CCSSMResources - home. Colleen Young's Lists. Log in. Welcome to the Inside Mathematics Website. Home Page. Teachers Primary Pupils Secondary Students Events and PD "It gave me some good ideas to use in the classroom and ... a link that I can get all of the activities from. " Book NRICH Bespoke PDBook Forthcoming EventsBook our Hands-on Roadshow Your Solutions.
Nzmaths | nzmaths. Estimation 180 - Home. Questioning My Metacognition | Trying to be a better teacher. My Three Acts of a Real World Math Problem. Dan Meyer, an inspirational writer, speaker and teacher (whom I met at the Siemens STEM Institute), is helping math teachers across the country stimulate the curious minds of our students. Meyer proposes that teaching mathematics should be like having your students watch a movie. In a typical movie, there are three acts. Act One engages the audience. Act Two is when the conflict surfaces and the plot develops. Act Three is when the conflict is resolved and a sequel is expected. Today I was at the gas station, filling up my tank to go home for the holidays, when I noticed that it was taking an unusual amount of time to fill up my tank. At one point I thought to myself, "I wonder how long this is going to take? " Below you will find my Three Acts of a real world math problem.
Act One Ask your students, "What questions do you have after watching the video? " Possible questions that the students could ask: How long will it take to fill the tank from start to finish? Answer: 13 min. 52 sec. 101questions.