The Biology Project Bag the Beans Purpose To develop thinking skills. To learn to see numerical relationships and how to solve complex problems by manipulating objects and solving equations. Context Students' beliefs and understanding of mathematical inquiry remain relatively unclear throughout their academic lives. Because of this, students limit their mathematical behavior. Motivation To begin the bean exploration, have students work in pairs to sort several beans into different piles according to a rule they make up. Ask each group the following questions: How many piles of beans did you make? Have students group the beans according to a different rule and ask the same questions. There are many different ways to sort beans and other items. If your students need more practice with sorting before continuing with this lesson, they could do the Flood! Development Distribute the Bag the Beans student sheet and have students work in pairs to pack eight bean bags following the rules outlined on the student sheet. Assessment
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