We Love Pets!

In this Model Eliciting Activity, MEA, students will work in teams to determine the best pet toys to buy for a pet daycare.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. MEAs resemble engineering problems and encourage students to create solutions in the form of mathematical and scientific models. Students work in teams to apply their knowledge of science and mathematics to solve an open-ended problem, while considering constraints and tradeoffs. Students integrate their ELA skills into MEAs as they are asked to clearly document their thought process. MEAs follow a problem-based, student centered approach to learning, where students are encouraged to grapple with the problem while the teacher acts as a facilitator. To learn more about MEA’s visit: https://www.cpalms.org/cpalms/mea.aspx
Resource ID#: 51205 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): K
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Keywords: MEA, Model Eliciting Activity, real-world situation, problem solving, collaborative, counting, greater than, less than, data
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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