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3 Acts Real World Math Tasks by Dan Meyer

The following list of 3 Acts Real World Math Problems were created by Dan Meyer.

Consider adding your own 3 Acts Real World Math Tasks to our Math Problem Database to make math classes a little more enjoyable for students worldwide.

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride

Print Job

Print Job

Pyramid of Pennies

Pyramid of Pennies

Speed of Light

Speed of Light

Obscure Geometry

Obscure Geometry

Will It Hit The Hoop?

Will It Hit The Hoop?

Partial Product

Partial Product

Shower vs. Bath

Shower vs. Bath

Incredible Shrinking Dollar

Incredible Shrinking Dollar

Domino Skyscraper

Domino Skyscraper

Car Caravan

Car Caravan

Coke vs Sprite

Coke vs Sprite

Joulies

Joulies

You Pour, I Choose

You Pour, I Choose

Yellow Starbursts

Yellow Starbursts

Nana’s Chocolate Milk

Nana’s Chocolate Milk

Fort Steuben

Fort Steuben

Pain Relief

Pain Relief

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Students will often Notice and Wonder before making an estimate to draw them in and invest in the problem.

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Facilitators are encouraged to collect these consolidation prompts as a means to engage in the assessment process and inform next moves for instruction.

At the end of each lesson, consolidation prompts and/or extensions are crafted for students to purposefully practice and demonstrate their current understanding. 

Facilitators are encouraged to collect these consolidation prompts as a means to engage in the assessment process and inform next moves for instruction.

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Each Math Talk is constructed as a string of related problems that build with intentionality to emerge specific big ideas, strategies, and mathematical models. 

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