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“I Feel So Accomplished!” – Problem Solving, Noah’s Ark
“I feel so accomplished!” is what I overheard a student say after doing the Noah’s Ark problem solving activity in my class today. I also heard, “You will REALLY like math class today! It was so hard, but so much fun!”
I gave them the Noah’s Ark problem (thanks Fawn) ! I followed Fawn’s suggestions for problem solving because she is the expert.
- Give them all their own copy of the problem. (And a sheet of animals to cut out if they wanted it). Noah’s Arc PS
- Let them read it silently
- Let one of them read it aloud while other students read along silently.
- Let them work silently for a few minutes.
- Let them work together.
- Discuss solutions.
While working silently, many students came up with a solution. However, once they started working with others, they realized that their solutions may not be correct. I loved how they were explaining their solutions to their classmates, and their classmates would say, “Oh, but then you would have too many zebras.” and I would hear the, “Ohhhhh…” My favorite had to be “But WHAT is kangaroo? WHAT ARE YOU?” Several students asked for another copy because they had written all over theirs and wanted to start again.
Some students let the animals equal animal values.
Most students had to work together to come up with the correct solution. A cluster of my students decided to assign point values to some of the animals, and variables for others.
This was an altered version of substitution, and so interesting for me to see. I loved how they molded the problem to fit their level of understanding. Their minds work in fascinating ways!
Student Solutions:
Here the animal cut-outs are used to visually show the substitution. This was helpful for the students who were not convinced by the algebraic solution.
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A teacher named Julie Reulbach blog post about using the Noah’s Ark problem with her students (includes samples of student work)
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My students had some AMAZING conversations over these puzzles yesterday! After our warm-up (the 24 game is popular now), I gave them the Star Wars problem first . It is simpler, more straight forward, and many students intuitively figure out the answer to Round 3…. but must explain their thinking. That part takes 10 minutes or more. They must work on their own at first and then explain to their partner how they arrived (or tried to arrive) at an answer.
The second problem I introduced was Fawn Nguyen’s Noah’s Ark problem . They had even better conversations with this problem. First, we read the problem on our own for a few minutes. Maybe make some predictions or choose some strategy. Then, we work with a partner to solve it. This problem took much longer of course and students had two different answers at the end. Most of them took the old fashioned route of using the information at the bottom of the paper and worked their way up. After solving it in groups, we took to the board and started out with: what do we know for sure? Which then leads us to 1 elephant = 2 bears, 1 bear = 3 zebras and therefore 1 elephant = 6 zebras. Then move higher up the chain to work with the kangaroos and seals.
I gave them pictures of the animals to cut out and use… but none of them did. It is always interesting to see what students will use. I know ours use white boards a lot in the younger grades and that is what they are familiar with and is easy. For me instead of creating a set of equations (1E=2B etc.), I found it easier to convert the animals to pounds. The lowest number that has a lot of factors I could use is 12. So I made the elephant 12 pounds and made my deductions from there. So, the bears are 6 pounds each, etc.
What is an equation? What are some strategies we can use to solve this problem? Explain why you think the answer is ____ seals. • How else could you have …? • How are these _____________ the same? • How are these different? • What would you do if …? • What would happen if …? • What else could you have done? • If I do this, what will happen? • Is there any other way you could …? • Why did you …? • How did you …?
Noah’s Ark Questions & Answers
Hi Everyone!! This article will share Noah’s Ark Questions & Answers. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of China Silk , The Dragon Lanterns and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice so, you can check these posts as well.
Noah’s Ark Questions & Answers
Question 1: why was god angry with humans.
Answer: God was angry with humans because people were hurting one another and making the world a bad place.
Question 2: Why did God choose Noah to do his work?
Answer: God chose Noah to do his work because Noah was the only good man.
Question 3: What did he tell Noah to do?
Answer: He told Noah to build a big boat which must be big enough to carry Noah’s family and two of every kind of animal and bird on earth.
Question 4: How did Noah build the ark?
Answer: Noah built the ark with the help of his three sons. They helped him to chop trees and make smooth planks to shape a fine boat.
Question 5: Read and answer the questions:
Noah did not question God. His wife and their three sons, Ham, Shem and Japhet helped him chop trees and make smooth planks to shape a fine boat.
(a) Who was Noah?
Answer: Noah was a good man and a believer in God.
(b) What did God tell him to do?
Answer: God told him to build a strong boat which was big enough to carry his family and two of every kind of animal and bird on the earth.
(c) Why did God tell him to do this?
Answer: God was going to send a great flood to cover the land and he wanted to save the family of Noah and two of every type of animal and bird on the earth.
(d) Who helped Noah in his work?
Answer: Noah’s wife and his three sons Ham, Shem and Japhet helped him.
Question 6: Which words of the people made Noah sad?
Answer: The people’s words that Noah was mad, made him sad.
Question 7: How many days did it rain?
Answer: It rained for forty days and nights.
Question 8: When did Noah and his family leave the ark?
Answer: Noah and his family left the ark when the dove that Noah had released did not come back.
Question 9: What did Noah do after reaching land?
Answer: After reaching land, Noah built an altar and thanked God for keeping him and his family safe.
Question 10: Why did God send a rainbow?
Answer: The rainbow was God’s promise that the earth would never again be destroyed by a flood. So, these were Noah’s Ark Questions & Answers.
