standard_description: Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.
problem_activity: Problem 1
a.   Create as many rectangles as you can with a perimeter of 16 units. Find the area of each rectangle that you found. Then record the length, width, perimeter, and area of each rectangle in the table below:
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b.   What do you notice about the rectangles you created? What do you wonder?
Problem 2
What is the greatest area you can make with a rectangle that has a perimeter of 20 units?


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