Fact or Fib Showdown!

Step 1:

Each person gets 2 Post-it

notes.

Step 2:

Write “fact” on one note and “fib” on

the other.

Step 3:

Hold one note in each hand – words toward

your palm.

Step 4:

The teacher will present a statement.

Step 5:Participants decide if the

statement is a fact or a fib.

(5-10 seconds of wait time).

Step 6:When the teacher

says, “Showdown!” participants slap

their answers down into the middle of

the table.

Step 7:

Compare and discuss

answers.

Step 8:

Teacher verifies and

clarifies.

(Kagan, 2009)

Fact or Fib Showdown!

In the ordered pair (x,y), x represents movement up or

down.

FIB!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

x represents the movement to left or right.

In the equations P = 2l + 2w, l is a

variable.

Fact or Fib Showdown!

FACT!

The graph shows the point (2, 7)FIB!

Fact or Fib Showdown!

The graph showed the point (7,2).

Fact or Fib Showdown!

Consider the equation y = 2x + 50. 50 is a variable 50 is a constant x is a variable

2 Facts and a Fib

Consider the equation C = .2m + 125 M could be 500 M could represent the number of

motorcycles sold M could represent my brother, Mark

2 Facts and a Fib