Links to lessons, resources, and slides are available below.
(Unable to find what you’re looking for? Drop me a line.)
Presentation
- Slides (large file, be patient)
Resources
Lessons
- Charge!
- Lift the Rainbow (How many Skittles are in the barbell plates?)
- How Much Does A 100×100 In-N-Out Cheeseburger Cost? (via Robert Kaplinsky)
- Automatic Change Dispenser
- The Stelvio Pass in northern Italy (via Daily Overview)
- The Running Game
- Mailbox Countdown
- Double Stuf vs Mega Stuf (via Dan Anderson)
- Penny Pyramid (via Dan Anderson)
- How Many Gumballs Fit In The Gumball Machine? (via Robert Kaplinsky)
- How Big Is The Vehicle That Uses Those Tires? (via Robert Kaplinsky)
- How Much Money IS That?! (via Robert Kaplinsky)
- Van Gogh’s Starry Night in Post Its (via Nathan Kraft)
- Stacked Cups (via Nathan Kraft)
- Triangle of Toothpicks (via Nathan Kraft)
- Ticket to Ride (via Dan Meyer)
- Super Stairs (via Dan Meyer)
- Car Caravan (via Dan Meyer)
- Filing Cabinet (via Andrew Stadel)
- Deodorant (via Andrew Stadel)
- Ball Pyramid (via Bob Lochel)
Resources
- How to Solve It (by George Polya)
- Ever Notice What They’d Wonder? (Annie Fetter’s Ignite Talk)
- Fawn Nguyen’s Blog
- 101 Questions
- Dan Meyer’s Three Act Tasks
- Michael Fenton’s Blog
- Michael Fenton’s Lessons
- Andrew Stadel’s Lessons
- Nathan Kraft’s Virtual Filing Cabinet
- Robert Kaplinsky’s Problem Based Lessons
- Problem Based Search Engine (via Robert Kaplinsky)
More Resources
- visualpatterns.org (what it says, and amazing!)
- openmiddle.com (“challenging math problems worth solving,” a DOK 2-3 gold mine)
- playwithyourmath.com
- wodb.ca (“Which One Doesn’t Belong?” Thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike.)
Desmos and Modeling…
- www.desmos.com (free online graphing calculator)
- teacher.desmos.com (activities and tools)
- learn.desmos.com (videos, tutorials, graphing challenges)