Act 1
Watch the video
What do you you notice?
What do you wonder?
How many pieces of Pez candy will fit into the giant Pez dispenser?
This Pez dispenser was a gift from one of my first classes, so students may notice some of the autographs of my students on the giant Pez dispenser.
Act 2
What information do we need to find out?
The Number of Pez in One Pack
The Number of Packs in the Giant Pez Dispenser
Act 3
What answer did your group come up with?
What strategies did you use to find your answer?
Compare your answer to the actual answer.
Sorting the Pez
PA Standards
CC.2.2.4.A.1
Represent and solve problems involving the four operations.
Eligible Content - M04.B-O.1.1.1 Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations. Example 1: Interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Example 2: Know that the statement 24 is 3 times as many as 8 can be represented by the equation 24 = 3 × 8 or 24 = 8 × 3.
Common Core Standards
Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.