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Example:
Concept/skill: 
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¬¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

Problem/activity:
Stage 1: Money
 Required Preparation
 Materials to Copy
 Blackline Masters
 Would You Rather Stage 1 Spinner
 Would You Rather Stage 1 Recording Sheet
 
 Narrative
 The first partner spins to get a group of coins. They write a question that compares the amount they spun to a different group of coins that they make up.

Answer: 
Yes. In this activity, students write word problems that compare coin amounts.

Now, assess whether the following problem or activity is 'aligned' with the given Common Core standard in Mathematics.

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standard_description: Given a rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, or regular polygon, describe the rotations and reflections that carry it onto itself.
problem_activity: Task
Milong and her friends are at the beach looking out onto the ocean on a clear day and they wonder how far away the horizon is.
About how far can Milong see out on the ocean?
If
Milong climbs up onto a lifeguard tower, how far is the horizon in Milong's view?
Mount Shishaldin lies on a narrow peninsula in Alaska  and is pictured here:
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If Milong were to stand atop Mount Shishaldin and look out over the ocean, how far would the horizon be?
Based on the answers to the questions above,
is the distance of Milong's visual  horizon proportional to her elevation above the surface of the earth?  Explain.


aligns: no