Image of the Week: Ask the Questions: What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Ask the Questions: What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Here at multiplicity lab, we know that thousands of you use our Look-Think-Talk activities each week. But have you tried asking all seven mathematical questions we offer? Perhaps you have a favorite question and tend to focus there. This year, we challenge you to broaden your mathematical discussions by exploring what each question type has to offer your students. Each question can lead to different kinds of big ideas, and in a series of videos we’ll share with you what opportunities posing a particular question can open up.

This week, we focus on the questions: What do you notice? What do you wonder? A few months ago, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) pressed all math teachers to include this kind of activity regularly in their teaching. We think noticing and wondering is a powerful mathematical act that leads to even more – and more authentic – mathematics.  Watch our What do you notice? What do you wonder? video to see the possibilities and give one of these activities a try with your students tomorrow.

And we invite you to follow us on Twitter! Tweet us the fascinating ideas you students have about our activities or how you’re trying these activities in your space. We can’t wait to hear from you!

To multiplicity, cheers!

Jen Munson and the multiplicity lab group