Jumping Jelly Beans

Standards
4.NBT.6 - Find whole number quotients and remainders with up to four digit dividends and one digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division.

****The following pictures and video were done by the artist Adam Hillman (his store). I have full permission from him to use these pictures and video as a lesson. Go see his art! It's super cool! And some of his pics are very mathy!*****


Act 1

What do you notice?  What do you wonder?

Focus Questions - How many M&Ms are in the entire pyramid?  How many M&Ms are in each layer?


Act 2


Act 3

Image

Sequel