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This resource is a Dan Meyer's 3 Acts. The information about the Apple Mothership is provided to elicit student curiousity around how many people per square foot can fit in the space. Students will request information they need to apply volume, density and proportional reasoning in order to answer the questions that are generated. 

Students generate questions based on a short clip of a giant nickel monument. They are given the opportunity to ask for information they would need in order to answer the question of interest generated by the group. This is something that can be used to connect back to Right Triangle Trigonometry. This activity follows the structure of Dan Meyer's Three Acts.

This Dan Meyer's 3 Acts lesson elicits student curiosity around how many toy cars are in the given image. Students generate the information they will need in order to answer this question based on the ideas that students have for answering this question.

This Dan Meyer 3 Acts elicits student curiosity around how many meatballs it would take to overflow the sauce in the pot. Students request information around diameters and heights to determine volumes of 3-D objects that could model meatballs (sphere) and a saucepan (cylinder). 

This lesson follows the structure of Dan Meyer's 3 Acts. The activity is structured to elicit student questions around how much vinger/water is needed in a spray bottle, and can be determined by modeling with composite 3-D objects, specifically cylinders and cones. The key to success in this activity is supporting student curiosity for answering the problem and providing the skills needed to find the information they need within the group (from their peers and resources).  

This lesson follows the structure of Dan Meyer's 3 Acts. The image is provided to elicit student curiosity around how much mustard is being used. Students will need to gather information about volume, specifically related to cylinders. Throughout the course of the lesson, students will also need to apply proportional reasoning.

This Dan Meyer 3 Acts elicits students curiosity around how long it will take for a tank to fill up with water. Students generate questions, estimates, and then a list of information they would like in order to answer the question and see if their estimate is close. Students should request information about an octagonal prism to find volume and rates to determine their answer.

One of Dan Meyer's Three Acts. Students watch a short video of a large coffee mug being built and generate questions this video inspires. As students request information to solve a question about "How many gallons of coffee do you think will fit inside?", they are provided with information they would like in order to answer this type of question.