tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post100587389395289506..comments2023-12-12T17:28:06.506-08:00Comments on Inventing the Orangamallow: A Favorite Task: Painted Cube for "Exploring the MTBoS"Nicole Parishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-72339063546189346592016-05-26T02:38:21.151-07:002016-05-26T02:38:21.151-07:00Love the extension problems at the end of your pos...Love the extension problems at the end of your post- I'll be adding them in to my notes for the next time we do this task!Nicole Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-80205081272709346962016-05-25T21:48:42.181-07:002016-05-25T21:48:42.181-07:00Hi, Nicole. I found your post via Dan Meyer's ...Hi, Nicole. I found your post via Dan Meyer's related "makeover", and fell instantly in love with the prospect of putting the Painted Cube out there as an open-ended activity. I took it to one of my classes today and have used your photo and blogged about it here : https://lpsmathsgroups.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/cube-questions/<br />It was a heap of fun, thank you for the idea!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198106209987873048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-27621694122909355322015-08-18T10:14:40.173-07:002015-08-18T10:14:40.173-07:00Thanks Nicole. This looks a little more engaging t...Thanks Nicole. This looks a little more engaging than how I was going to present the problem to my MCF3M students here in Ontarioas part of a spiralling project.TheGagnonatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443162078050138529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-12066392548759408082015-07-25T18:01:15.661-07:002015-07-25T18:01:15.661-07:00Exactly why I blog! DOCUMENT, and improve it. Wooh...Exactly why I blog! DOCUMENT, and improve it. Woohoo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-73136558874072169832014-06-02T17:49:17.139-07:002014-06-02T17:49:17.139-07:00Thanks for the compliment! I always enjoy your ta...Thanks for the compliment! I always enjoy your task makeovers...good discussions all around!Nicole Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-16399376067948601392014-06-02T07:32:57.073-07:002014-06-02T07:32:57.073-07:00Love that image, Nicole. Thanks for sharing it. I ...Love that image, Nicole. Thanks for sharing it. I posted about it here:<br /><br />http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2014/you-can-always-add-you-cant-subtract/Dan Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323257310042023350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-11893769853926974612013-10-13T13:13:15.768-07:002013-10-13T13:13:15.768-07:00Great problem! I like how you are going to show a...Great problem! I like how you are going to show a picture first and offer up the manipulatives if they need it. I also like how you said the table is a tool rather than just a worksheet. Make them WANT to do the table. Love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993841872169602477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-73370861277162449742013-10-12T22:20:17.350-07:002013-10-12T22:20:17.350-07:00I like that you plan on just showing the picture t...I like that you plan on just showing the picture to your students. I think their is a lot of benefit to just asking questions such as "What do you notice?" or "What do you wonder?" These can make such a difference and you have found out how to capture your student's interest. This is great! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-69610709931661910712013-10-12T19:28:51.329-07:002013-10-12T19:28:51.329-07:00Thanks...that is actually one of the reasons I wan...Thanks...that is actually one of the reasons I want to keep up a blog. I think if I made myself reflect (in writing) on my teaching it would help me when teaching similar concepts in the future. No point in history repeating itself on a not so good lesson :) Nicole Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-21052822026874249742013-10-12T15:10:10.976-07:002013-10-12T15:10:10.976-07:00I especially like how you've modified the task...I especially like how you've modified the task over time based on your comfort with the task and your desire to open it up more for the students. I'd be curious to read your blog in a year or two to see what further ways you've refined the task. Great reflection!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-25742642904185930142013-10-12T12:07:41.342-07:002013-10-12T12:07:41.342-07:00I think the most interesting one was "What wa...I think the most interesting one was "What was the largest one in the series we could build with the supplies we had in the room". I had a lot of students just following sequences, and some that were trying to write functions for each color.Nicole Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-55891582719475922152013-10-12T12:06:02.435-07:002013-10-12T12:06:02.435-07:00Thanks...I did keep a set of extra blocks around a...Thanks...I did keep a set of extra blocks around as well as some students really did need to build it to figure out what was going on! Nicole Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-42286188829715158692013-10-12T12:04:43.052-07:002013-10-12T12:04:43.052-07:00They did...and some did choose a question that was...They did...and some did choose a question that wasn't particularly challenging. we made a list of the questions students were answering and for some I redirected after they answered their question and asked them if that might be a step towards answering one of the others as well. Thanks for commenting!Nicole Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065725300832806956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-38961399415239109062013-10-12T08:58:48.891-07:002013-10-12T08:58:48.891-07:00Nice idea for an open-ended problem! It'd be i...Nice idea for an open-ended problem! It'd be interesting to hear what different students come up with that they are most interested in knowing. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-8630198970088454272013-10-12T08:57:04.503-07:002013-10-12T08:57:04.503-07:00What a great idea! I've been wondering how to...What a great idea! I've been wondering how to introduce this to one of my classes, and here it is. The idea of just showing them, and letting them decide what to figure out is genius. Will be using this. Thanks for sharing.Midpoint Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930633377296893865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647232410752281612.post-87756912005775425962013-10-12T08:14:30.319-07:002013-10-12T08:14:30.319-07:00I love how you opened this up. Having the student...I love how you opened this up. Having the students come up with the question makes it a much richer problem and more fun to solve. You must have had great student ownership of the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com