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Example 1:
Problem/activity:
Task
Materials
One 10-frame per pair of students (see example below)
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Counters, 10 per pair of students
Decks of number cards 0-5 (with 4 of each number) or two 0-5 dice
Setup
This activity is done in pairs. The students sit side by side with 10-frame and deck of cards or dice. If they have cards, the cards are shuffled and placed face down in front of them.
Action
Player 1 flips a card or rolls the die. They place that many counters on the 10-frame. Player 2 flips a card or rolls the die. They place that many more counters on the 10-frame next to the counters already on the ten frame. The students count the total together.
A recording sheet can be added when the students have been introduced to equations and number sentences. For those students who can handle higher numbers, a deck of 0-10 cards and two 10-frames can be used.
This game can also be played alone.


Concept/skill: 
Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.

Answer: 
No. Though this task involves addition, it does not involve any word problems.

Example 2:
Problem/activity:
For each pair of numbers, determine if the values are equivalent. Explain your reasoning for each one.
a.
$$-0.25$$
and
$$\frac{1}{-4}$$
b.
$$-\left ( \frac{1}{4} \right )$$
and
$$\frac{-1}{-4}$$
c.
$$\frac{-1}{4}$$
and
$$-\frac{1}{4}$$


Concept/skill: 
Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication to multiply a fraction or whole number by a fraction.

Answer: 
No. The expressions shown in this problem do not involve multiplying fractions with other fractions, nor whole numbers with fractions.

Example 3:
Problem/activity:
Find the general solution for:
$${\mathrm{cos}\left({\pi\over2}+x\right)=\mathrm{tan}{\pi\over4}}$$


Concept/skill: 
Understand that by similarity, side ratios in right triangles are properties of the angles in the triangle, leading to definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles.

Answer: 
No. This problem does not directly teach how side ratios in right triangles lead to definitions of trigonometric ratios. Instead, it involves solving a trigonometric function.

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: Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to whole numbers less than or equal to 1,000,000.
problem_activity: Narrative
In this Info Gap activity, students solve abstract multi-step problems involving an arrangement of angles with several unknown measurements. By now students have the knowledge and skills to find each unknown value, but the complexity of the diagram and the Info Gap structure demand that students carefully make sense of the visual information and look for entry points for solving the problems. They need to determine what information is necessary, ask for it, and persevere if their initial requests do not yield the information they need (MP1). The process also prompts them to refine the language they use and ask increasingly more precise questions until they get useful input (MP6).
Here is an image of the cards for reference:
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Required Materials
Materials to Copy
Info Gap: Whole Bunch of Angles
Required Preparation
Create a set of cards from the blackline master for each group of 2.
Launch
Groups of 2
MLR4 Information Gap
Display the task statement, which shows a diagram of the Info Gap structure.
1–2 minutes: quiet think time
Read the steps of the routine aloud.
“I will give you either a problem card or a data card. Silently read your card. Do not read or show your card to your partner.”
Distribute the cards.
“The diagram is not drawn accurately, so using a protractor to measure is not recommended.”
1–2 minutes: quiet think time
Remind students that after the person with the problem card asks for a piece of information, the person with the data card should respond with “Why do you need to know (restate the information requested)?”
Activity
5 minutes: partner work time
After students solve the first problem, distribute the next set of cards. Students switch roles and repeat the process with Problem Card 2 and Data Card 2.
Student Facing
Your teacher will give you either a problem card or a data card. Do not show or read your card to your partner.
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Pause here so your teacher can review your work. Ask your teacher for a new set of cards and repeat the activity, trading roles with your partner.
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
Some students may be overwhelmed by the visual information. Ask them to try isolating a part of the diagram at a time, covering other parts that are not immediately relevant.
Activity Synthesis
Select students to share how they found each angle measure. Record their reasoning and highlight equations that clearly show the relationships between angles.
“Which angle measurements were easy to find? What made them easy?” (Sample response:
\(p\)
and
\(d\)
, because it was fairly easy to see that each of them and a neighboring angle make a straight angle.)
“Which ones were a bit more involved? Why?” (Sample response:
\(e\)
, because there are 5 angles that meet at that point. We needed to find
\(a\)
or
\(d\)
before finding
\(e\)
.)


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