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Give them all their own copy of the problem. (And a sheet of animals to cut out if they wanted it). Noah's Arc PS. Let them read it silently. Let one of them read it aloud while other students read along silently. Let them work silently for a few minutes. Let them work together. Discuss solutions. While working silently, many students came up ...
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If you'd like to see a solution (or three) to this problem, check out the main channel @polymathematic . Video is here: https://youtu.be/lIHq7W0FflE
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Mr. Noah wants his Ark to sail along on an even keel. The ark is divided down the middle and on each deck the animals on the left exactly balance those on the right - all but the third deck. Can you figure outhow many SEALS are needed in place of the question mark so that they (and the bear) will exactly balance the six zebras? Author.
More on Teaching the Noah's Ark problem. Subjects: Algebraic Problem Solving, Linear functions & linear equations, Math, Variables and expressions Tags: student work, Unit 7: Equality. Click for resource → URL. A teacher named Julie Reulbach blog post about using the Noah's Ark problem with her students (includes samples of student work)
noahs-ark solving puzzles. advertisement. Noah's Ark. Mr. Noah wants his Ark to sail along on an even keel. The ark is divided down the middle, and on each deck the animals. on the left exactly balance those on the right - all but the third deck. Can you figure out how many SEALS are needed in.
The Bible does not tell us that Noah and his sons built the ark by themselves. Noah could have hired skilled labor - ers or had relatives, such as Methuselah and Lamech, help build the vessel. However, nothing indicates that they could not—or that they did not—build the ark themselves in the time allotted. The physical strength and mental ...
POW #5 : balancing the ark. You have an ark that is divided down the middle. You have two sides, the one in the left is called 'team wild' the one in the right is called 'team zoo.'. There are five decks that perfectly balance each other, all but but the 3th deck. Your mission is to figure out how many Seals (plus one bear) are needed to ...
There are definitely lots of different ways to solve this! Lets start and pretend that all the animals Noah saw were 1 legged animals. In this very easy case, all you need to do is divide 12 by 1, which is of course 12. This means that if all the animals Noah saw were 1 legged animals, there would be 12 of them.
They must work on their own at first and then explain to their partner how they arrived (or tried to arrive) at an answer. The second problem I introduced was Fawn Nguyen's Noah's Ark problem. They had even better conversations with this problem. First, we read the problem on our own for a few minutes.
Noah's Ark—Questions and Answers. on September 12, 2013. Find answers to these common questions about Noah's Ark. Q. How Big Was Noah's Ark? Imagine a ship as long as a football field. That'd be pretty long, right? Well, the Ark Noah built was half again as long (around 500 feet long, or 150 meters). Add to that the height of about 50 ...
Noah's Ark Questions & Answers. Question 1: Why was God angry with humans? Answer: God was angry with humans because people were hurting one another and making the world a bad place. Question 2: Why did God choose Noah to do his work? Answer: God chose Noah to do his work because Noah was the only good man. Question 3: What did he tell Noah ...
Age 5 to 7. Challenge Level. Primary curriculum. Problem. Getting Started. Student Solutions. Teachers' Resources. You might like to take a look at the poster for this task. Noah saw 12 legs walk by into the ark.
The day 2 task is to solve this animal puzzle using whatever method makes sense to you. You'll see in the next lesson how it leads us to understanding how to...
Revised Instructional Explanation After further review of the problem of the week of Noah's Ark, I am able to solve this problem with the approach of using equations. Creating an equation for each deck rather than assigning numbers to the animals was a better way to go. I learned that instead of plugging in numbers to my equation to solve it, I will instead use the variables to simplify the ...
A - Greed B - Lust C - Violence D - Weakness. 2) What was the ark made of? A - Papyrus B - Wood C - Iron D - Bronze. 3) What material was used to water-proof the ark? A - Glue B - Sap C - Gruel D - Pitch. 4) How old was Noah when the flood came? A - 150 B - 600 C - 500 D - 800. 5) How many people were in the ark?
Noah's Ark. In the book of Genesis, Noah's ark is described as being a massive ship, built at God's command, that saved Noah, his family, and two of every kind of land animal from the global flood that took place 4,350 years ago. It was 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, 51 feet high, and easily housed the several thousand animal kinds God ...
Mr. Noah wants his Ark to sail along on an even keel. The ark is divided down the middle and on each deck the animals on the left exactly balance those on the right - all but the third deck. Can you figure outhow many SEALS are needed in place of the question mark so that they (and the bear) will exactly balance the six zebras? Author.
Fully interactive maths lesson based on the Noah's Ark activity on the Nrich website (http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=136). Contains brief Noah's Ark
Answer. How long was Noah on the ark? Noah entered the ark in the 600th year of his life, on the 17th day of the 2nd month ( Genesis 7:11-13 ). Noah left the ark on the 27th day of the 2nd month of the following year ( Genesis 8:14-15 ). Therefore, assuming a lunar calendar of 360 days, Noah was on the ark for approximately 370 days.
Noah's Ark has once again come to rest on solid ground. The ministry of Answers in Genesis, which opened the Creation Museum in 2007, just added another attraction in an unlikely location—a rural setting near Williamstown in landlocked Kentucky. After eight years of planning and almost two years of construction, the Ark Encounter opens its doors this month for visitors to experience Noah ...