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Dan Meyer's Three Act Math Tasks

by Lani deGuia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, .Created on: September 30, 2018

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Dan Meyer's Three Act Math Tasks

Collection of videos and three part math lessons from Dan Meyer (http://blog.mrmeyer.com/about-2/), Chief Academic Officer at Desmos. He uses storytelling to teach math as "Storytelling gives us a framework for certain mathematical tasks that is both prescriptive enough to be useful and flexible enough to be usable. Many stories divide into three acts, each of which maps neatly onto these mathematical tasks." 

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Water Tank

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video of a water tank and estimate the time it will take to fill and empty the tank.
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Pizza Doubler

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will use their knowledge of geometry to determine the better coupon for slices of pizza.
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Penny Circle

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, will guess how many pennies a circle will hold based off of information provided in a video.
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Taco Cart

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will estimate who can reach the taco cart first based off of information in a video.
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Coke vs. Sprite

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will determine which glass contains more of its original soda based off of information given in a video.
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Sugar Packets

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and estimate the number of sugar packets in a 20oz bottle of soda.
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Falling Rocks

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will estimate the depth of a chasm using falling rocks and information given in a video.
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Falling Glowsticks

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and estimate the depth of a chasm based on the given information.
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Bucky the Badger

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and make estimations about the number of push-ups a mascot will need to complete during an entire game.
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Holes

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and make estimations of ditch digging performance.
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Print Job

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and guess the amount of time it will take for a print job to complete.
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Pyramid of Pennies

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will guess the number of pennies displayed in the video.
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What Light Looks Like

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and investigate how light is behaving.
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Shower vs. Bath

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will investigate whether a shower or bath is cheaper based off of information given in a video.
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Super-Bear

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and estimate how many mini bears will need to be consumed to match the size of the super-bear.
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Incredible Shrinking Dollar

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video of a shrinking dollar and make predictions of its size.
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World\'s Largest Hot Coffee

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will estimate the number of gallons of coffee will fill a giant coffee cup in the given video.
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Domino Skyscraper

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will investigate how many dominoes it will take to knock down a domino the size of a skyscraper.
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Car Caravan

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will estimate the number of toy cars in a photograph.
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You Pour, I Choose

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will investigate which glass contains more soda based off of information given in a video.
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Girl Scout Cookies

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students estimate the number of boxes of Girl Scout cookies that can fit into a car trunk.
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Pool Bounce

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will make estimations of pool/billiards shots.
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Coca Cola Pool

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will investigate how many bottles of cola are needed to fill a pool.
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Circle-Square

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will debate what is happening to a circle and a square (regarding area) in a given video.
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Best Triangle

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and determine which individual drew the best triangle.
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Best Square

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and determine which individual drew the best square.
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Best Midpoint

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and determine which individual drew the best midpoint.
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Best Circle

by Lani deGuia

In this math task, students will watch a video and determine which individual drew the best circle.
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