University of Nottingham
Mathematics Assessment Project: Modeling Population Growth: Having Kittens
This instructional activity unit guides students in developing strategies for modeling problems. The task focuses on investigating a cat shelter's claims about the rate of cat population growth. The unit includes a full lesson plan,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.1 and N q.a.3: Felicia's Drive
This task requires students to make some sensible approximations of the amount of gas needed for a drive. They must choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities. Aligns with N-Q.A.1 and...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.3 and S id.a: Accuracy of Carbon 14 Dating I
This task examines, from a mathematical and statistical point of view, how scientists measure the age of organic materials by measuring the ratio of Carbon 14 to Carbon 12. The focus here is on the statistical nature of such dating....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.3: Dinosaur Bones
The purpose of this task is to illustrate through an absurd example the fact that in real life quantities are reported to a certain level of accuracy, and it does not make sense to treat them as having greater accuracy. Aligns with N-Q.A.3.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.3: Calories in a Sports Drink
The goal of the task is to stimulate a conversation about rounding and about how to record numbers with an appropriate level of accuracy, tying in directly to the standard N-Q.3. Aligns with N-Q.A.3.