Orient to the task:

1. Launch: (1 - 2 minutes)

Tell students why they are doing this activity and how the activity will run.

Develop a Question:

2. Individual Think Time: (10 - 30 seconds) 

3. Pair-Share: (1 minute)

Students look at an example of multimedia, share their possible questions with a partner. 

Share Questions:

4. Full group share: (4 - 6 minutes)

Selected pairs of students share their questions with the whole class. Students are then prompted to consider an answer that is too low, an answer that is too high, and a “just right” answer to one of the questions.

Model the Problem:

5. Think & Pair: (3 - 10 minutes)

Students develop a model for the problem, asking for more information if they feel they need it while the teacher circulates around the room.

Share Solutions:

6. Share: (4 - 8 minutes)

Selected students share their solutions to the problem and then the answer is revealed.

Meta-reflection:

7. Individual writing: (1 - 2 minutes) 

8. Pair: (30 seconds) 

9. Share: (2 - 3 minutes)

Students write independently, students share what they wrote with a partner, then selected students share their reflections with the whole class. 

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Resources:

1. Sample Slides

2. Sample Tasks