standard_description: Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Which shape takes up more space, the trapezoid pattern block or the blue rhombus pattern block? Justify your answer.
Problem 2
Area
is the measure of how much flat space an object takes up.
Use pattern blocks to decide which shape on
Template: Pattern Block Areas
has the greatest area. Be ready to explain your reasoning.


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