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Dan Meyer’s Three-Act Math Tasks Dan Meyer Other People’s 1 Date Added Task Title Desmos Activity Lesson Plan Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Sequel Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Suggested Question License 2 3 Background Information 4 5 3/10/2017 World Record Balloon Dog x x x x x 7.RP.1 MP.4 How long will it take the dog to pop all of the balloons? CC-BY 6 12/31/2016 Bet Your Coffee x x x x S-MD.3 MP.4 When should we keep our free coffee card? When should we bet it? CC-BY 7 12/31/2016 Coca Cola Pool x x x x x 8.G.9 MP.4 How many bottles of Coca Cola did they buy to fill that pool? CC-BY 8 8/11/2016 Pokemon Go Cheat x x x x x 7.G.4 MP.4 How long will that fan have to spin until the 5 km egg hatches? CC-BY 9 7/26/2016 Pool Bounce x x x x x G-CO.5 MP.4 Where will each shot hit the cushion - A, B, or C? CC-BY 10 3/1/2016 Girl Scout Cookies x x x x x 6.G.2 MP.4 How many boxes of girl scout cookies will fit into that trunk? CC-BY 11 2/17/2016 Gas Station Ripoff x x x x 7.RP.1 MP.4 Which of these gas pumps are trying to rip you off? CC-BY 12 1/18/2016 Marine Ramp x x x G-SRT.7 MP.4 Which bridge is best? CC-BY 13 10/17/2015 Broken Falcon Radar x x x 7.G.4 MP.4 What should the speedometer read? What will its fastest speed be? Its slowest speed? CC-NC-BY 14 8/1/2015 Volcano x x x x x 7.G.4 MP.4 How long will it take the lava to reach Tarata? CC-BY 15 7/9/2015 Graduation x x x x 7.RP.1 MP.4 How should I set the timer so I can take the longest possible nap without missing cousin Adarsh’s graduation? CC-BY 16 10/16/2014 Coin Counting x x x x 8.EE.8b How much cash is that? How many coins are there? CC-BY 17 7/16/2014 Rotonda West, FL x x x x x G-C.2 MP.4 Which is the shorter path? CC-BY 18 6/25/2014 Nana’s Lemonade x x x x x 6.NS.1 MP.4 How many lemon wedges do you need for the same lemony taste? CC-BY 19 6/22/2014 Dandy Candies x x x x x 6.G.4 MP.4 MP.7 What is the cheapest way to package up these candies? CC-BY 20 5/12/2014 Money Duck x x x x S-MD.4 S-MD.5a MP.4 What price would you pay for the Money Duck? CC-BY 21 3/3/2014 Circle-Square x x x x A-CED.1 A-REI.4 MP.4 What’s happening here anyway? When do the circle and square have equal area? CC-BY 22 2/24/2014 Nana’s Paint Mixup x x x x 6.RP.3 MP.4 Is it possible to fix the mixup? CC-BY 23 2/14/2014 Super Stairs x x x x x F-BF.2 MP.4 How many steps will he run on the super stairs? How long will it take him to run them? CC-NC-BY 24 8/24/2013 Shipping Routes x x x x x 6.NS.4 MP.4 Will they ever meet again? How long will that take? CC-BY 25 8/4/2013 Ferris Wheel x x x x x F-TF.5 MP.4 How high will the red cart be off the ground at the end of the ride? CC-BY 26 7/17/2013 Meatballs x x x x x G-MG.1 MP.4 Will it overflow? CC-BY 27 3/6/2013 Dueling Discounts x x x x 7.RP.3 MP.4 Which coupon should I use? CC-NC-BY 28 3/6/2013 Finals Week x x x x 6.RP.2 MP.3 MP.4 Which drink will have the strongest caffeine concentration? CC-NC-BY 29 2/5/2013 Bubble Wrap x x x x x 6.G.1 MP.4 Guess how long the other bubble wrap pieces will take to pop. CC-NC-BY 30 2/5/2013 Ditch Diggers x x x x x 8.EE.7 MP.4 Guess whether or not the two ditch diggers will meet. CC-NC-BY 31 2/5/2013 Scrambler x x x x x F-TF.5 MP.4 Make a guess: what will the red scrambler’s position be at the end of the ride? CC-NC-BY 32 1/9/2013 Toothpicks x x x x x F-LE.3 MP.4 How many levels will he be able to make with all those toothpicks? CC-NC-BY 33 12/10/2012 Best Circle x x x x x G-GPE.4 MP.3 MP.4 Who do you think did the best job drawing a circle? CC-NC-BY 34 12/10/2012 Best Midpoint x x x x x G-GPE.4 MP.3 MP.4 Who do you think did the best job drawing the midpoint? CC-NC-BY 35 12/10/2012 Best Square x x x x x G-GPE.4 MP.3 MP.4 Who do you think did the best job drawing a square? CC-NC-BY 36 12/10/2012 Best Triangle x x x x x G-GPE.4 MP.3 MP.4 Who do you think did the best job drawing an equilateral triangle? CC-NC-BY 37 10/17/2012 Pixel Pattern x x x x x F-LE.2 MP.4 When will the pixel pattern