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From the Ted Talk by Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover
Unscramble the Blue Letters
And because this is the 21st ctnreuy and we would love to talk about the real world on its own terms, not in terms of line art or clip art that you so often see in textbooks, we go out and we take a prictue of it. So now we have the real deal. How long will it take it to fill it up? And then even better is we take a video, a video of someone fnillig it up. And it's filling up slowly, agonizingly slowly. It's tedious. Students are looking at their watches, rolling their eyes, and they're all wondering at some point or another, "Man, how long is it going to take to fill up?" (lughtaer) That's how you know you've baited the hook, right?
Open Cloze
And because this is the 21st _______ and we would love to talk about the real world on its own terms, not in terms of line art or clip art that you so often see in textbooks, we go out and we take a _______ of it. So now we have the real deal. How long will it take it to fill it up? And then even better is we take a video, a video of someone _______ it up. And it's filling up slowly, agonizingly slowly. It's tedious. Students are looking at their watches, rolling their eyes, and they're all wondering at some point or another, "Man, how long is it going to take to fill up?" (________) That's how you know you've baited the hook, right?
Solution
- century
- filling
- laughter
- picture
Original Text
And because this is the 21st century and we would love to talk about the real world on its own terms, not in terms of line art or clip art that you so often see in textbooks, we go out and we take a picture of it. So now we have the real deal. How long will it take it to fill it up? And then even better is we take a video, a video of someone filling it up. And it's filling up slowly, agonizingly slowly. It's tedious. Students are looking at their watches, rolling their eyes, and they're all wondering at some point or another, "Man, how long is it going to take to fill up?" (Laughter) That's how you know you've baited the hook, right?
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Important Words
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- century
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- fill
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- hook
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- picture
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