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An Apple a Day
Grade 4
Make estimates to analyze the number of apples per acre, and visualize the magnitude of one million.
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Bead-Dazzling
Grade 4
Use a fourth grade NAEP item to probe student thinking and develop a follow-up lesson exploring patterns while establishing a foundation for proportional reasoning.
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Blazing the Trail
Grade 5
Investigate orienteering and scales on a map to develop proportional reasoning.
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Bubble Mania
Grade 3
Measure the diameter, circumference, and area of circles made by a bubble print.
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Chances Are- Part I
Grade 3
Identify the likelihood of an event by using a walk-on probability scale.
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Chances Are- Part II
Grade 3
Identify the likelihood of an event based on a set of data relating to mystery spinners.
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Chances Are- Part III
Grade 3
Predictand simulate the likelihood of an event through a variety of situations.
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Food for Thought
Grades 4-5
Identify and compare unit costs of given items.
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It Takes Ten
Grade 5
Estimate and measure through a variety of lab experiences.
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Looking Through the Algebraic Lens
Grades 3-5
Investigate problems, one dealing with even and odd numbers linked to quilts, and the other dealing with patterns with polygons, that foster algebraic thinking across content strands.
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Mirror, Mirror
Grade 5
Use spatial reasoning and angle measures to determine which regular polygons will tessellate.
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Mix It Up
Grade 3
Use the ingredients of fruit salad to establish the foundation for proportional reasoning.
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Peddling Petals
Grades 2-3
Create, extend, and describe arithmetic patterns found in paper flower designs.
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Sidewalk Capers
Grade 3
Explore spatial relationships of various shapes that tessellate and have the same area.
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Snake Patterns-s-s-s
Grade 4
Explore and find rules for a growth pattern in snakes.
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Soak It Up
Grade 4
Compare products to determine the best product.
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Struts n' Stuff
Grade 4
Identify the relationship between the number of sides in a regular polygon and the number of struts needed to make each polygon rigid.
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To Half or Half Not
Grades 2-3
Use geoblocks to create equivalent fractions that represent one-half.
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Tree-mendous Plots
Grade 4
Record and graph plant growth and interpret data.
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Whirlybirds
Grade 5
Measure, predict, and determine the frequency of an event as it relates to how close Whirlybirds land to a target.
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