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Canyoureallydiffferentiateinstruction,developproblemsolversandthinkers,addresstheTEKSandstillhavefuninmath?
Marian SmallAugust, 2016
WhoDoesn’tBelong
• 3/5 3/8 7/3 5/9
Agenda
• UsingOpen-endedQuestions• UsingParallelTasks• FocusingonProblemSolving
• OpenQuestions
PlaceValue
• Anumberhasa3anda9astwoofitsdigits.• Butthe3isworthALOTmorethanthe9.• Whatcouldthenumberbe?• Howbigcoulditbe?• Howsmall?
• 30009OR0.003009OR….
PlaceValue
• Anumberhadthree5sinitasdigits.• One5is1000timesasmuchasanother.• One5is10timesasmuchasanother.• Whatcouldthenumberbe?
• 5005 forjustclueone• 5055 OR50055forbothclues
WhoDoesn’tBelong?
• 412• 107• 1005• 635
ComparingDecimals
• A:0.[][]• B:2.[]3• C:[].4[]
• Fillintheblankssothattheorderfromleasttogreatestiseachofthese:
• A,B,C•A,C,B• C,A,B•WhynotC,B,A?
ComparingDecimals
• A:0.[][]B:2.[]3C:[].4[]
• A,B,C:0.12, 2.43,3.46• A,C,B:0.12,1.45,2.33• C,A,B:0.43,0.88,2.53• C,B,AimpossiblesinceA<B
DecomposingFractions
• Drawarectangulargrid.• Colourafractionofit.• Useasum(acombination)offractionstodescribewhatyouhavecoloured.
• Trytoshowitasasumalotofways.
DecomposingFractions
I see 1/3 + 4/15 OR5/15 + 2/15 + 2/15 OR2/5 + 3/15
Adding/SubtractingFractions
• Thedifferenceoftwofractionsis3/4.• Whatcouldthefractionsbe?
• 1– 1/4• 2/3– 1/12
Adding/SubtractingFractions
• Thesumoftwofractionsis2/3morethanthedifference.• Whatcouldthefractionsbe?
• Anythingand1/3since
Adding/SubtractingFractions
•
+ 1/3– 1/3
2/3
Adding/SubtractingFractions
• Whobelongswithus?
• 3/5+2/3 • 4/15+7/15
• E.g.1/3and8/15 (denominatorof15)
DividingWholeNumbers
• Youdividea4-digitnumberbya1-digitnumberandthequotienthas4digits.
• Whatcouldthedivisionhavebeen?
• E.g.4812÷ 2OR9418÷ 3OR9000÷ 9OR…
IdentifyTriangleTypes
• Oneoftheanglesinatriangle is45°.• Whatkindoftrianglecanitbe?• WhatkindcanitNOTbe?
• Itcouldbeisosceles,orscalene• NOTequilateral• Couldberightorobtuseoracute
MeasurementConversions
• 6.2____=6200 ____
• Whatmeasurementunitscangointheblanks?
• E.g.,kilometersandmeters• Metersandmillimeters
Stem-and-LeafPlots
• Choose16numbers.• Theleasthastobelessthan20andthegreatesthastobemorethan70.
• Createastem-and-leafplottoshowyourdata.
• E.g.8,9,10,11,12,17,24,35• 38,39,40,50,52,53,78,78
Stem-and-LeafPlots
• 089• 10127• 24• 3589• 40• 5023• 6• 788
Fermiproblem
• Howmanyapplesdoyouthinkyoucannormallybuyfor$100?
• 10for$4so250for$100
DividingDecimals
• IdividedtwodecimalsandthequotientwasjustSLIGHTLYlessthan1.• WhatdecimalsmightIhavebeendividing?
• 4.2÷ 4.3OR10.00÷ 11.1
PrimeNumbers
• YoucreateaLOTofrectangleswithsquaretiles.• Youdeterminetheirareas.• Listsomeareasyouwillprobablygetmoreoftenandsomeyouwillprobablygetlessoften.
• E.g.often:24,48,36less:1719
VolumeofaPrism
• YoucreateaSHORTrectangularprismwithavolumeof150 in3.• Whatcoulditslength,width,andheightbe?
• E.g.2,15,5
CoordinatePlane
• Togetfromonepointonacoordinateplanetoanother,youmove4stepstotherightand3stepsdown.
• Whatcouldthecoordinatesforthetwopointsbe?
• (x,y)and(x+4,y– 3)
RepresentingIntegers
• Youusesomepositiveintegerchips.• Youput5timesasmanynegativeintegerchipswiththem.• Youdeterminethevalueofyourinteger.• Whatcoulditbe?• Whatcoulditnotbe?
