To elicit creative student thinking, this open-ended problem asks solvers to analyze area and perimeter.
Susan A. Peters, Victoria Miller Bennett, Mandy Young and Jonathan D. Watkins
A sequence of five activities, progressing from concrete to abstract, can help students develop deep understandings of the mean.
Robin S. O'Dell
Using a rule as a seesaw helps students steady their understanding of the mean.
Puppy Love
big solutions to little problems
Edited by Jo Ann Cady and Pamela J. Wells
Solutions to a previous Solve It problem are discussed, and the procedures used with problem solving are explored.
Carmen Petrick Smith and Kris Kenlan
Students investigate how well an online game helps them learn.
George J. Roy, Thomas E. Hodges and LuAnn Graul
Students' mathematical intuition about estimation can serve as an entry point for tasks exploring measures of center.
Lynn G. Patterson and Kadie L. Patterson
An engaging activity analyzing the average age of U.S. presidents not only integrates history and mathematics but also examines measures of central tendency and its appropriate uses.
Jane M. Wilburne and Ashley Kulbacki
A sixth-grade teacher's word task uncovers higher-level thinking and engages her students in the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Randall E. Groth and Anna E. Bargagliotti
Two recent sets of guidelines that intersect statistics and complement each other can be used to plot an orderly progression of study.
Solve It!: Suit Up!
little problems with big solutions
Sherry L. Bair and Edward S. Mooney
An open-ended problem elicits creative student thinking.
