3 Act Math Tasks
Organized by the Common Core States Standard (CCSS) Initiative
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Statistics & Probability
Overall Expectation Description:Three Act Math Tasks Related to High School Statistics and Probability Common Core Mathematics Standards (CCSS)
Related 3 Act Math Tasks:
Roll Up The Rim to Win
How many winning rims are there?
Shared By:
Kyle Pearce
Math Topic:
probability, expected value, ratios, fractions, proportions.
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Draining The Pool
How long will it take to drain the pool?
Shared By:
Kyle Pearce
Math Topic:
Linear and non-linear relationships including classifying positive/negative, strong/weak, predicting via interpolation and extrapolation using a line/curve of best fit on a scatter plot.
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Doritos Roulette: Hot or Not?
How Many Chips Are Hot?
Shared By:
Kyle Pearce
Math Topic:
probability, expected value, ratios, fractions, proportions.
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Pumpkin Time-Bomb
How Many Rubber Bands Until The Pumpkin Explodes?
Shared By:
Jon Orr
Math Topic:
Two-Variable Relationships, Linear Correlation, Non-Linear Correlation, Scatter Plots, Trends, Regression Lines/Curves
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Ice Buckets
How cold will the water get?
Shared By:
Kyle Pearce
Math Topic:
Linear and Non-Linear Correlations, Scatter Plots, Making Predictions Using Extrapolation
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Darius Washington – Free Throws For The Win
Will Darius Washington score enough free throws to force overtime or a win?
Shared By:
John Scammell
Math Topic:
Using probability to predict the outcome of a situation. In this case, using the discrete probability distribution, The Binomial Distribution, is appropriate.
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Candle’s Burning
How long will it take for the candle to burn out?
Shared By:
Kyle Pearce
Math Topic:
Linear relationships including classifying positive/negative, strong/weak, predicting via interpolation and extrapolation using a line of best fit on a scatter plot.
Common Core State Standard Alignment:
Penny Circle
Guess how many pennies the big circle will hold.
Shared By:
Dan Meyer
Math Topic:
Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.
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