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Problem 23

Grogu’s Force Sort

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Grogu’s Force Sort

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The problem

In the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, Grogu—often called Baby Yoda—can use the Force to move objects.

Grogu’s clues

Grogu floats a blue cookie, a silver control knob, a frog, and a soup cup into four positions. He uses each object exactly once.

  1. The blue cookie is somewhere to the left of the frog.
  2. The soup cup is immediately to the right of the silver control knob.
  3. The frog is not next to the silver control knob.
  4. The silver control knob is not at either end.

Questions

Use the organizer on this page. Separate paper is optional.

  1. Place the four objects in the only order that obeys every clue. Write them from left to right in the first landing strip.

  2. The Mandalorian says Clue 3 is not needed. Is he right? If not, write a different order that obeys Clues 1, 2, and 4 in the second landing strip.

Logic organizer

Mark an X for an impossible position and a check when a position is certain.

Possible landing positions for each object
Object 1leftmost 2 3 4rightmost
Blue cookie    
Silver knob    
Frog    
Soup cup    

Part 1 · All four clues

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Part 2: The Mandalorian is right / not right.

Part 2 · Without Clue 3

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Difficulty & skills

Designed for Grade 2 · Grade 3 · Uses Middle Grade 1 math · About 4–11 minutes

Grade 2 · Grade 3 · Geometry · Spatial relationships

MJ 1.3 · C3 · W2

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Content level

MJ 1.3

Grades K–2

Grade 1 progression · point 3

Likely range
MJ 1.3–1.3
Confidence
92%

Challenge

C3 · Stretch

A nontrivial plan using familiar mathematical ideas.

  • Method selection2
  • Reasoning depth2
  • Novelty2
  • Constraint management3
  • Proof or justification2

Workload

W2 · Moderate

Several coordinated calculations, representations, or explanation steps.

Active time
4–11 minutes · typically 7
Response
Construction
Known-method steps
9
  • Mechanical execution1
  • Written output1
  • Representation production2
  • Bookkeeping2

Learning focus

Skills this problem practices

What a successful response demonstrates, with each skill’s share of the content rating.

  • Model relative positions

    Place, move, and describe objects in an ordered row using relative-position and direction language such as left, right, next to, between, and forward.

    • Transfer mastery
    • 100% focus
    • MJ 1.3 milestone