Engineer a Coin Sorter

Each group needs:

• a handful of different U.S. coins
• scissors
• markers or pens
• a variety of construction materials, such as cardboard, paper, tape, paper towel rolls, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, pipe cleaners, fabric, foam, etc.
• What Do You Think? Pre-Assessment Worksheet (PDF), one per student
• Engineer a Coin Sorter Math Worksheet (PDF), one per student
• Engineer a Coin Sorter Design Worksheet (PDF), one per student
• (optional) paper coin tubes (for higher grades)

For the whole class to share:

• a large jar of coins