Interactive Esti-Mystery Chart Activity
I see 3 versions of this Esti-Mystery. Which one should I use?
“Esti-Mysteries are already working well for my class.”
Use slides 2-7 if Esti-Mysteries if your students have charts to write on.
You’re students are writing on a
chart, writing down their estimates, and are discussing their ideas with each other after each clue. They
may be writing on paper, writing on a dry erase surface, or using a digital tool to annotate – or they have
another way of responding to clues in writing. You probably already notice that when students write down
their estimate after each clue it helps to propel rich math talk and also builds anticipation for the next clue.
If this sounds familiar, then I recommend using slides 2-7.
“I need to display a chart for everyone to see, and I have a way to write on it.”
Use slides 8-13 if you simply need an embedded chart to write on during discussion
. This may be helpful if
you want to show a chart at the same time as the Esti-Mystery. The chart (on slides 8-13) will appear on the
screen so that you can write on it. You can simply write on your whiteboard , use a digital pen, or use the
chart in may other ways.
“I need a step-by-step animated chart that eliminates numbers after every clue.”
Use slides 14-19 if you want to see numbers disappear from the chart after every clue.
This may be helpful
if you need a chart and don’t have an easy way to write on the chart. After each clue, you’ll see which
numbers are eliminated – and which ones are left.
“Clues on Pegs”
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If you can see this box, then the slide show is
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Show, then click on From Current Slide.
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then Present.
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As the clues appear, use the
information to narrow the
possibilities to a smaller set. After
each clue, use estimation again to
determine which of the remaining
answers is the most reasonable.
How many pegs are in the glass?
Write down your first estimate.
After each clue, you’ll see if your
estimate is still a possibility. After
each clue, if it is no longer possible
write down a new estimate – and
be prepared to explain why you
chose it.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
Clue #1
Clue #2
Clue #3
Clue #4
Clue #5
Clue #1
The answer is greater than 40
and less than 70.
Clue #2
There is a clue on the pink peg on top.
The answer includes the digit 4.
Clue #3
There is a clue on an orange peg on top.
The answer does not include the digit 5.
Clue #4
The answer is not 41, 42, or 44.
Clue #5
Eliminate the 4 numbers
that would round up to 50.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
After seeing the clues, you have
narrowed the possibilities to a
small set of numbers. Before you
see the answer, select your final
estimate. Write it down, and
explain to someone why you chose
that number.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
43 pegs
The Reveal
Click to see the answer.
Important Note:
If you can see this box, then the slide show is
not playing and the reveal won’t work.
Here is the solution:
If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide
Show, then click on From Beginning.
If you are using Google Slides, click on View
then Present.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
80 Cube Conversations
Lessons
The Original
50 Splat! Lessons
The Original 20
Fraction Splat! Lessons
More Free, Downloadable Resources From Blog Posts
20 Days of Number Sense
& Rich Math Talk
The Original 40 Estimation
Clipboard Sets
51 Esti-Mysteries
The Multiplication Course (a free course for students and teachers)
For more information read the blog post about The Multiplication Course
here
.
To view the course on YouTube:
1.
Click
here
to see the chapter playlists on my YouTube channel.
2.
You’ll see all 12 chapters in the course.
3.
Each chapter includes a sequence of lessons for students.
Part 2 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every
Day
for the Rest
of the School Year
New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense
Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Part 3 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Part 4 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Daily Resources Posted in the 2020-2021 School Year
Click here to find
“
More Estimation Clipboards
.”
Click here to find
“
150 New Esti-Mysteries
.”
Daily Resources Posted in the 2021-2022 School Year
“Clues on Pegs”
Important Note:
If you can see this box, then the slide show is
not playing and the reveal won’t work.
Here is the solution:
If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide
Show, then click on From Current Slide.
If you are using Google Slides, click on View
then Present.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
As the clues appear, use the
information to narrow the
possibilities to a smaller set. After
each clue, use estimation again to
determine which of the remaining
answers is the most reasonable.
