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Can you solve it?! A New York City art challenge involves making sculptures from cans. The task is to determine the number of cans used in the engineering award-winning sculpture. Scholars consider the patterns in the different layers to construct a solution.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have pupils create a table showing their predictions for each level of the structure
- Ask older individuals to model the pattern with a sequence and series
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- Requires an understanding of area and patterns
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- Adaptable to different grade levels
- Leaves the question open-ended to encourage multiple solution strategies
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