• Couldbe:–4,– 8,– 12
Ratio
• Youdrawtwopicturesthatshowtheratio2:3,butyouusedifferentnumberofitemsineachpicture.
• Whatcouldthepictureslooklike?
Percent
• Fillintheblankstomakethistruelotsofways.• 8is___%of______.
• E.g.10%of80• 50%of16• 8%of100
AreaFormulas
• Theareaofaparallelogramis1/4oftheareaofatriangle.• Whatcouldthebasesandheightsofeachbe?
• b,hAND2b,4h• ORb,hAND8b,h
Solvingequations
• Yousolvedanequationthatyouthoughtwassupereasytosolve.• Whatmightthatequationhavebeen?
• E.g.x=12• OR2x=20• OR2x=x+10
Solvingequations
• Yousolvedanequationbydividingandthensubtracting.• Whatmightthatequationhavebeen?
• E.g.3x+90=333
MedianandMean
• Themedianofasetofdataisonehalfofthemean.• Whatcouldthedatasetbe?
• E.g.4,5,5,8,28
MedianandMean
• Youknowthatthemeanofasetofdataisverysmall.• Whatelsedoyouknowaboutthedata?
• E.g.nobigvaluesORnotmanybigvaluesbutalotofnumbers
Rates
• Kyledrove17milesin16minutes.• LiannedrovejustaLITTLEslower.Whatmightherspeedhavebeeninmph?
• E.g.1mileperminute,so60mph
Rates
• Abouthowfastdomostpeoplegrowfromages0to20?
• E.g.20inchesto70 inchesso2.5inchesperyear
Circlemeasures
• Onemeasurementofacircleis30inches.• Whatcouldtheothermeasuresbe?
• E.g.60inOR90π inOR…
Probability
• Fillintheblanks.• Itisabouttwiceaslikelythatyou_____thanyou______.
• E.g.rollatotalof7thanatotalof4
Probability
• Theprobabilityof_____happeningand_____happeningis3/8.• Whatmighttheeventsbe?
• E.g.rollanevenonadieandmultiplythevaluesontwodiceandgetaneven
Areasofcompositeshapes
• Ashapecomposedofparallelogramsandtriangleshasatotalareaof40squareinches.
• Whatcouldtheshapelooklike?Includethedimensions
Areasofcompositeshapes
Algebra
• Whatstorymighteachequationrepresent?• 3x+8=59?
• 5x+2y=60
• E.g.Ibought3shirtsandsomethingfor$8andspent$59.Howmuchpershirt?
Algebra
• Whatstorymighteachequationrepresent?• 3x+8=59?
• 5x+2y=60
• E.g.Ihad60toothpicksandmadesomepentagonsandangles.Howmanyofeach?
Squareroots
• Drawapicturetoshowwhy√18isabout4.25.
Squareroots
• Drawapicturetoshowwhy√18isabout4.25.
Dilations
• Youdilateashapeandthevertexthatusedtobeat(4,6)movesto(6,9).
• Whatcouldtheshapeanddilationlooklike?
Linearity
• Thinkofasituationthatrelatestwovariables.• Isittruethatifonevariabledoubles,sodoestheother?• Whydidthathappen?
• E.g.Arms=2xPeople
Pythagorean theorem
• Onesideofarighttriangleis10cm.• Whatcouldtheothersidelengthsbe?
• E.g.6– 8-10• OR10- 10- 14.14
Pythagorean theorem
• Twosidesofarighttrianglearecloseinlength.• Whatcouldallthreesidelengthsbe?
• E.g.3-4-5• 100- 101- 14.2
Transformations
• Youperformareflectiononacoordinategridandthepoint(4,5)movesdownandtotheright.
• Whatcouldthereflectionlinehavebeen?
• E.g.y=x(movesto(5,4)) or• Y=0.5x
Transformations
• Youperformareflectiononacoordinategrid.Onepointontheshapemoves8unitsandanothermoves20units.
• Drawapossiblesituation.
Strategies
• Givetheanswer.Studentscreateaquestion.• Askresimilaritiesanddifferences.• Whodoesn’tbelong?• Whobelongswithus?• Use”soft”words.• Askwhatelseyouknow.
•ParallelTasks
FocusonProblemSolving
Thoughtful,notcomplicated
• Comparethetwo:
Complicated
• Ibought3shirtsthateachcost$12.45.• Ibought4sweatersthateachcost$39.95.• Ibought5pairsofpantsthatcost$9.95, $12.95, $22.95, $17.95and$18.95.