How many pegs are in the glass?
Write down your first estimate.
After each clue, you’ll see if your
estimate is still a possibility. After
each clue, if it is no longer possible
write down a new estimate – and
be prepared to explain why you
chose it.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
Clue #1
Clue #2
Clue #3
Clue #4
Clue #5
Clue #1
The answer is greater than 40
and less than 70.
Clue #2
There is a clue on the pink peg on top.
The answer includes the digit 4.
Clue #3
There is a clue on an orange peg on top.
The answer does not include the digit 5.
Clue #4
The answer is not 41, 42, or 44.
Clue #5
Eliminate the 4 numbers
that would round up to 50.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
After seeing the clues, you have
narrowed the possibilities to a
small set of numbers. Before you
see the answer, select your final
estimate. Write it down, and
explain to someone why you chose
that number.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
43 pegs
The Reveal
Click to see the answer.
Important Note:
If you can see this box, then the slide show is
not playing and the reveal won’t work.
Here is the solution:
If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide
Show, then click on From Beginning.
If you are using Google Slides, click on View
then Present.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
80 Cube Conversations
Lessons
The Original
50 Splat! Lessons
The Original 20
Fraction Splat! Lessons
More Free, Downloadable Resources From Blog Posts
20 Days of Number Sense
& Rich Math Talk
The Original 40 Estimation
Clipboard Sets
51 Esti-Mysteries
The Multiplication Course (a free course for students and teachers)
For more information read the blog post about The Multiplication Course
here
.
To view the course on YouTube:
1.
Click
here
to see the chapter playlists on my YouTube channel.
2.
You’ll see all 12 chapters in the course.
3.
Each chapter includes a sequence of lessons for students.
Part 2 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every
Day
for the Rest
of the School Year
New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense
Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Part 3 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Part 4 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Daily Resources Posted in the 2020-2021 School Year
Click here to find
“
More Estimation Clipboards
.”
Click here to find
“
150 New Esti-Mysteries
.”
Daily Resources Posted in the 2021-2022 School Year
“Clues on Pegs”
Important Note:
If you can see this box, then the slide show is
not playing and the reveal won’t work.
Here is the solution:
If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide
Show, then click on From Current Slide.
If you are using Google Slides, click on View
then Present.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
As the clues appear, use the
information to narrow the
possibilities to a smaller set. After
each clue, use estimation again to
determine which of the remaining
answers is the most reasonable.
How many pegs are in the glass?
Write down your first estimate.
After each clue, you’ll see if your
estimate is still a possibility. After
each clue, if it is no longer possible
write down a new estimate – and
be prepared to explain why you
chose it.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
Clue #1
Clue #2
Clue #3
Clue #4
Clue #5
Clue #1
The answer is greater than 40
and less than 70.
Clue #2
There is a clue on the pink peg on top.
The answer includes the digit 4.
Clue #3
There is a clue on an orange peg on top.
The answer does not include the digit 5.
Clue #4
The answer is not 41, 42, or 44.
Clue #5
Eliminate the 4 numbers
that would round up to 50.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
After seeing the clues, you have
narrowed the possibilities to a
small set of numbers. Before you
see the answer, select your final
estimate. Write it down, and
explain to someone why you chose
that number.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
43 pegs
The Reveal
Click to see the answer.
Important Note:
If you can see this box, then the slide show is
not playing and the reveal won’t work.
Here is the solution:
If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide
Show, then click on From Beginning.
If you are using Google Slides, click on View
then Present.
www.stevewyborney.com
Steve Wyborney
80 Cube Conversations
Lessons
The Original
50 Splat! Lessons
The Original 20
Fraction Splat! Lessons
More Free, Downloadable Resources From Blog Posts
20 Days of Number Sense
& Rich Math Talk
The Original 40 Estimation
Clipboard Sets
51 Esti-Mysteries
The Multiplication Course (a free course for students and teachers)
For more information read the blog post about The Multiplication Course
here
.
