The 6 Million Question
2020.09.24 10:57 am - 11:40 am
Teaching point: How long will it take to count to six million?
Do now
Do now
Describe one experience this summer that helped you grow a specific learner profile attribute
Describe one experience this summer that helped you grow a specific learner profile attribute
Agenda
Agenda
Do Now (5)
Do Now (5)
The 6 million Question (15 Minutes)
The 6 million Question (15 Minutes)
Presentation of Ideas (15 Minutes)
Presentation of Ideas (15 Minutes)
Closure (5 - 10 Minutes)
Closure (5 - 10 Minutes)
The 6 Million Question
The 6 Million Question
Big numbers present us with a real challenge! How do we understand their size and the significance of what they represent? Once numbers get past a certain size this gets harder and harder. In this activity, the aim is to give some meaning to a big number by working out the length of time it would take to count to it. The task involves calculating a considered estimate of how long it would take you to count up to six million. Take note, that it says calculate and considered. This is quite different from guessing.
Big numbers present us with a real challenge! How do we understand their size and the significance of what they represent? Once numbers get past a certain size this gets harder and harder. In this activity, the aim is to give some meaning to a big number by working out the length of time it would take to count to it. The task involves calculating a considered estimate of how long it would take you to count up to six million. Take note, that it says calculate and considered. This is quite different from guessing.
Work in your groups to give a detailed estimate of how long it would take to count to 6 million. Type in your Google doc and be prepared to present your work . (10 Minutes). Same groups as yesterday. Choose someone to present your work.
Work in your groups to give a detailed estimate of how long it would take to count to 6 million. Type in your Google doc and be prepared to present your work . (10 Minutes). Same groups as yesterday. Choose someone to present your work.
Group 1 - Nasim, Alpha, Joseph, Mohamed S, Jorge, Mohamed M
Group 2 - Ariana, Alyamamma, Naima, Aalima, Rouba
Group 3 - Georden, Mohamed K, Abu, Saleh, Julius
Presentation of Ideas
Presentation of Ideas
Share your screen and present your estimate and describe how your group arrived at that estimate. As you listen to the presentation think about what other groups did that you may not have considered.
Share your screen and present your estimate and describe how your group arrived at that estimate. As you listen to the presentation think about what other groups did that you may not have considered.
Closure - Big and Small Numbers
Closure - Big and Small Numbers
"What is the biggest number you know? What is the smallest? How can we work with such extreme numbers? "Mathematics knows few limits! We can go on and on describing even bigger and even smaller numbers as we head out towards infinity and an abstract world! What real things can we actually describe with some of these numbers and how can we write them down and work with them? The next lesson invites you to learn ways in which very large and very small numbers can be represented. Check out the preview below.
"What is the biggest number you know? What is the smallest? How can we work with such extreme numbers? "Mathematics knows few limits! We can go on and on describing even bigger and even smaller numbers as we head out towards infinity and an abstract world! What real things can we actually describe with some of these numbers and how can we write them down and work with them? The next lesson invites you to learn ways in which very large and very small numbers can be represented. Check out the preview below.
