NAME: ____________________________________

GROUP: ______

(1) DETERMINING THE PROBLEM You will watch a brief video clip of game footage from New Super Mario Bros. Wii U. Think about what question or questions come to mind as you watch the clip. What problem do you think you might be asked to solve from this video? In the space below, write what you think the problem will be; prepare to share with the group.

After everyone has shared their ideas, write down the actual problem in the space below:

(2) FINDING A SUPER-AWESOME SOLUTION What information might be important to help us predict the outcome of the problem? Write 2-3 ideas in the space below. (Be sure to leave some extra room; dont fill the box yet):

Share your ideas with your partner(s). Decide together what ideas are probably important for solving the problem and what ideas probably wont be needed. Cross out (do not erase) any ideas that you think wont be needed. Write any additional ideas that you and your partner(s) decide are important that you hadnt written down before.

NAME: ____________________________________

GROUP: ______ Compare your sketch with those of your partner(s). Come to a consensus on what the path of Marios jump looks like, and sketch it below.

Look at how Mario jumps. Sketch the path you think his jump takes through the air.

Sketch the path of Marios jump in the gridded box on the left, below. (Use your best estimate for now.) Compare your sketch with that of your partner(s). If you want to change your sketch, use the gridded box on the right. (Do not erase your original sketch.)

After agreeing on how the path of Marios jump should look on a graph, discuss with your partner(s) what property/properties of this graph might be useful in solving the problem. Write 2-3 ideas below.

NAME: ____________________________________

GROUP: ______

The graphs below include screenshots taken from the video. Observe the patterns in the graphs and predict whether or not Mario will successfully make the jump on the 3rd attempt.

1st Attempt

2nd Attempt

3rd Attempt

NAME: ____________________________________

GROUP: ______

PREDICT: Will Mario successfully land on the other side of the pit, or plummet to his doom? Give your mathematical reasoning for your prediction.

(3) THE MOMENT OF TRUTH: DOES MARIO LIVE OR DIE? Watch the solution video. If your prediction was correct, congratulations! If your prediction was not correct, take a few moments to think about what might have happened in your mathematical reasoning that led you to make the incorrect prediction.

(4) REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING What mathematical knowledge will you take away from this activity? What vocabulary did you learn? What concepts did you learn? Discuss these questions with your partner(s), then write a few sentences in the space below.