Creator: Cynthia Lanius | visit site
Grade Range: 3 - 8
This unique lesson comes in two versions - a one-page short version and a more in-depth version. Students are given the choice of $1,000,000 or one penny for the first day doubled everyday for 30 days. This lesson is sure to grab your students’ attention.
In the Classroom
This is a great math exercise for the first day of school (you might want to bring in a real penny for each student). Use your interactive whiteboard or projector and make this fun lesson a whole class project. Have students decide which side they want to be on ($1,000,000 or penny doubled) and let the fun begin! Check out the teacher’s notes page for additional ideas. Extend some of the activities by using a spreadsheet program to show an easy way to do the calculations for middle school students on computers.
At Home
Tags
exponents, integers, multiplication, patterns, charts and graphs, exponents, graphing, multiplication, patterns,
Subjects
Math,