To view the course on YouTube:
1.
Click
here
to see the chapter playlists on my YouTube channel.
2.
You’ll see all 12 chapters in the course.
3.
Each chapter includes a sequence of lessons for students.
Part 2 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every
Day
for the Rest
of the School Year
New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense
Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Part 3 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Part 4 - New Esti-Mysteries and
Number Sense Resources Every Day
for the Rest of the School Year
Daily Resources Posted in the 2020-2021 School Year
Click here to find
“
More Estimation Clipboards
.”
Click here to find
“
150 New Esti-Mysteries
.”
Daily Resources Posted in the 2021-2022 School Year
Engage students in interactive Esti-Mystery sessions using different versions of charts. Choose the suitable option based on how students write their estimates and discuss clues. Display charts for writing on, embed charts for discussions, or use animated charts that eliminate numbers. Encourage students to make estimations, narrow down possibilities with each clue, and justify their final estimates. Enhance math talk and anticipation in the classroom with these engaging activities.
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Watch this YouTube video for more information about the charts. https://youtu.be/pzPby1HUSQs I see 3 versions of this Esti-Mystery. Which one should I use? Esti-Mysteries are already working well for my class. Use slides 2-7 if Esti-Mysteries if your students have charts to write on. You re students are writing on a chart, writing down their estimates, and are discussing their ideas with each other after each clue. They may be writing on paper, writing on a dry erase surface, or using a digital tool to annotate or they have another way of responding to clues in writing. You probably already notice that when students write down their estimate after each clue it helps to propel rich math talk and also builds anticipation for the next clue. If this sounds familiar, then I recommend using slides 2-7. I need to display a chart for everyone to see, and I have a way to write on it. Use slides 8-13 if you simply need an embedded chart to write on during discussion. This may be helpful if you want to show a chart at the same time as the Esti-Mystery. The chart (on slides 8-13) will appear on the screen so that you can write on it. You can simply write on your whiteboard , use a digital pen, or use the chart in may other ways. I need a step-by-step animated chart that eliminates numbers after every clue. Use slides 14-19 if you want to see numbers disappear from the chart after every clue. This may be helpful if you need a chart and don t have an easy way to write on the chart. After each clue, you ll see which numbers are eliminated and which ones are left.
Clues on Pegs Important Note: If you can see this box, then the slide show is not playing and the reveal won t work. Here is the solution: If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide Show, then click on From Current Slide. If you are using Google Slides, click on View then Present. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
How many pegs are in the glass? As the clues appear, use the information to narrow the possibilities to a smaller set. After each clue, use estimation again to determine which of the remaining answers is the most reasonable. Write down your first estimate. After each clue, you ll see if your estimate is still a possibility. After each clue, if it is no longer possible write down a new estimate and be prepared to explain why you chose it. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
Clue #1 Clue #1 and less than 70. The answer is greater than 40 Clue #2 Clue #2 There is a clue on the pink peg on top. The answer includes the digit 4. Clue #3 Clue #3 There is a clue on an orange peg on top. The answer does not include the digit 5. Clue #4 Clue #4 The answer is not 41, 42, or 44. Clue #5 Clue #5 Eliminate the 4 numbers that would round up to 50. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
After seeing the clues, you have narrowed the possibilities to a small set of numbers. Before you see the answer, select your final estimate. Write it down, and explain to someone why you chose that number. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
The Reveal 43 pegs Click to see the answer. Important Note: If you can see this box, then the slide show is not playing and the reveal won t work. Here is the solution: If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide Show, then click on From Beginning. If you are using Google Slides, click on View then Present. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
Daily Resources Posted in the 2021-2022 School Year Click here to find More Estimation Clipboards. Click here to find 150 New Esti-Mysteries. Daily Resources Posted in the 2020-2021 School Year C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\STEVES Esti-Mystery Clue Toolkit and Templates FALL 2020.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Blog Post Pics and email too\Part 3 Feature Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Part 4 Featured Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Blog Post Pics and email too\Clipboard Dice.jpg Part 3 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year Part 2 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year Part 4 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year More Free, Downloadable Resources From Blog Posts C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\20 Days Title Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\SPLAT blog post folder\Splat Promo Images and GIFs\Splat Level 3 B.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Splat Promos HUGE SET\Slide6.JPG C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Presentation1.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\8.8.2018 Desktop\Estimation Clipboard Desktop Materials\Bundle 1 Glasses Pic.jpg 20 Days of Number Sense Rich Math Talk 51 Esti-Mysteries The Original 50 Splat! Lessons 20 Days of Number Sense & Rich Math Talk 51 Esti-Mysteries The Original 20 Fraction Splat! Lessons 80 Cube Conversations Lessons The Original 40 Estimation Clipboard Sets The Multiplication Course (a free course for students and teachers) For more information read the blog post about The Multiplication Course here. To view the course on YouTube: 1. Click here to see the chapter playlists on my YouTube channel. 2. You ll see all 12 chapters in the course. 3. Each chapter includes a sequence of lessons for students.
