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Example:
Problem/activity:
Task
Cruz and Erica were both getting ready for soccer.
Cruz ran 1 lap around the school.
Erica ran 3 laps around the playground.
Erica said,
I ran more laps, so I ran farther.
Cruz said,
4 laps around the school is 1 mile, but it takes 12 laps around the playground to go 1 mile. My laps are much longer, so I ran farther.
Who is right? Draw a picture to help you explain your answer.


Concept/skill: 
Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual model.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.

Answer: 
No. This task does not involve comparing decimals to hundredths. Instead, it involves fraction comparisons.

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

shot_info: im_task_000212_neg_0

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standard_description: Solve real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points in all four quadrants of the coordinate plane. Include use of coordinates and absolute value to find distances between points with the same first coordinate or the same second coordinate.
problem_activity: Task
Is there an association between the weight of an animal’s body and the weight of the animal’s brain? 1. Make a scatterplot using the following data.
{"table": [{"caption": [{"_value": "Body and brain weight by animal. Source:", "a": [{"_attributes": {"class": ["newWindow"], "href": "http://mste.illinois.edu/malcz/DATA/BIOLOGY/Animals.html"}, "_value": "http://mste.illinois.edu/malcz/DATA/BIOLOGY/Animals.html"}]}], "tbody": [{"tr": [{"th": [{"_value": "Animal"}, {"_value": "Body Weight (kg)"}, {"_value": "Brain Weight (g)"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Mountain beaver"}, {"_value": "1.35"}, {"_value": "8.1"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Cow"}, {"_value": "465"}, {"_value": "423"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Grey wolf"}, {"_value": "36.33"}, {"_value": "119.5"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Goat"}, {"_value": "27.66"}, {"_value": "115"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Guinea pig"}, {"_value": "1.04"}, {"_value": "5.5"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Asian elephant"}, {"_value": "2547"}, {"_value": "4603"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Donkey"}, {"_value": "187.1"}, {"_value": "419"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Horse"}, {"_value": "521"}, {"_value": "655"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Potar monkey"}, {"_value": "10"}, {"_value": "115"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Cat"}, {"_value": "3.3"}, {"_value": "25.6"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Giraffe"}, {"_value": "529"}, {"_value": "680"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Gorilla"}, {"_value": "207"}, {"_value": "406"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Human"}, {"_value": "62"}, {"_value": "1320"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "African elephant"}, {"_value": "6654"}, {"_value": "5712"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Rhesus monkey"}, {"_value": "6.8"}, {"_value": "179"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Kangaroo"}, {"_value": "35"}, {"_value": "56"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Golden hamster"}, {"_value": "0.12"}, {"_value": "1"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Mouse"}, {"_value": "0.023"}, {"_value": "0.4"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Rabbit"}, {"_value": "2.5"}, {"_value": "12.1"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Sheep"}, {"_value": "55.5"}, {"_value": "175"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Jaguar"}, {"_value": "100"}, {"_value": "157"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Chimpanzee"}, {"_value": "52.16"}, {"_value": "440"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Mole"}, {"_value": "0.122"}, {"_value": "3"}]}, {"td": [{"_value": "Pig"}, {"_value": "192"}, {"_value": "180"}]}]}]}]}
Do there appear to be outliers in this data? Which animals appear to be outliers? Explain how you identified these outliers.
Removing the outliers from the data set, make a new scatterplot of the remaining animal body and brain weights.
Does there appear to be a relationship between body weight and brain weight? If yes, write a brief description of the relationship.
Take a piece of uncooked spaghetti and use that spaghetti to informally fit a line to the data. Attempt to place your line so that the vertical distances from the points to the line are as small as possible.
How well does the spaghetti line appear to fit the data? Explain.


aligns: no