Math Arguments
Problems, Questions, and Puzzles to spark discussion and argument in the maths classroom.
Futurama Balancing Act
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It's Futurama ... make your own question but this just doesn't look right to me. Scale, mass, distance. What do you think?
What other mathematical aspects of this caught your attention? What do you wonder about the situation?
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Source:
Curmudgeon
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Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students:
- Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem.
- Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
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Noticing and wondering is a tool to help students:
- Understand the story, the quantities, and the relationships in the problem.
- Understand what the problem is asking and what the answer will look like. Have some ideas to begin to solve the problem.
More Here at NCTM
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