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Location: IAKSS | 3-Act Maths
3-Act Math lessons are an effective way to engage students in authentic problem solving.
If you’d like to learn more about the structure of 3-Act Math lessons in the classroom, Graham Fletcher is a great place to start.
Dan Meyer is the Grand Pooh-Bah of 3-Act Math lessons and has 30+ lessons appropriate for 6th-12th graders. His Tedx Talk is also well worth the 12 minutes.
Graham Fletcher offers excellent lessons for K-7th graders. At the bottom of his page, you will find links to Dan Meyer’s lessons and lessons written by other excellent teachers. Give them a look!
My 3-Act Math Lessons
Vend-O-Price
https://undercovercalculus.com/3-act-bank/vend-o-price/
Good for: Exploring decimal operations and reasoning. Getting students making a guess and arguing for it. Using strategies and structures that are simpler than the “standard algorithm”. 5.NBT.7, 6.NS.3, SMP7.
Sushi Time!
https://undercovercalculus.com/3-act-bank/sushi-time/
Good for: Exploring place value and decimal values. Using structures and strategies to make adding decimals easier. Comparing different method and sharing reasoning. 5.NBT.3, 5.NBT.7, SMP7.
Seltzer Water
https://undercovercalculus.com/3-act-bank/seltzer-water/
Good for: Carrying out a sequence of calculations using decimals. Thinking about the meaning of units. Contextualizing numbers and rates in the real world. Thinking about order of operations. 5.NBT.7, 6.NS.3, SMP2.
Seesaw 2
https://undercovercalculus.com/2017/05/01/seesaw-2/
Good for: Making reasoning about expressions and equations become dynamic. Fostering discourse in the classroom. Thinking about how equations model relationships in the real world. 6.EE.6, 6.EE.7, 6.EE.9, SMP2. |
3-act task materials to support 3-Act Math Tasks
