Updating Old Questions: A math question that’s TOO high level?! What happens when we ask a math level that scares off 83% of our students? Don't lower the ceiling! Lower the floor through scaffolding.
Which is longer: a Ray or a Line? Let's move beyond memorizing definitions and get kids grappling with the fascinating concept of infinity!
Healthy Donuts!? Framing a Math Project with a Big Idea Instead of jumping straight to calculations, what if we framed this math concept with a big idea?
Fill ‘er up with Clam Chowder! Sure gasoline seems expensive. Until you try to fill your car up with other liquids!
Updating Old Questions: Addition With Missing Pieces How can I go beyond asking 20 variations of 622 + 77 = ___?
Thinking Like Equivalent Fractions Go across disciplines by asking students to write a story about fraction equivalence.
Olympic Medal Math Project In the paper, I read about Norway's dominance of the Winter Olympics, despite being a tiny country. I love this juxtaposition of unexpected data! Let's turn it into a math project. Here are some questions I thought of…
Math Game: The Game of 100 The Game of 100 is a simple game requiring no supplies, yet it opens up a rich world of exploring strategy and a little mental math.
Calculating the Volume of Laptops So once your students can calculate volume… what do you have them do next? In this math project, kids will look up historic laptops, calculate their volumes, and note how technology has changed over time.
A Math Question That Moves Around on Bloom’s I was aiming for engagement rather than higher-level thinking.
