Unit 1 Inspirational Math Lesson 1
Watch the video "Brains Grow and Change.
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How many dots?
I will show you a card with several dots. You are to figure out how many dots are on the card without counting. I will only show you the card for 2 seconds.
How did you figure out the number of dots without counting?
Post your answer.
Discuss the different ways students used to calculate the number of dots on the card.
I will show you a card with several dots. You are to figure out how many dots are on the card without counting. I will only show you the card for 2 seconds.
How did you figure out the number of dots without counting?
Post your answer.
Discuss the different ways students used to calculate the number of dots on the card.
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Working in Groups
- As a group make a list of things you DO NOT like people to say or do when working in groups.
- As a group make a list of things you DO like people to say or do when working in groups.
- Collect the lists to make a poster of DO's and DON'T's for working in groups.
Watch the video "Mistakes are Powerful."
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When you keep trying you:
- Find more possible ways to work problems! It might not work for this problem, but it may for another problem!!
- Your brain grows!
- Thomas Edison said "Every time I fail I learn what does not work." This gets you closer to finding what does work!