Any genuine mathematical modeling activity starts in the real world.
Floor with no ceiling.
Non fiction for kids.
While teasing out a viable modeling problem from this observation takes some skill and guidance the observation itself makes the starting point wide open to anyone.
It starts with observation of some pattern or phenomenon.
So why do i argue that mathematical modeling activities are inherently no floor no ceiling.
What room has no floor ceiling windows or doors.
Let s think about the floor first.
No floor no ceiling the lees of memory buy this song favorite 2 fans the lees of memory.
Riddles home fun stuff for kids riddles for kids what room has no floor ceiling windows or doors.
But hopefully you ll find it more invigorating than terrifying.