Tell your students the following, or include the instructions on a worksheet:
Congratulations! You’ve made it through 100 days in the 3rd grade! Your job is to accomplish as many of these activities as you can, working with a partner. Your teacher will tell you who your partner is. As you complete the tasks, check them off. Have fun celebrating the number 100!
Write down all of the different ways you can make 100. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, Roman numerals, fractions, decimals, whatever you can think of! Use extra paper if you need to. How many ways did you come up with? _______________
A googol is a number with a 1 in front and a hundred zeroes after it. In the space below, write a googol. But first, estimate how long you think it will take you. ___________________ How long did it actually take? ____________________
