tags: 3-act

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Hands of Support

Math and Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability
Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created and temporarily installed this piece of art entitled "Support" in Venice.  Quinn used his own children's hands to design this piece.  His in...

BIG Snickers bar

Algebra Geometry Math and Food 3-act tasks Wow factor
  Act 1 - Big question = How many times bigger than a regular Snickers bar is this? What info would you like to know? How are you going to judge how much bigger this ...

How many cars are there?

Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks
Brian came home from work to find that his son had his toy cars organized in a tight parking lot on our front porch. ? Below is a video version of our power point for the activity, whic...

Have a heart

Number Sense Geometry Math and Social Studies Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art 3-act tasks
Clicking on the image above will show the heart larger in a new window. Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...

Pick-a-brick wall at the Lego store

Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks Data and probability
There are walls at the Lego stores that are filled with individual Lego parts.  You can fill a bucket and pick out exactly what you need. Use this activity to get your students ...

3 winners on the Price is Right - what are the chances?

Algebra Number Sense Data and probability
  Act One: Show this clip of the Price is Right program.  What questions do your students have? We were wondering what the chances are of 3 contestants in a row, eac...

Big Papi

Algebra Math and Food Sports 3-act tasks
  What do you wonder? How many donuts make up this Big Papi tribute? What would be useful to help you figure this out? The following pictures that will open in new ...

How did they figure these tips?

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Math and Food
  Act I:  This restaurant bill has the suggested tips, but they are smudged out.  What should they be?  Consider having students make a fast 5 to 10 -second prediction in th...

How Many Pennies did Otha Save?

Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks Data and probability
Otha Anders used picking up pennies as a way to remember to pray.  In this 3-act activity we try to estimate how much he actually collected and stored in 5 gallon water jugs. This ...

How Many Donuts is That?

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events 3-act tasks Data and probability Wow factor
Act One:  Take a look at the first picture (Krispy-Kreme-photos). What is the first question that comes to mind? How many donuts is that?  What information would be useful?  ...
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