It was Stacking Cups by Dan Meyer. Such an easy thing, buy some stryofoam cups and voila. I used it as an opener. We brainstormed what type of units would be best. I let them play with how to stack them first and then directed them how I really wanted them stacked.
I gave the groups of 4 each 6 cups and they got to work to figure out how many cups it would take to reach the top of my head. I wanted each person to do multiple representations of the situation: labeled drawing, graph, equation, and table. They worked in different orders. Some drew me in my dress. They got all the connections I was hoping for. Great all around.
Here is so student work:
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