Snipping Straws
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Snipping Straws Real World Math has students determine the length of a snipped straw given only the area of a circular table and length of an uncut straw....
View ArticleTaco Cart
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Taco Cart is a Real World Problem in the 3 Act Math Task format by Dan Meyer. Use Pythagorean Theorem to determine the fastest route to the Taco Cart. The...
View ArticleCookie Cutter
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Cookie Cutter 3 Act Math Task is a real world math problem requiring application of area of composite figures to find out how many more cookies can be...
View ArticleHot Dog Duel
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Use linear patterning and equations to determine how many hot dogs did the two competitive eaters "eat" at the convenience store from the commercial? The...
View ArticleIce Buckets 3 Act Math Task #icebucketchallenge
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Taking a look at the real world math involved in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge while still supporting a great cause | Using Scatter Plots &...
View ArticleBig Nickel [3 Act Math Task]
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! How much would it cost to build the Big Nickel in Sudbury, Ontario out of real nickels? A task using volume, proportional reasoning and trigonometry! The...
View ArticlePrisms and Pyramids [3 Act Math Task]
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Discover the relationship between the volume of prisms and pyramids with the same base and height including rectangular, triangular, cones and cylinders....
View ArticleCones and Spheres [3 Act Math Task]
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Discover the relationship between the volume of cones and spheres with the same radius/diameter and height. The post Cones and Spheres [3 Act Math Task]...
View ArticleBig Cheques [3 Act Math Task]
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! This multi-question 3 Act Math Task incorporates important concepts related to ratios, percentages and proportional reasoning when we enlarge a cheque. The...
View ArticlePumpkin Time-Bomb
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! How many elastics will it take to make a pumpkin explode? Take a look at this 3 act math task to make your predictions and participate in the experiment!...
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3 Act Math Task: Mowing the Lawn
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Real World Mathematics Using Proportional Reasoning, Linear Equations & Measurement In the Mowing the Lawn task, students will have an opportunity to...
View Article3 Act Math Task: Eiffel Tower Trek
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Here’s a 3 act math task submission by Mishaal Surti. Awesome to see that he is jumping into creating his own real world math tasks and sharing out with...
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3 Act Math Task: Flaps!
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Multiple Representations of Linear Relations This is another great task by Jon Orr. Act 1: Introducing the Problem Students watch a video of a hummingbird...
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3 Act Math Task: Crazy Taxi
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! If you’re an educator on Twitter or other social media, you probably hear a lot about gamification. Well, when you don’t have a reasonable option to...
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3 Act Math Task: Mix, Then Spray
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Measurement: Volume of Cylinders and Cones This is an attempt to better develop the question by splitting the problem into more than 3 acts, since I found...
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3 Act Math Task: Guessing Gumballs
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Real World Applications of 3D Measurement Proportional Reasoning With Volume of a Cylinder and Sphere In this 3 act math task, students sharpen their...
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3 Act Math Task: Guessing Gumballs Sequel
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Real World Applications of 3D Measurement Proportional Reasoning With Volume of a Cylinder and Sphere In this 3 act math task, students will extend the...
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3 Act Math Task: Cones and Spheres
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! How Many Cones Does It Take To Fill a Sphere? In this 3 act math task, the teacher will show short video clips to help students understand where the Volume...
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3 Act Math Task: Big Cheques
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Proportional Reasoning – Real World Ratio Problems I’m a big advocate for the grade 9 applied TIPS4RM math resource. When a traditional note followed by...
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3 Act Math Task: Pumpkin Time-Bomb
Another post from Tap Into Teen Minds. Enjoy! Explore Two-Variable Relationships and Scatter Plots The other day, Jon Orr (@mrorr_geek) sent me a tweet involving some sort of pumpkin bomb: PumpkinBomb...
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