The Money Bag Challenge

This morning a group of 5th grade students at Yahara found themselves solving a crime!  These students were involved in a "bank robbery" simulation.  They were told that the police department needed their help.  There was a robbery at a local bank and the detectives needed to know the total amount of money that was taken and they needed to know ASAP.  After choosing a task leader, the "money bag" was dumped on the table and the students had to coordinate their efforts to count the money and report to the 'detectives'.  The students worked together as a team and within 20 minutes they were able to report that the robbers stole over $26, 000.00!