standard_description: Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this What Do You Know About _____? is to invite students to share what they know and how they can represent the number 20.
Launch
Display the number 20.
“What do you know about 20?”
1 minute: quiet think time
Activity
Record responses.
Student Facing
What do you know about 20?
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“What connections do you see between different answers?”
Pick two addition expressions that use different addends and ask, “How are these two expressions related?”


aligns: no