Finals Week 3 Act Task

Reflection:

The Finals Week 3 Act Task aligns with Standard of Mathematical Practice 3: model with mathematics because students must ask questions to gain information and create a claim on which energy drink is the best option based on information provided. Students must provide specific conditions and mathematical reasoning in why their choice is correct. They also must use mathematical computations to support their claim on which energy drink is the best and provide caveats of errors within their reasoning.

The difficulty of this task depends on the effort of the student. Students could complete this task using very minimal mathematics if they chose to just use the information given, but they would lack the ability to argue their claim against other mathematical calculations. This task is easily accessible for all students, but can be extended for more advanced students. Students could be pushed to apply the given information to find different calculations such as the unit rate and price per fluid ounce.

If I was to modify this task I would include a worksheet for students to complete as they worked through the task to organize their thinking. I would also include a class discussion for students for the class to decide which energy drink would be the best option. The discussion would open up the floor for students to discuss different methods and solutions as well as decide errors in different mathematical operations. This task is a very engaging way for students to discuss different ideas over mathematics by modeling the information in a variety of different ways.

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