6th Grade Ms. Fritzie
Sixth Grade students are to make sense out of their world, to see the mathematics all around them, and to be able to begin to talk about the math in informal terms, and to begin to translate those informal terms and ideas to formal mathematics. It is the teacher’s job to see that there are many experiences for students to grow in these critical areas.
6th Grade Sample Question
Students should work in partners to create their posters. Once the posters are completed, partners present their strategies and conclusions to the class.
Materials:
- Newsprint or other large paper, pencil, and crayons
The Problem:
Ms Fritzie was preparing for a school banquet. She had 8 round tables that needed tablecloths. Each table had a 60” diameter and was 48” off the floor. The fabric that she wanted to buy was 72” wide and cost $12.80 a yard. “Why, that will cost me about $2000 to make tablecloths for those tables!”
Help students with any vocabulary that is new to them. One of the benefits of using Ms Fritzie is that you do have a great deal of vocabulary that can be introduced as needed to solve the problem. Student partners must then decide whether Ms. Fritzie’s answer is reasonable or unreasonable. They should draw Ms. Fritzie’s face and put a thought bubble that describes what Ms. Fritzie is thinking.
They
should then create a poster using pictures, numbers and words which
will prove whether Ms. Fritzie is reasonable or unreasonable. Once
posters are complete, student pairs should tell how they solved the
problems. The class should listen to each presentation. Ultimately
you want the class to be able to compare the presenting solution strategy
to their own strategies.
6th Grade Sample Poster
These students gave a wonderful presentation in which they told how they only went to 4 tables on their organizational chart because they knew they could double that amount. They were able to explain every step of their strategy.
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