Toothpicks
by Dan Meyer
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Act One
- 1.
What's a guess you know is too high?
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What's a guess you know is too low?
Act Two
- 3.
What information would be useful to know here?
- ImageToothpick count
Act Three
Sequel
- 4.
We used a pack of 250 toothpicks and made 12 levels. If we used another 250 toothpicks, how many levels would that make?
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Write a function t(l) that takes the number of levels (l) and returns the total number of toothpicks (t) in that pyramid.
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How many toothpicks does it take to make the next sized equilateral triangle?
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how many triangles in total big and small were built. Need to know how many were in the container
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What's the biggest triangle pattern he can make with that many toothpicks?
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How many triangles did you make? How much area does the whole pattern cover?
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Each row adds a number of triangles. What is the pattern of how many triangles are added in each row.
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Without counting them, could you be sure there are 250 based on your design?
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How many rows will he be able to complete with the toothpicks he has?
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what is the relation between the number of triangles and the number of toothpicks?
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How many toothpicks are in the container? Why is the toothpick container on the floor?
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