Annie Fetter is a math wonder I follow on twitter (@MFAnnie) who
works with the Math Forum. She is big on the idea of getting
students to Notice and Wonder. Click here for a example. It is
pretty amazing what students come up with on their own. For a
long time I have been using Mr. Stadel's Estimation 180 to begin
my math classes. Lately I have been leaving the picture up with
out the question and we've added the notice an wonder discussion.
One example was from Day 70- The lit up 2012 Rockefeller
Christmas tree. I had the usually comments: how tall, how many
strings of lights, how many lights, etc. The one that got a lot of
discussion going was "How much energy does it take to have that
tree lit up?" This started a discussion about being able to "measure"
energy and how that can even be done (which totally connected to
their Science class). I'm going to try and incorporate a little more
of this notice and wonder in my classes, and see where it takes us.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
A little change makes a profound difference
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