My very first 3 Act Tasks inspired by a trip to Walgreens for a sick teenager! Here is the link to the lesson on Nearpod.
Act 1:
How many cups are in the bottle of Gatorade? Write an estimate that is too high and one that is too low.
Act 2:
What information do you need to help you find a solution?
1 cup = 8 ounces
The Gatorade bottle has 28 fl oz.
Act 3:
Please give me feedback as these are the first two I have tried on my own.
Thank you to Melissa Plunk for suggesting the video edits!
mscastillosmath 
I love it. Just an idea for a video is pouring the Gatorade into the various measuring cups so you actually see the liquid in each cup.
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I love it! Will do that tonight!
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Yes, I agree with Melissa that having the third act, where you see if your answer is actually right, makes a big difference. I do wonder how seeing four cups in the beginning will affect guesses though. For example, would they guess 10 cups when only 4 are visible.
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And I should add that this looks really fun. I can imagine some interesting conversations about approaches such as dividing 28 by 8 and getting 3.5, or setting up proportions, or repeated subtraction… great stuff!
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That is a great point about the measuring cups in the beginning. My thought process was that they might wonder if it would fill all four. I wonder how I might set up act 1 to allow for a wider range of estimation.
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What if you just filled one and showed the bottle on the table next to it without any more empty cups?
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I love that idea! Good thing he needs Gatorade tonight!
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I did this with my 4th grade class today. I had an extension ready that was perfect for students that solved it quickly:
How many pints are in the bottle of Gatorade?
How many quarts are in the bottle of Gatorade?
How many gallons are in the bottle of Gatorade?
It was a great opportunity for them to work with fractions with different size wholes.
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Love it! I will add this to the post for extensions! Thanks for the contribution!
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