This fall themed activity asks students to predict how many rubber bands will implode a pumpkin. Use data collected from over 120 exploded pumpkins and create scatterplots to make predictions.
Have your students experience similar triangles by getting them curious and out of their seats. Your students will prove and disprove why two people can or can’t see eye to eye in a mirror.
How do we incorporate practice and procedural fluency in lessons while building resiliency in problem solving — without sacrificing time? A lesson we can learn from The Dot & The Line.
Let’s start with this one question: For me, I use a set of 4 criteria to evaluate all resources, tools, and lesson ideas. It helps
Seth Godin brought up an interesting idea: If you think about it, everyone at the airport is in one of two modes. In a hurry,
What makes students remember the math they are learning? Is it because you’re using a real world problem that they can relate to? Is it
Are you looking to avoid “Lesson Flops” and bring on a “Lesson Successes?” I sure do. That’s why I plan with anticipation of student thinking
Have you played the game of Nim before? Do you know what lessons we can pull from the game? Watch me play the game with
Ok so you tried using a problem based lesson like a 3-Act Math Task or maybe you had students solve a task in groups with
Okay wow! You did it. You ponied up for that conference entrance fee, you reserved the hotel, made arrangements for travel! Substitute? Booked! You took
Do you ever notice that many decisions are secretly being made for us? You probably missed them like I did. Consider this: Last Friday, and
You remember Mr. Rogers right? Watch him here trying breakdancing with Jermaine. Mr. Rogers gets it. Look how he ‘s willing to look potentially silly