Clues on Pegs Important Note: If you can see this box, then the slide show is not playing and the reveal won t work. Here is the solution: If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide Show, then click on From Current Slide. If you are using Google Slides, click on View then Present. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
How many pegs are in the glass? As the clues appear, use the information to narrow the possibilities to a smaller set. After each clue, use estimation again to determine which of the remaining answers is the most reasonable. Write down your first estimate. After each clue, you ll see if your estimate is still a possibility. After each clue, if it is no longer possible write down a new estimate and be prepared to explain why you chose it. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
Clue #1 Clue #1 and less than 70. The answer is greater than 40 Clue #2 Clue #2 There is a clue on the pink peg on top. The answer includes the digit 4. Clue #3 Clue #3 There is a clue on an orange peg on top. The answer does not include the digit 5. Clue #4 Clue #4 The answer is not 41, 42, or 44. Clue #5 41 51 61 42 52 62 43 53 63 44 54 64 45 55 65 46 56 66 47 57 67 48 58 68 49 59 69 50 60 70 Clue #5 Eliminate the 4 numbers that would round up to 50. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
After seeing the clues, you have narrowed the possibilities to a small set of numbers. Before you see the answer, select your final estimate. Write it down, and explain to someone why you chose that number. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
The Reveal 43 pegs Click to see the answer. Important Note: If you can see this box, then the slide show is not playing and the reveal won t work. Here is the solution: If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide Show, then click on From Beginning. If you are using Google Slides, click on View then Present. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
Daily Resources Posted in the 2021-2022 School Year Click here to find More Estimation Clipboards. Click here to find 150 New Esti-Mysteries. Daily Resources Posted in the 2020-2021 School Year C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\STEVES Esti-Mystery Clue Toolkit and Templates FALL 2020.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Blog Post Pics and email too\Part 3 Feature Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Part 4 Featured Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Blog Post Pics and email too\Clipboard Dice.jpg Part 3 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year Part 2 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year Part 4 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year More Free, Downloadable Resources From Blog Posts C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\20 Days Title Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\SPLAT blog post folder\Splat Promo Images and GIFs\Splat Level 3 B.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Splat Promos HUGE SET\Slide6.JPG C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Presentation1.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\8.8.2018 Desktop\Estimation Clipboard Desktop Materials\Bundle 1 Glasses Pic.jpg 20 Days of Number Sense Rich Math Talk 51 Esti-Mysteries The Original 50 Splat! Lessons 20 Days of Number Sense & Rich Math Talk 51 Esti-Mysteries The Original 20 Fraction Splat! Lessons 80 Cube Conversations Lessons The Original 40 Estimation Clipboard Sets The Multiplication Course (a free course for students and teachers) For more information read the blog post about The Multiplication Course here. To view the course on YouTube: 1. Click here to see the chapter playlists on my YouTube channel. 2. You ll see all 12 chapters in the course. 3. Each chapter includes a sequence of lessons for students.
