SALTA 5th grade

3-ACT Math High Quality Implementation Checklist 3-ACT Math is a highly-engaging, whole group, multimedia experience that involves students in mathematical modeling.

Planning for a 3-ACT Math Task 

Preview the videos and work through all three parts of the task  Plan additional questions and scaffolds as needed  Consider if students will be writing or drawing on their recording sheet ACT 1 : Engage and Perplex (The Hook) Teacher  Share Act 1 video to provide just enough information to engage student  Pose questions: o What do you notice? o What do you wonder? o What questions do you have?  Display the Main Question  Survey class for a range of predictions  Record predictions for students to see Student  Observe the video or situation 

Discuss with each other what you notice and wonder  Brainstorm possible questions to ask about the situation  Record questions on the 3-ACT Math Recording Sheet

ACT 2: Seek Information and Solutions (The Model) Teacher

Student

 Ask: “ What information do you need to answer the Main Question? I only give info you ask for. ”  Share Act 2 video to reveal information  Record information as student identify it and keep information where students can refer to it  Ask: Does this information match your expectations?  Extend the task for fast finishers using the Sequel

 Ask questions to seek for information to answer the Main Question “If I knew ______, then I could figure out _____.”  Discuss whether the information from the teacher matches their expectations  Develop a mathematical model that represents the problem  Uses that model to answer the Main Question

ACT 3: Reveal, Discuss, Extend! (The Solution)

Teacher

Student

Reveal the answer to the question by showing Act 3 video Facilitate a conversation about student conjectures and solutions Extend for whole class (optional)

 Explain differences in their conjectures and the actual solution  Revise models based on what they saw in the Act 3 video

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