Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) - The UTeach Institute
Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) - The UTeach Institute
Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) - The UTeach Institute
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Adem Ekmekci & Gladys Krause HANDOUTS <strong>UTeach</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> - NMSI Annual Conference<br />
Austin, TX / May 24 – 26, 2011<br />
THE PROBLEM<br />
Your task is to develop a method for determining which of the<br />
twelve teams wins the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth place trophies.<br />
Make sure you explain very clearly why the teams should be ranked this<br />
way, so that the kids on all the teams will understand that your system is<br />
fair.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are twelve teams in the Flat Mountain School District, but<br />
many, many more in the whole state! At the end of the season, the state<br />
soccer officials will need to find the top five teams for the state. Write<br />
a letter to the soccer officials where you explain how your system works<br />
and why it is fair. Make sure the officials will understand how to use your<br />
ranking system for any number of teams.<br />
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