Three-Act Brownie Task

 This Three-Act Task comes from Janeal Maxfield.  It is geared toward fifth grade standards, but the organization and process help to see how to give a task.  Here is the link to the videos and acts.

Brownie Task Link

More tasks for all grade levels are found at https://gfletchy.com/3-act-lessons/

Video Length: About 11 minutes

Thanks to Mrs. Ack for her fifth grade classroom!

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Three-Act Task Recording Sheet 11x 17
Three-Act Task Recording Sheet Version 2
Three-Act Task Recording Sheet Version 3

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Adjusting Fact as Decimals

5.NBT.2 & 5
Module 12 Lesson 7
Differentiation Activity

Students draw two cards (numeral cards, playing cards, or even dice) and write down the corresponding math fact.  They then have 30 seconds to write as many equations as they can using those same numbers, just adding decimals in places.  Students are awarded points by how many correct equations that they create.  The student with the most points after five rounds is the winner.  Students may also do this with division if they choose.

Recording sheet (Optional)
Cards

Decimal Divisor Expressions

5.NBT.7
Module 10
Differentiation Activity

Students will cut out the cards and place them in a 3x4 array with the whole numbers in the top row.  The will draw a card from the top row and one card from the rest.  The student will write down the division expression as the whole number divided by the decimal (2 ➗ 0.02).  After the students have each created 3 different expressions.  They will discuss the expressions to see if they are divisible or not.

Cards  (Cards need to be downloaded for format)

Decimal Division Divisors

5.NBT.6
Module 10
Differentiation Activity

Students take turns drawing cards and determining a divisor for that number that will not have a remainder.  They will place a counter on the divisor.  The first student to place four counters in a row, column, diagonal, or 2x2 square is the winner.

Game Board and Cards

Divisibility of Dollar Amounts

5.NBT.6
Module 10
Differentiation Activity

Students use the recording sheet to track which numbers 1-9 are divisible by the money amount.  They can come up with their own dollar amount, draw playing cards A-9, or use the numeral cards for their starting number.  After the students have the starting amount, they can work together to find which numbers are divisors or they can do it individually and compare answers with a partner.

Numeral Cards
Recording Sheet

Dividing Decimal by One-Digit Whole Numbers

Module 10
5.NBT.6

Students take turns drawing a card, reading the expression, and figuring out the quotient. Students should use hundredths grids to model their solutions.

Division Cards