Twitter-Length Tasks can be quickly and simply explained, yet allow for extensive exploration. Which has the greater portion of its area remaining: a circle with an inscribed square cut out or a square with an inscribed circle cut out? How do you know? Choose dimensions of the circle and square so the shaded regions will be equal. What about other shapes… Read more →
Twitter-Length Tasks can be quickly and simply explained, yet allow for extensive exploration. Fill in each square in a tic-tac-toe board with a different number between 0 and 5. That means at least some of the squares will have decimals or fractions. Try to make as many rows and columns as possible add up to whole numbers. Try using numbers between… Read more →
Twitter-Length Tasks can be quickly and simply explained, yet allow for extensive exploration. I recently downloaded a calculator app on my phone. Then I was surprised that I could only use a few keys – the rest of the keys were only available as in-app purchases. The black keys were included for free. The red keys cost $1 each. The blue… Read more →
Twitter-Length Tasks can be quickly and simply explained, yet allow for extensive exploration. Ron’s mom makes cookies by rolling out cookie dough in a rectangular pan, then cutting out the cookies with a cookie cutter or a knife. Her kids like it better when the cookies are all the same shape. It’s not always easy to use up all the dough… Read more →