Providing math tasks with high cognitive demand conveys high expectations for all students by challenging them to engage in higher-order thinking. When students work with these complex or ill-structured problems, they explore and make conceptual connections and can practice Algebraic Thinking, Geometric Reasoning, and Statistical Reasoning.
Watch how this sixth grade teacher introduces an open-ended task. By allowing for multiple representations, students at different levels of prior understanding are able to successfully approach the same task in multiple ways.
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Learn how ST Math requires students to problem solve through exploration. As students solve these challenging, cognitively demanding puzzles, they develop their conceptual understanding in topics like Algebraic Thinking and Proportional Reasoning.
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