tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post7085373717915454735..comments2024-01-03T04:58:04.221-05:00Comments on I Hope This Old Train Breaks Down...: My Take on Using Puzzles to Teach SubstitutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-56102663924452740012018-03-20T10:50:37.325-04:002018-03-20T10:50:37.325-04:00I used a version of this activity (I substituted e...I used a version of this activity (I substituted emoji's for shapes) to get students comfortable with the concept of substitution. Thank you for sharing. It was difficult to convince students to advance past the Guess and Check method, but I was happy with where it took the students. HtotheEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534559091993754264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-16699863052780026702017-01-17T19:32:13.400-05:002017-01-17T19:32:13.400-05:00My students and I all loved this resource! Thanks...My students and I all loved this resource! Thanks so much. Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497114328168501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-51073040619637103012016-04-06T18:36:29.608-04:002016-04-06T18:36:29.608-04:00#4 and #6 in the puzzle? #4, if you look at the fi...#4 and #6 in the puzzle? #4, if you look at the first row and compare it to the first column, you'd notice that when you have 3 squares and one triangle, the sum is 72; when you have 2 squares and one triangle, the sum is 56. That means each triangle must be worth 72 - 56 = 16. From there, you can figure out the rest. For #6, you can either use that same strategy by comparing the last column and the second row; OR, what I do, is encourage kids to look at the middle column. If two circles and two squares together give you 80, then what's one circle and one square worth? Where does that help us elsewhere in the diagram?untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-57935877568376287702016-04-06T17:16:38.593-04:002016-04-06T17:16:38.593-04:00Hi! Please can I have the answers for question 4. ...Hi! Please can I have the answers for question 4. and 6? I've been struggling to work them out all evening! Will Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-35382838581268008312015-03-25T01:48:40.951-04:002015-03-25T01:48:40.951-04:00The link still works for me, but you can also find...The link still works for me, but you can also find all those resources here in my Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/#folders/0B9GuwbUfAT6MNHJkWFRJTWNjMG8/0B9GuwbUfAT6MUUFpbXowcjNuUjQ/0B9GuwbUfAT6MeXRyd1NBRC00Q1U untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-91369299170388253262015-03-19T21:26:46.153-04:002015-03-19T21:26:46.153-04:00could you repost the worksheets? The link seems to...could you repost the worksheets? The link seems to be brokenPersonal Financehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116223612030882137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-88977122816600872282011-02-20T15:12:33.988-05:002011-02-20T15:12:33.988-05:00Here you go: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~mimiyang...Here you go: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~mimiyang/misc/shapes_and_systems.doc<br /><br />(I don't like box.net because when I've used it in the past, they messed up my formatting for some reason.)untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-53853072678375928872011-02-20T12:30:19.795-05:002011-02-20T12:30:19.795-05:00Hi, Mimi. Any way you can post box.net link to thi...Hi, Mimi. Any way you can post box.net link to this? I'd love to have access to the actual file. It's really, really great!Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-47155772191747076032010-09-21T09:23:29.744-04:002010-09-21T09:23:29.744-04:00This is really good stuff. Thanks for sharing it....This is really good stuff. Thanks for sharing it.David Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277427735527075341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-4150402189949273942010-09-19T22:13:57.147-04:002010-09-19T22:13:57.147-04:00Nice! I'm glad you like it, Grace. :) Thanks f...Nice! I'm glad you like it, Grace. :) Thanks for the thorough analysis on the lesson.untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651514617266100245.post-52051421981534106522010-09-19T20:48:36.523-04:002010-09-19T20:48:36.523-04:00Eureka! I'd seen this on a visit to your blog ...Eureka! I'd seen this on a visit to your blog several months ago, and it's been haunting me (in a good way) ever since-- finally re-found it today. I really love this lesson and particularly love the beginning of the classwork; if students had any doubts about how the puzzles related to math, or any insecurity about solving systems of equations (even if they didn't know it yet), #1 ties it all together with a pretty bow and makes it all so easy. I also think the last 3 problems are a low-effort, high-impact way to up the rigor and challenge students to think more critically about how numbers and variables play together in systems. Thanks for sharing!gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629147659164801681noreply@blogger.com