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The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project
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**I have a new listing for this product in a different version. You can still get the PDF version here, but if you'd like a Google Doc version, go HERE.

I think the Fermi Project is as much fun for teachers as it is for those students that embrace it. Fermi questions are ridiculous math-based questions to which nobody really wants to know the answer, but that's half of their charm. The other half is that this is a REALLY good skill to teach our students. It requires problem solving skills, critical thinking skills, research skills, but overall the major skill therein is making educated guesses and how we learn to truly make them EDUCATED guesses. And they can be a LOT of fun. I mean, did you know your body will produce 624 pounds of poop this year? Do you know how engaging poop is to students, even high school students? Your download will contain an Overview, Example Fermi Question With Answer, Rubric, Project Instructions, and 54 Fermi Questions.

**Please note that this is also a DIGITAL resource. On the very last page of the PDF, you will be given a link that you can click to "Make a Copy" of the Google doc. This means you can use the project with Google Classroom, have students do a solely electronic project, or edit the copy you make in order to make any changes you may need to personalize it for your class.

Also, here's a few other projects from my store:

100 Add-On Fermi Questions

The Celebrity Math Project

The "Math in My Life" Project

The Vacation Budget Project

The Two Day Cell Phone Project

The Dream House Project

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The Fermi Project: All-Inclusive Problem Solving, Critical Thinking Math Project

Middle-High Math and More
144 Followers
$3.00

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Digital downloads
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Grades
6th - 12th
Pages
16
Answer Key
Rubric only

Description

**I have a new listing for this product in a different version. You can still get the PDF version here, but if you'd like a Google Doc version, go HERE.

I think the Fermi Project is as much fun for teachers as it is for those students that embrace it. Fermi questions are ridiculous math-based questions to which nobody really wants to know the answer, but that's half of their charm. The other half is that this is a REALLY good skill to teach our students. It requires problem solving skills, critical thinking skills, research skills, but overall the major skill therein is making educated guesses and how we learn to truly make them EDUCATED guesses. And they can be a LOT of fun. I mean, did you know your body will produce 624 pounds of poop this year? Do you know how engaging poop is to students, even high school students? Your download will contain an Overview, Example Fermi Question With Answer, Rubric, Project Instructions, and 54 Fermi Questions.

**Please note that this is also a DIGITAL resource. On the very last page of the PDF, you will be given a link that you can click to "Make a Copy" of the Google doc. This means you can use the project with Google Classroom, have students do a solely electronic project, or edit the copy you make in order to make any changes you may need to personalize it for your class.

Also, here's a few other projects from my store:

100 Add-On Fermi Questions

The Celebrity Math Project

The "Math in My Life" Project

The Vacation Budget Project

The Two Day Cell Phone Project

The Dream House Project

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.87 out of 5, based on 16 reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5
February 13, 2024
This was a fun way to have students use math to consider entertaining scenarios. We had a great time discussing possibilities for each question. It brought a nice bit of variety to class and worked well as a wrap-up project before we went on winter break. I will definitely be using this one again. Thank you!
21 reviews
Grades taught: 11th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties
Rated 4 out of 5
November 30, 2022
My students enjoyed the varied questions available on the resource and picked ones they were most interested in researching. This resulted in an engaged student and significantly improved material submitted by the student than I would have received otherwise. I will continue using this resource for multiple sessions.
Stacey W.
1 review
Grades taught: 12th
Student populations: Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
November 12, 2020
Great critical thinking problems.
Margie Gustafson
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128 reviews
Grades taught: 10th
Middle-High Math and More
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Middle-High Math and More
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Oct 1, 2021
Thank you so much!!
Rated 5 out of 5
August 22, 2020
Thank you for a great resource.
Beth C.
178 reviews
Grades taught: 7th
Middle-High Math and More
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Middle-High Math and More
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Oct 1, 2021
Thank you so much!!
Rated 5 out of 5
April 1, 2020
Thanks!
Elizabeth C.
530 reviews
Middle-High Math and More
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Oct 1, 2021
Thank you so much!!
Rated 4.5 out of 5
January 14, 2020
Kids enjoyed it!
Katerina E.
203 reviews
Middle-High Math and More
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Oct 1, 2021
Thank you so much!!
Rated 5 out of 5
December 2, 2019
We had so much fun with these!
Megan B.
854 reviews
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Middle-High Math and More
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Oct 1, 2021
Thank you so much!!
Rated 5 out of 5
November 2, 2019
This was a break from the everyday math routine! Kids loved it!
Christle G.
43 reviews
Middle-High Math and More
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Oct 1, 2021
Thank you so much!!

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