Taco Cart Lesson, a Three Act Task (pp. 91--106)

Authors

  • Hannah Dietz Loveland High School

Abstract

The author offers a revision of a lesson plan which uses Dan Meyer’s Three Act Task format tolead students through a problem involving the Pythagorean Theorem. The Taco Cart problem uses a reallife situation to engage students. The research-based revisions that the author offers helps increase clarityfor students and teachers.

 


References

Ehlert, D. (2015, October 26). Promoting Growth Mindset with 3 Act Math. Retrieved May,2019, from https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Mathematics-Teaching-in-Middle-School/Blog/Promoting-Growth-Mindset-with-3-Act-Math/

Meyer, D. (2011).The Three Acts of a Mathematical Story.Retrieved May, 2019, from https://blog.mrmeyer.com/2011/the-three-acts-of-a-mathematical-story/

Nguyen, F. (2014, July 14). Mr. Meyer's Taco Cart. Retrieved May, 2019, from http://fawnnguyen.com/mr-meyers-taco-cart/

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Published

2020-07-05

How to Cite

Dietz, H. (2020). Taco Cart Lesson, a Three Act Task (pp. 91--106). Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 84(1). Retrieved from https://ohiomathjournal.org/index.php/OJSM/article/view/6993

Issue

Vol. 84: Spring 2020

Section

Lesson Revision Project

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Copyright (c) 2020 Hannah Dietz