In this activity, students work in pairs to begin work on one of two problems. After a few minutes, when pairs have completed approximately half of the problem, they trade problems with another pair, continuing from where the others had left off. As they complete the problem, I asked them to look for alternate strategies. The purpose of this activity is to deepen student understanding of a familiar concept by examining other students' work. Often, learners become accustomed to solving problems in one way, limiting the growth of their conceptual understanding of the connections between strategies. Through examination of other students' strategies, more connections form in our learners' understandings. These connections continue to grow as the curriculum increases in complexity, giving the student a solid foundation upon which they can build as more knowledge and connections are acquired. This activity will be used as a review for the concluding assessment for our 8th grade "Thinking With Mathematical Models - Linear and Inverse Variation" unit. Activity: Lesson Plan
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