break through the box? After how many seconds? Where? CC-NC-BY 38 9/28/2012 Neptune x x x x 6.RP.3 MP.4 Where is Earth? How big is it? CC-NC-BY 39 9/28/2012 Split Time x x x x 6.RP.3 MP.4 What should his split time on the indoor track be? CC-NC-BY 40 9/28/2012 Taco Cart x x x x x 8.G.7 F-IF.4 MP.4 Who will reach the taco cart first? CC-NC-BY 41 8/16/2012 Penny Circle x x x x x 7.G.4 S-ID.6 MP.4 How many pennies will the big circle will hold? CC-NC-BY 42 8/16/2012 Playing Catch Up x x x x x 8.EE.8 MP.4 Who will win? CC-NC-BY 43 8/16/2012 The Slow Forty x x x x 5.MD.1 MP.4 How fast do you think Rich Eisen runs in miles per hour? CC-NC-BY 44 6/27/2012 Double Sunglasses x x x x F-LE.1 MP.4 What will be the percent tint with both sunglasses? CC-NC-BY 45 6/27/2012 Lucky Cow x x x G-C.5 MP.4 Where should we make a horizontal cut so we have equal amounts of cheese? CC-NC-BY 46 5/31/2012 Coffee Traveler x x x x x 7.G.4 7.G.6 MP.4 What will the water level look like now? CC-NC-BY 47 5/31/2012 Popcorn Picker x x x x x 7.G.4 7.G.6 MP.4 Which container will hold more popcorn? CC-NC-BY 48 4/30/2012 Coin Carpet x x x x 7.G.4 7.RP.3 MP.4 If you were going to carpet the room with a single kind of coin, which would be the cheapest option? CC-NC-BY 49 4/30/2012 Pizza Doubler x x x x 7.G.4 MP.4 If you’d like the most pizza, which coupon should you use? CC-NC-BY 50 4/24/2012 Fry’s Bank x x x x F-LE.1 F-LE.2 MP.4 How much money does Fry have in his bank account right now? CC-NC-BY 51 4/24/2012 Leaky Faucet x x x x x 6.RP.3 MP.4 How long will it take the sink to fill up? CC-NC-BY 52 4/6/2012 Gmail Tap x x F-LE.1 MP.4 How does that work, anyway? How many taps would the letter "z" take? CC-BY 53 4/6/2012 Halfway to Hawaii x x 4.MD.2 MP.4 When will the plane be halfway to Hawaii? CC-BY 54 3/21/2012 Dollar Wall x x x 6.G.1 MP.4 How much cash is on the walls? CC-BY 55 3/6/2012 25 Billion Apps x x x x x 8.F.4 MP.2 MP.4 When should you start bombarding the App Store with purchases if you want to win? CC-NC-BY 56 3/6/2012 Pain Relief x 6.RP.3 Which pain reliever is the best deal? CC-BY 57 2/29/2012 Bolt x x x 6.RP.3 How fast is Usain Bolt running? CC-BY 58 2/29/2012 Fort Steuben x x 6.RP.3 How far away is the camera from the explosion CC-BY 59 2/27/2012 Nana’s Chocolate Milk x x x x 6.RP.3 MP.4 How do we fix Nana’s chocolate milk? CC-NC-BY 60 2/27/2012 Yellow Starbursts x x x x 7.SP.2 7.SP.6 MP.2 MP.4 How many Starburst packs have exactly one yellow Starburst? Two yellow Starbursts? CC-NC-BY 61 1/30/2012 Coke v Sprite x x x x x 6.RP.3 Which glass now contains more of its original soda? CC-NC-BY 62 1/30/2012 Joulies x x x x x 8.F.5 MP.1 MP.3 MP.4 Do you think Joulies will work as advertised? CC-NC-BY 63 1/30/2012 You Pour, I Choose x x x x x G-GMD.3 MP.2 MP.4 Which glass contains more soda? CC-NC-BY 64 12/29/2011 Car Caravan x x x x x G-MG.1 How many toy cars are in the circle? CC-NC-BY 65 11/3/2011 Domino Skyscraper x x x x x F-LE.2 How many dominoes would it take to knock over a skyscraper-sized domino? CC-NC-BY 66 10/30/2011 Hot Coffee x x x x x G-MG.1 G-MG.2 G-GMD.3 6.RP.3 How many gallons fit into that coffee cup? CC-NC-BY 67 10/30/2011 Incredible Shrinking Dollar x x x x x F-LE.2 What will the dollar bill look like after getting reduced that many times? CC-NC-BY 68 10/30/2011 Super Bear x x x x x 6.RP.3 How many regular bears equals the super bear? CC-NC-BY 69 9/28/2011 Shower v Bath x x x x 6.RP.3 Which is cheaper: a shower or a bath? CC-NC-BY 70 9/25/2011 Partial Product x 6.RP.2 What’s the total grocery bill? CC-BY 71 9/13/2011 Will It Hit The Hoop x x x x F-BF.3 Will the ball go in the hoop? CC-BY 72 8/27/2011 Obscure Geometry x x x G-GPE.7 What fraction is each small piece of the whole? CC-BY 73 8/13/2011 Speed of Light x x x x x 6.RP.3 What does the speed of light look like? CC-NC-BY 74 8/8/2011 Pyramid of Pennies x x x x x 3.MD.7 F-BF.1 How many pennies is that? CC-NC-BY 75 7/31/2011 Ticket to Ride x x x x 7.G.6 6.RP.3 How many tickets are on the roll? CC-BY 76 7/29/2011 Print Job x x x...