2nd Grade Task: Darron's Calculator

2nd Grade Task: Darron's Calculator

Standards & Objectives

Essential and guiding questions: 
  • Can you use mental math to solve this?
  • Can you use these numbers in a different way to see if you get the same answer?
  • Can you show your thinking using a number line, or a part, part, whole diagram?
  • What if the calculator showed a sum of 443, how would that change things?
  • Can you use mental math to solve this?
  • Can you use these numbers in a different way to see if you get the same answer?
  • Can you show your thinking using a number line, or a part, part, whole diagram?
  • What if the calculator showed a sum of 443, how would that
  • change things?
  • Can you use mental math to solve this?
  • Can you use these numbers in a different way to see if you get the same answer?
  • Can you show your thinking using a number line, or a part, 
  • part, whole diagram?
  • What if the calculator showed a sum of 443, how would that change things?
  • Can you use mental math to solve this?
  • Can you use these numbers in a different way to see if you get the same answer?
  • Can you show your thinking using a number line, or a part, part, whole diagram?
  • What if the calculator showed a sum of 443, how would that change things?
  • Can you use mental math to solve this?
  • Can you use these numbers in a different way to see if you get the same answer?
  • Can you show your thinking using a number line, or a part, part, whole diagram?
  • What if the calculator showed a sum of 443, how would that change things?
  • Can you add these numbers in a different way to see if you get the same answer?
  • Can you use mental math to solve this?
  • What is the value of the first ‘1’ in 113?

Activity/Task Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding
Extension suggestions: 

Extension:

  • Tell me what you found.
  • What problems did you have during your work?
  • What if the calculator showed a sum of 443, how would that change things?