Clues on Pegs Important Note: If you can see this box, then the slide show is not playing and the reveal won t work. Here is the solution: If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide Show, then click on From Current Slide. If you are using Google Slides, click on View then Present. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
How many pegs are in the glass? As the clues appear, use the information to narrow the possibilities to a smaller set. After each clue, use estimation again to determine which of the remaining answers is the most reasonable. Write down your first estimate. After each clue, you ll see if your estimate is still a possibility. After each clue, if it is no longer possible write down a new estimate and be prepared to explain why you chose it. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
Clue #1 Clue #1 and less than 70. The answer is greater than 40 Clue #2 Clue #2 There is a clue on the pink peg on top. The answer includes the digit 4. Clue #3 Clue #3 There is a clue on an orange peg on top. The answer does not include the digit 5. Clue #4 Clue #4 The answer is not 41, 42, or 44. Clue #5 41 51 51 51 51 51 41 51 61 61 61 61 61 61 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 52 52 52 52 52 42 52 62 62 62 62 62 62 43 53 53 53 53 53 43 53 63 63 63 63 63 63 43 43 43 43 44 54 64 64 64 64 64 64 44 44 44 44 44 54 54 54 54 54 45 55 65 65 65 65 65 65 45 55 55 55 55 55 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 46 56 66 66 66 66 66 66 46 56 56 56 56 56 47 57 57 57 57 57 47 47 47 47 47 57 67 67 67 67 67 67 48 48 48 48 48 58 68 68 68 68 68 68 48 58 58 58 58 58 49 59 59 59 59 59 49 59 69 69 69 69 69 69 49 49 49 49 50 60 60 60 60 60 50 60 70 70 70 70 70 70 50 50 50 50 Clue #5 Eliminate the 4 numbers that would round up to 50. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
After seeing the clues, you have narrowed the possibilities to a small set of numbers. Before you see the answer, select your final estimate. Write it down, and explain to someone why you chose that number. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
The Reveal 43 pegs Click to see the answer. Important Note: If you can see this box, then the slide show is not playing and the reveal won t work. Here is the solution: If you are using PowerPoint, click on Slide Show, then click on From Beginning. If you are using Google Slides, click on View then Present. Steve Wyborney www.stevewyborney.com
Daily Resources Posted in the 2021-2022 School Year Click here to find More Estimation Clipboards. Click here to find 150 New Esti-Mysteries. Daily Resources Posted in the 2020-2021 School Year C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\STEVES Esti-Mystery Clue Toolkit and Templates FALL 2020.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Blog Post Pics and email too\Part 3 Feature Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Part 4 Featured Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Blog Post Pics and email too\Clipboard Dice.jpg Part 3 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year Part 2 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year Part 4 - New Esti-Mysteries and Number Sense Resources Every Day for the Rest of the School Year More Free, Downloadable Resources From Blog Posts C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\20 Days Title Pic.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\SPLAT blog post folder\Splat Promo Images and GIFs\Splat Level 3 B.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Splat Promos HUGE SET\Slide6.JPG C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\Presentation1.jpg C:\Users\Steve Wyborney\Desktop\8.8.2018 Desktop\Estimation Clipboard Desktop Materials\Bundle 1 Glasses Pic.jpg 20 Days of Number Sense Rich Math Talk 51 Esti-Mysteries The Original 50 Splat! Lessons 20 Days of Number Sense & Rich Math Talk 51 Esti-Mysteries The Original 20 Fraction Splat! Lessons 80 Cube Conversations Lessons The Original 40 Estimation Clipboard Sets The Multiplication Course (a free course for students and teachers) For more information read the blog post about The Multiplication Course here. To view the course on YouTube: 1. Click here to see the chapter playlists on my YouTube channel. 2. You ll see all 12 chapters in the course. 3. Each chapter includes a sequence of lessons for students.
