Image of the Week: Ask the Question, About how many?
October 22, 2023
Ask the Question: About how many?
We have hundreds of Look-Think-Talk activities on our website and one way to find just what you’re looking for is by focusing on the central mathematical question you will ask students to think about. Each question can lead to different kinds of big ideas, and in this series of videos we’ll share with you what opportunities posing a particular question can open up. We encourage you to explore new questions you can ask to get into deep mathematical discussions.
This week, we focus on the question: About how many? This is inherently a question of estimation, but estimation itself is not a single big idea. In fact, what makes estimation such a powerful mathematical act is that it requires coordinating many big ideas and mathematical practices. Watch our About how many? video to learn more about how and give one of these activities a try with your students tomorrow.
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To multiplicity, cheers!
Jen Munson and the multiplicity lab group