About This Lesson
<p>Mr McGregor has a magic potting shed. Overnight, the number of plants in it doubles. He’d like to put the same number of plants in each of three gardens, planting one garden each day. Can he do it?</p><p>Other topics covered: Numbers</p>Aligned to Common Core State Standards: 6.EE.2, 7.EE.1
This is a lovely number problem which can be used to introduce the concept of trial and error and working systematically. There is an interactivity of the problem so you can use this if you have an IWB. This would make a really nice starter when you are studying number. Thank you for sharing.