DescriptionThis is the first clip of a series of seven of tower problem focusing on 4-tall tower using unifix cubes of two different colors (red and blue). Researcher Martino began by asking what a tower is and...
DescriptionThis is the second clip in a series of seven of building towers four tall problem using red and blue unifix towers. Brian suggests a new tower with two blue and two reds. Jeff said he would build the...
DescriptionIn this one hour and forty minute unedited video, the fourth grade class was divided into pairs to work on a Towers problem on February 6, 1992. At the beginning of the session, there are two sheets...
DescriptionThis second clip in a set of two edited videos developed for the Private Universe Project in Mathematics, focuses on 12 fifth grade students during an extended session work individually and with their...
DescriptionIn this edited video, the first of a set of two clips developed for the Private Universe Project in Mathematics, 12 fifth grade students during two consecutive classroom sessions work in two groups,...
DescriptionIn this second of five clips from a single class session, the students consider how 3 candy bars could have been equally distributed among their class of 25. The students had worked on this problem...
DescriptionIn this edited clip, Stephanie answers questions from Researcher Amy Martino about her problem solving on the three-tall selecting from two colors towers problem. Stephanie explains how she used her...
DescriptionIn this edited clip, Stephanie and Dana solve the four-tall towers problem selecting from two colors. They produce an answer of sixteen. The next excerpt shows Stephanie and Dana making a claim of...
DescriptionIn this video, the fourth grade partners Romina and Brian are constructing a solution to the “Towers Problem 5-High.” PROBLEM STATEMENT: "Your group has two colors of Unifix® cubes. Work...