World's Biggest Coffee?

I hope that everyone has decided upon the four "data" areas that you will track during the final quarter. So far, I've found it interesting to keep an idea on my habits. I'm curious to see what my results will end up being. I am also curious to hear about your ideas. Today, we will set up your notebooks to track information. Please continue this through Spring Break. Remember, you should only have to spend 3-5 minutes a day keeping track of your habits.

Time was not on our side last class so we'll find time to watch the Mathemagic video below.

World's Largest Hot Coffee Challenge

Thanks to Dan Meyer

In 2010, the Gourmet Gift Baskets team wanted to break the  world record of 911.5 gallons set in 2007. Will their cup be big enough to break it? 

Finishing Graphing Stories / Starting Feltron

Opening: What do you think about the TED talk below?

Today, our last graphing story will be presented. We will then take some time to agree upon the criteria for assessing the graphs. A few questions to think about:

• What are the basics? (What are the items that need to be on every graph?)
• How can someone "capture" the story of your graph?
• How does it look if someone has mastered your graph?
• How can you give someone the best possible feedback?

Feltron Report Project - starting now through the end of the school year

Arthur Benjamin does "Mathemagic"

TED Talk video

Sliding!

Up & Down Stairs

Monkey Bars

Graphing Stories Due

Last class you worked on making graphing stories. The goal of this project is for you to take a closer look at what graphs can represent and how graphs can be used to model action in the real world. Today, I am looking forward to viewing your graphs. If possible, I would like to link them on this blog.


Each group will present their Graphing Story. Please provide the audience with the maximum amount (height, etc.) of your story. As you present, the rest of the class will graph. (Yes, we will likely have to play it several times.)

After each group is finished, partners will get together to assess the graphs of the other classmates.

Final Graphing Story

Graphing Stories continued

Take a few moments to review your work from last class. We looked at the air pressure graphing story and you graphed it. Then, you saw the solution. Your task was to explain your thoughts, why you graphed it the way you did and how this differs from the solution. Each student will present their thought process.

Height of Waist off of Ground


Today's task - plan out your graphing story. 15 seconds!

Questions -

• What is your theme?
• What will change?
• How will you show the change?

Graphing Stories

Welcome back from your adventures flying dragons! Today, we are going to begin by making estimations before we get into our next project.

Estimation Fishbowl
In groups of 4, you will each have an opportunity to work with others to provide an estimation and get the chance to observe others working on an estimation.

Expectations if I am “inside the fishbowl”

1. Focus on the math and what you are thinking.
2. Talk
3. Ignore those hanging outside of the bowl.

Expectations if I am “outside the fishbowl”

1. Focus on the process of doing math
2. Listen and observe
3. Create a SPIDER web of the conversation. 
1. Who is talking? 
2. Who moves the problem forward? 
3. Who makes sure that the ideas of other people are being heard?

Estimation #1:

How many juju hearts come in the package?

Estimation #2:

How many measuring tapes are in the jar?

Graphing Stories

Your group will create a graphing story. What is a graphing story? Here are a couple of examples...

Elevation

Source:  Graphing Stories

Air Pressure

Source:  Graphing Stories

Task: Design and produce a 15 second Graphing Story for the class.

More information will be coming but your current task is to come up with a working idea and figure out the details so that it can be filmed next class.

For next class -
1. Compare your "air pressure" graph with the solution. Where are the differences? Why is the solution different from what you graphed? What do the "flat" (horizontal) lines mean?
2. Come in with an idea. What could you do as a graphing story? Have details!