Bridges
Students are given the first three bridge designs and determine the 10th bridge design, noticing patterns and making generalizations. Filling Boxes
Students determine how many cubes it would take to fill a box. Locker Dilemma
Students determine which lockers will be open, and which closed, after other students have open and closed them. Nine Fish
Students determine how to put nine fish into two tanks. Phone Chain
Students determine the most efficient phone chain. Sheep Herder's Dilemma
Given a diagram of a sheep corral, students determine how many ewes will end up in each of 4 pens given particular directions. Table Hopping
Students determine the number of tables needed to seat a given number of people. The Twelve Days of Christmas
Students use the Twelve Days of Christmas song to determine the number of gifts received and to project the number and range of gifts. |
