz using a diverse variety of formats such as: pictures, constructions, drawings, creations, and models. The main goal is for students to use a variety of resources to create a PREZI quiz to ask questions, based on 2D shapes and edges, which will be administered to their classmates.

General curriculum outcome from the Grade 5 Mathematics curriculum guide: Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyze the relationships among them.

Specific curriculum outcomes from the Grade 5 Mathematics curriculum guide: 5. Describe and provide examples of edges and faces of 3-D objects, and sides of 2-D shapes that are: • parallel • intersecting • perpendicular • vertical • horizontal.

6. Identify and sort quadrilaterals, including: • rectangles • squares • trapezoids • parallelograms • rhombuses (or rhombi) according to their attributes.

 ** Time Frame: ** 3 classes of one hour each to design quizzes, with an additional class time for student quiz presentations. The first class will consist of an introduction, and how to use Prezi, which is provided in the powerpoint file attatched below.

 ** Materials: ** Computer, Access to internet (www.prezi.com). Any artistic materials the students wish to use (camera, scanner, tape, glue, scissors, colored paper toothpicks, playdoh, etc)

 ** Curriculum Connections: ** While this activity connects specifically to the grade 5 mathematics curriculum, it also connects to the art curriculum. As the students come up with their own resources to use in their Prezi to quiz their classmates, they will be using various artistic skills through taking pictures, drawing, and creating various shapes and objects. It is important for students to be creative.

 ** Teaching Rationale/Approach: ** Students will learn characteristics of, as well as describing, identifying, and providing examples of, 2D shapes, quadrilaterals as well as their edges by using a hands on approach. They will be creating, finding their own examples of, or defining 2D shapes and edges. They will be using these creations to create a 3 question PREZI quiz to present to their fellow classmates. Through this lesson they will be given a tutorial on how to use the online presentation program PREZI, as well as instructions of what types of creations and examples of 2D objects and shapes they can make. This hands-on approach allows students to create their own questions and models relative to 2D shapes and edges. Students will learn about the characteristics of these shapes and edges as well as the relationships among them.

 ** Digital Learning Resource: ** [] <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is my digital learning resource. This site includes all quadrilaterals and 2D shapes, with their facts, components, lines and specific information about each particular shape.

Here is my sample Prezi presentation, consisting of 3 questions regarding 2d shapes and lines to quiz the class. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #990000; font-family: monospace,fixed; text-align: -webkit-left;">http://prezi.com/8nmui-9donvy/2d-lines-and-shapes-quiz/

Here is my powerpoint presentation tutorial on how to use Prezi, which will be used to teach the students before they do their activity.