You notice some of the students playing with snap cubes have…
You notice some of the students playing with snap cubes have created this interesting pattern. You recognize that this would be a terrific physical and visual pattern to have them prepare for the use of variables so you say, “Wow, this is really interesting. I’m wondering how you could figure out how many blocks it takes to make each one of these. Let’s look just at the white L for now. Without counting one by one, determine how many blocks are in that shape.” After letting the students think for a bit, you ask them to begin sharing their strategies for determining the number. What happens next if you want to mirror our approach in this unit that mimicked the historical progression of variables?
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Question 1: You have moved into your first apartment with a group of housemates and created a household chore chart. Your first assigned tasks are to clean: The exterior glass windows (covered in grease and dirt). The inside of the porcelain toilets (covered in hard-water mineral scaling/calcium carbonate). Using your knowledge of acids, bases, and chemical properties, explain what type of cleaning product (acidic, basic, or neutral) you would choose for each task and why. Windows Product Type & Why: _____________________________________ Toilet Product Type & Why: _____________________________________
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