Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Students plan and prepare shopping for cooking activity.

Objective: To enhance student creativity and ability to work together as a group.

Activity: Students will be divided into groups. Each group will be given a recipe to increase/decrease sequentially (at least three changes). They must conclude with a required number of servings for which they will prepare a shopping list. Mathematical calculations will be required and will be shared with the class.

Assessment: Enthusiasm of students and accuracy of shopping list.