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Example:
Problem/activity:
Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to create composite shapes and compose new shapes from composite shapes. For example, students may find that a rectangular prism can be made from four triangular prisms or from eight smaller cubes. Students then discover that they can combine two of the composed rectangular prisms to make a new rectangular prism.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Geoblocks
Launch
Groups of 4
Give each group geoblocks.
Display a large cube.
“This cube can be built from other shapes. See how many ways you can build a cube using other shapes.”
3 minutes: partner work time
Share responses.
Activity
“Choose a different shape. Try to find smaller shapes you can use to build that shape.”
5 minutes: partner work time
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Display a cube and a composite cube—for example, a cube composed of four small cubes and one rectangular prism.
Demonstrate putting the shapes together.
“What new shape did I make with the cube and the cube I made?”
“Put your shapes together to make a rectangular prism.”
Display a rectangular prism and two triangular prisms.
“Find these shapes. Put them together. What new shape can you make?” (a cube, a rectangular block)


Concept/skill: 
Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.

Answer: 
No. This activity does not teach students area as an attribute of plane figures. Instead, the activity focuses on solid, three-dimensional figures.

Now, does the problem or activity shown below enable students to learn the full intent of the following concept or skill?

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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: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to apply what they have learned in this section to compare a number to the product of that number with a fraction. There are two cases where the fraction has a value of 1. Students may identify that the value of the fraction is 1 and use what they know about multiplying a number by 1. They may also use their knowledge of how to multiply fractions and the calculations for these products have been made simpler so that students can find the product to make the comparison. For the other problems, the numbers are sufficiently complex that the most efficient way to compare is to think about the size of the factors.
MLR1 Stronger and Clearer Each Time.
Synthesis: Before the whole-class discussion, give students time to meet with 2–3 partners to share and get feedback on their response to whether the expressions are
\(<\)
,
\(>\)
, or
\(=\)
. Invite listeners to ask questions, to press for details and to suggest mathematical language. Give students 2–3 minutes to revise their written explanation based on the feedback they receive.
Advances: Writing, Speaking, Listening
Launch
Groups of 2
Activity
1–2 minutes: quiet think time
10–12 minutes: partner work time
For the expressions
\(\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{5}{5}\)
and
\(\frac{10}{10} \times \frac{1}{2}\)
monitor for students who calculate the products and for students who reason about the size of the factors.
Student Facing
Write
\(<\)
,
\(>\)
, or
\(=\)
in each blank to make true statements.
Choose one problem and explain or show your reasoning.
\(567 \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \,345 \times 567\)
\(\frac{4}{5} \times 851 \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \, 851\)
\(\frac{1}{4} \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \, \frac{5}{5} \times \frac{1}{4}\)
\(\frac{103}{104} \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \, \frac{103}{104} \times \frac{103}{104}\)
\(\frac{99}{8} \times \frac{23}{22} \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \, \frac{99}{8}\)
\(\frac{10}{10} \times \frac{1}{2} \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \, \frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{100}{7} \times \frac{9}{13} \, \underline{\hspace{0.7cm}} \, \frac{9}{13}\)
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Invite students to share their solution for comparing
\(\frac{10}{10} \times \frac{1}{2}\)
and
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
.
“How do you know that
\(\frac{10}{20} = \frac{1}{2}\)
?” (If you cut the half into 10 equal pieces then you get 10 pieces and there are 20 in the whole.)
“Can you use the equation
\(\frac{10}{10} = 1\)
to see that
\(\frac{10}{10} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2}\)
?” (Yes, because 1 times any number is that same number.)
Invite students to share their solution for comparing
\(\frac{103}{104}\)
and
\(\frac{103}{104} \times \frac{103}{104}\)
.
“Did you find the product to compare?” (No, the numbers are big so it would have taken a long time.)
“What did you do to compare the numbers?” (I know that
\(\frac{103}{104}\)
is less than 1, it’s
\(1 - \frac{1}{104}\)
. So when I multiply it by any number I get less than that number.)


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