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Summary and Objective
Students will learn the concept and necessity behind a military draft. They will create their own draft cards and participate in a classroom draft. They will use this activity as a means to explore probability, fractions, and percent in math. The students will understand that the draft played an important role during the Civil and World Wars and they should understand the steps one goes through when they are drafted.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will examine the Draft Law of 1863 using the link on the activity. They should then be able to answer the questions, "Why was the Draft necessary? and "What were the rules surrounding the Draft process?"
Step 2.
Students will then look at the WWII Draft Registration Card of Caryll Crafts and note the information located on it.
Step 3.
Students will create their own draft card with information on it that the class deems appropriate.
Step 4.
Students will examine the draft cylinder and note its features. The cards from all class members will be placed into a "draft cylinder" which the class has created.
Step 5.
The class will then formulate a series of probability questions such as "What is the probability that a boy's card will be drawn?
Step 6.
The students will post all of their questions and answers on chart paper in the front of the room.
Step 7.
The class will conduct a draft for a predetermined number of recruits.
Step 8.
Upon completion of the draft, students will then record the results and compare their findings with the probabilities they had calculated. Additional drafts can be conducted, as well as recording information using fractions.
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