• Howmuchofthe$500 IhadbudgetedforclothesdoIhaveleft?
Thoughtful
• Ibought7itemsthatcostunder$20andbought5itemsthatcostmorethan$20.Ispentalmost$300.
• Whatarepossiblepricesforthe12 items?Explainyourthinking.
Whatotherconditions?
• Misinterpretationisallowed.• Mistakesarenormal.• Tasksareengaging.
• Youareonthenumber5onanumberline.• YoumoveSOMEstepsforward.• ThenyoumoveSOMEstepsback.• Yourepeatbothmovestwomoretimeseach.• Youlandat11.• Howmanystepseachway?
• Thesamenumberofballsareineachyellowbox.• Thesamenumberareineachredbox.• Howmanymightbeineachyellowbox?Howmanyineachred?
• Ihadmorethan20counters.• Isplitthemupinto2smallpilesand2largepiles.• Thelargepileshadtwiceasmanycountersasthesmallones.• Howmanymighthavebeenineachpile?
• Youbuildarectanglewithsquaretiles.• Youcutitinhalf(basedonarea).• Couldthenewperimeterbehalfoftheoldone?• Couldthenewperimeterbe3/4oftheoldone?2/3?
Area = 16 squaresPerimeter = 16 side lengths
Area = 8 squaresPerimeter = 12 side lengths
Area = 4 squaresPerimeter = 8 side lengths
• Usepatternblocks.Buildadesignwhere:• Thereis3timesasmuchredareaasyellowareaand• Twiceasmuchgreenareaasbluearea.• Tellwhatfractionoftheareaiseachcolour.
• Youcanaddasmanycopiesofthenumbers6,9and20asyouwish.• Whatareallthenumbersyoucanget?• Whatareallthenumbersyoucannotget?
Cannotget
• 1,2,3,4,5
Then
• 6=6• No7,8• 9=9• No10,11• 12=6+6• No13,14
Then
• 15=9+6• No16,17,• 18=9+9• No19• 20=20• 21=9+6+6• No22,23
Then
• 24=6+6+6+6• No25• 26=20+6• 27=9+9+9• No28• 29=20+9• 30=6+9+6+9
Then
• No31• 32=20+6+6• 33=9+9+9+6• No34• 35=20+9+6• 36=6+6+6+6+6+6• No37
Then
• 38=20+6+6+6• 39=9+9+6+9+6• 40=20+20• 41=20+9+6+6• 42=6+6+6+6+6+6+6• No43
Then
• 44=20+6+6+6+6• 45=9+9+9+9+9• 46=20+20+6• 47=20+6+6+6+9• 48=6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6• 49=20+20+9
Then
• WhyamIdone?
• Google“43McNuggets”
• 43McNuggets
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNTSugyS038
• Youmultiplytwo2-digitnumbersusingbasetenblocks.• Ittakesyou36blockstoshowthemultiplication.• Whatmightyouhavebeenmultiplying?
Maybe
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• Makeapatternblockdesignthatis1/2greenand1/5blueinarea.
• Youmultiplytwofractions:a/bandc/d.• Theresultisalotmorethana/b,butabitlessthanc/d.• Whatcouldthefractionsbe?
• Maybe9/10x95/2
• Youstartwiththeintegera.• Whatintegerbcouldyouusesothata+bis:• 12morethana– b• 12lessthana– b• 3timesasmuchasa– b
• Youbuyajacketat40%off.• Youbuyshoesat20%off.• Youpaythesameforbothitems.• Whatdoyouknowabouttherelationshipbetweenthetwooriginalprices?
WhatitmightlooklikeinI
• If60%ofA=80%ofB,• thenB=3/4ofA.
• 0.6x=0.8ymeans6x=8yory=3/4 xOR
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• Analgebraicexpressionisworth20morewhenx=5thanwhenx=3.• Howmuchmorewillitbeworthwhenx=20thanwhenx=12?
Maybe10x+3
• Thequotientoftwofractionsis4timesgreatertheproduct.Whatmightthefractionsbe?
• 5÷ ½=10but5x½=2.5• 4÷1/2=8but4x1/2 =2
• Thequotientoftwofractionsis2¼timesgreaterthantheproduct.Whatmightthefractionsbe?
• Youhavetwoalgebraicexpressions• Whenx=6, thevalueofthefirstexpressionis1/4thevalueofthesecondone.
• Butwhenx=2, thevalueofthefirstexpressionis1/6thevalueofthesecondone.
• Whatcouldtheexpressionsbe?
Tosumitup
• Goodproblemsdon’tneedtobelong-winded.• Goodproblemsoftenleadtogeneralizations.
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