Today was my first attempt at playing with one of Dan Meyer's lessons. I put up the image that Dan had provided on his blog.
I then had the students brainstorm questions about the jar of coins. We sorted them into questions that could be solved using 4math and those that required different ways of solving. Next I gave them some information about the jar. I told them that it was all American coin. This then had them think about the differences between the jars of coins from American Currency to Canadian Currency. We then brainstormed questions knowing that there was $100 in the jar.
Students had to go home and answer 2 questions over the weekend. Some got it right away and created wonderful answers to the questions posed in class. This was a cool attempt. Most just did a simple explanation and did not answer the question correctly.
No matter what if a kid posted online over a long weekend a victory was won. On Tuesday we will go over the questions and posts in class and use ratio tables to help students understand the depth of the questions they created. Sometimes students need a first draft before they understand the depth of a question.
Slow and steady wins the race and when money is concerned... all are hooked instantly.
Thanks Dan for a great lesson Idea.
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