Estimation 180: Ferrari Ride

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This is a three act task where students are asked to determine a relationship between the rate of a ferrari and the length of a rope.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Andrew Stadel, Estimation 183

Open Middle Task: Ordering Rational Numbers

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Open Middle tasks provide opportunities for student to approach a mathematical task using different strategies and representations. They can be used as a warm-up/closing activity, as a formative assessment, or to facilitate discourse and discussion and get insite into student thinking and problem solving. These tasks provide a great opportunity for student to engage with the Standards for Mathematical Practice.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Teaching/Learning Strategy