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Differentiation TechniqueGet Ridiculous

Read The OverviewGet Ridiculous!

One technique for finding complexity in a topic is to look for the edge cases, the outliers, the really big or small versions.

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Specific Examples of “Get Ridiculous”

Writing in Pi-lish

Here’s the perfect constraint for March! Writing with the digits of Pi.

Thinking Like Producers About Consumers

Here’s how I’d use ethics and multiple perspectives to get students thinking about producers, consumers, and decomposers in new and interesting ways.

Just How Much Pasta Could I Cook…

So, just how much pasta could I cook in an Olympic-sized pool?

Rewrite It, But Don’t Use “E”

Here’s an interesting way to move students past mundane patterns in their writing. Ask for a rewrite, but without a letter (or two).

Could we fit 1,000 kids on the playground? 10,000?

If your students can find the area of a square then, armed with Google Earth, they can also figure out how many students you could pack into your school’s playground.

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