Monday, September 22, 2014

Collecting data on our Mystery Boxes



Students counted objects in their Mystery bags, recorded their quantities on a post-it note.  We graphed our recordings to compare the results others recorded in the classroom.  The Habit of Mind we are focused in math right now is "striving for accuracy."  Students are learning why mathematicians double check their work by noticing discrepancies on the classroom graph. Tomorrow students will problem solve how to know who is right, how can we avoid that from happening and share other wonderments they may have about this fun activity.