Making Bird Feeders!
What do you know about feeding birds?
What do you notice about these bird feeders?
What do you wonder?
Have you ever made a bird feeder before?
How do you think these bird feeders were made?
Sample Videos: Instructions for making bird feeders
Our class is going to make bird feeders!
What questions do we have?
Our class is going to make bird feeders!
What questions do we have?
What questions can be answered with math?
Egg Carton Bird Feeder Task:
Do we have enough egg cartons for everyone in the class to make a bird feeder?
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How many egg cartons does each table need for everyone to make a bird feeder?
Optional Warm-up: Draw the bird feeder that you would like to make
We know… | We can decide… |
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Do we have enough egg cartons for everyone in the class to make a bird feeder?
Let’s make a plan to figure out how many egg cartons we need to make bugs for our class!….
IDEA
Ways math can help us answer the question:
number sentences, words, pictures
Sharing our Plans
How are these plans the same? How are these plans different?
Sharing and Comparing our Plans
Group | What are possible sizes of birders? | How many of each size? | How many egg cartons? |
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Talking about Your Plan
What if all 2nd grade classes at a school want to make bird feeders?
How will our models change?
How will our solutions change?