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=Activity - Name of Activity=
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=Activity - Create-a-Bear Permutations=
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==Estimated Time==  
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==Estimated Time== 40 min
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==Materials/ Resources needed==  
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==Materials/ Resources needed==
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*Blank Paper
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*Pencils
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*Colored pencils, crayons, or markers
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*Clear bags for paper manipulatives
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*Paper manipulatives copied, cut and placed in plastic bags
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==Prerequisites/Instructions, if any==
 
==Prerequisites/Instructions, if any==
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*Today the students will be working at the Create-a-Bear store in the mall. They will be creating a display to show all of the little children how they can dress the bears.
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*The big decision is this: in what order do you want to line the bears up in the display?
 
==Multimedia resources==
 
==Multimedia resources==
 
==Website interactives/ links/ simulations/ Geogebra Applets==
 
==Website interactives/ links/ simulations/ Geogebra Applets==
 
==Process (How to do the activity)==
 
==Process (How to do the activity)==
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#Set the stage for the students as if they are working at the "Create-a-Bear" store in the mall. Their job is to make a poster showing all of the possible ways the bears can be placed in a line (permutations).*Use the paper bears to discover all of the possible orders in which you can put them in line. Suggestion: use three bears to begin with, then more or less.
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*Organize the different arrangements so that patterns can be easily detected using a chart, organized list, or other model.
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*Record all of the possible permutations (order in which they can be arranged) in an organized fashion using a tree diagram, organized list, table, picture, etc.
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#Have students work in groups or individually to use the paper bears to find all of the orders in which the bears can be arranged in line if there are 3 bears. (You may change the number as desired.)
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#Have students record their results as a tree diagram, orga¬nized list, chart, etc., on the blank paper. It's important that the students see a connection between the manipulatives and the diagrams they create.
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#Discuss the mathematical patterns that exist in this problem
 
==Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)==
 
==Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)==
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#What is the task did you got here?
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#How many bears are to be arranged on the display board?
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#What are the colors of bears?
 
==Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)==
 
==Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)==
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==Question Corner==
 
==Question Corner==
 
==Activity Keywords==
 
==Activity Keywords==
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