Investigate: Sean’s Block Tower

Students build a block tower and justify how its height compares to the heights of a shorter and a taller classroom object.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 1st Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Build a block tower that is taller than a specified object and shorter than another specified object. • Language Goal: Justify how the height of a block tower compares to the heights of a taller object and a shorter object. (Speaking and Listening) Materials Lesson Resources: Activity PDF, Investigation Organizer PDF (optional); Manipulative Kit: geoblocks; Classroom materials: paper towel rolls