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Graduation ceremonies are huge milestones, but sometimes waiting for a name to be called gets a bit boring. Scholars find the pace the announcer calls names to determine how long until a specific name is called. Calculations work in small groups, as a large group demonstration, or independently depending on the level of pupils.
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Instructional Ideas
- Find out how many people graduated from your local high school last year and estimate the time it took to call all of the names
- Extend the previous idea by finding when each person in your class would walk based on where their name fits in the list
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes prior knowledge of proportional reasoning and problem solving skills
Pros
- Shares a graduation ceremony and connection to their own futures
- Includes teacher notes to help move the lesson along smoothly
Cons
- None