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This Styrofoam Cups activity also includes:
- Styrofoam Cups
- Cup Height
- Lip estimate
- Lip Height
- Lip and Cup Height
- Door Frame [close up]
- Door Frame [Estimate 1]
- Door Frame [Estimate 2]
- Door Frame [Height]
- Styrofoam Cups - Act 3 Door
- Styrofoam Cups - Act 3 Stadel
- Mr. Stadel's Height - Estimation 180
- Activity
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How many cups does it take to reach the top? Learners attempt to answer this through a series of questions. They collect dimension information and apply it to creating a function. The lesson encourages various solution methods and multiple representations of functions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Model the situation for your pupils with actual cups; have them take their own measurements
- Incorporate as a performance task over linear functions
Classroom Considerations
- Expects an understanding of linear relationships
Pros
- Encourages higher order thinking strategies
- Appeals to students' sense of inquiry
Cons
- None