Transcript Guess My Number - North East Independent School District

1. Display this slide show from your projector or on your TV. Have the students mark
a Hundreds Chart at their seat after each clue. Use the Hundreds Chart on Slide 6
to discuss the activity as a class in Normal View.
2. If you would like to use a Hundreds Chart on your television or projector, display
the Hundreds Chart ppt in Slide Show View, and have a student use the
PowerPoint pen (Ctrl+P; Ctrl+A) to mark off numbers that will no longer work with
each clue.
3. In the lab or at a learning station, it will be easier for the students to use the
What’s My Number_lab_station activity instead. All of the clues are on one slide.
4. In the lab or at a learning station, if you would like to use this version with clues on
separate slides, have the students view the activity in Normal View, switching
between Slide 6 and the clue slides, or have them open both the Hundreds Chart
ppt and the What’s My Number ppt, then toggle between them by clicking Alt+tab,
tab.
MATH TEKS 3.14, 3.16; 4.14, 4.16; 5.14, 5.16
According to the
Guinness Book of World Records,
how many inches was the longest
jump by a flea?
Clue 1
The number has
two digits.
Click on the Hundreds Chart (Slide 6) and mark out the numbers that will not work.
Clue 2
Both digits are odd.
Click on Slide 6 and mark out the numbers that will not work.
Clue 3
The digit in the
ones’ place
is two more than
the digit in the
tens’ place.
Click on Slide 6 and mark out the numbers that will not work.
Clue 4
The number is
less than twenty.
Click on Slide 6 and mark out the numbers that will not work.
Choose the numbers that will no longer work. Click on the paint bucket
to “mark them out.” If you change your mind, click the undo arrow
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Clue 1: I think a reasonable number is * .
Clue 3: Now I think the number is * .
Clue 2: Now I think the number is * .
Clue 4: Now I know the number is * .
Check the clues, then enter
your answer after the *.
1. The number has two digits.
2. Both digits are odd.
3. The digit in the ones’ place is two more
than the digit in the tens’ place.
4. The number is less than twenty.
The longest jump by
a flea is * inches.
13 inches
Use the Guinness Book of World
Records or an almanac to find some
information including a whole number
that is 100 or less.
Write a question, citing your source, but
leave out the number. Then write four
clues that will narrow down to the
correct answer.
by *
According to the
Guinness Book of World Records,
how many
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Read the clues. Choose the numbers that will not work. Click on the paint bucket
to “mark them out.” If you change your mind, click the undo arrow
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Now I think the number is
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Now I know the number is *
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According to the
write your source here,
the statement here
correct answer.
TEKS 3.14, 4.14, 5.14
(A) identify mathematics in everyday situations
(B) solve problems by understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the
plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness
(C) select or develop an appropriate problem-solving plan or strategy including
drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting it
out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwards to solve a
problem;
(D) use tools such as real objects, manipulatives, and technology to solve problems
TEKS 3.16, 4.16, 5.16 The student uses logical reasoning
(A) make generalizations from patterns or sets of examples and nonexamples
(B) justify why an answer is reasonable and explain the solution process