T4T Gr 3 C1 Lesson Grasshopper Legs

This lesson is from Tools 4 NC Teachers. In this lesson, students explore multiplication and division concepts through the use of numberless word problems and use various strategies to solve a second problem.

PowerPoint to Launch the Task: 

Download: oa3-grasshopper-legs.pptx

Lesson Plan: 

Download: oa3-grasshopper_4EBRYQY.docx


Preview of Grasshopper Legs Task 

Task 1: 
You see a group of grasshoppers on the ground.  If you see some legs, how many grasshoppers are there?
What do you notice? 
What do you wonder? 

Task 2:
Grasshoppers have 6 legs. You see a group of grasshoppers on the ground. If you see 48 legs, how many grasshoppers are there?
What do you notice?
What do you wonder? 

 

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