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

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standard_description: Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l). (Excludes compound units such as cm^(3) and finding the geometric volume of a container.) Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem. [Excludes multiplicative comparison problems (problems involving notions of “times as much”)]
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to write a question that could be answered by given mathematical work and that would make sense in the given situation. When students interpret given student work in terms of the supplied information and decide what question the work might answer, they identify important quantities and their relationships in context (MP4).
MLR8 Discussion Supports.
Prior to solving the problem, invite students to make sense of the situation and take turns sharing their understanding with their partner. Listen for and clarify any questions about the context.
Advances: Reading, Representing
Launch
Groups of 2
“Clare and Tyler took a break at the lemonade stand. Here’s what it might look like.”
Display the image.
“What do you notice? What do you wonder?” (Students may notice: The stand is close to the carnival. There are lemons hanging in baskets. Students may wonder: How much lemonade do they make each day? What size can you buy? How much does the lemonade cost?)
1 minute: quiet think time
Share and record responses.
Activity
Read the information about the lemonade stand as a class.
“What mathematical questions could we ask about this situation?”
1–2 minutes: partner discussion
Share and record responses.
“Now, look at the mathematical work in each problem. Work with your partner to write a question that could be answered by that work.”
5–7 minutes: partner work time
Monitor for groups that accurately write questions that the work could represent.
Student Facing
A lemonade stand at the fair makes 132 liters of lemonade a day. When Clare and Tyler stopped by the stand, there were 90 liters left.
At the end of the day, there were 56 liters of lemonade left, which the vendor put on sale in 4-liter jugs.
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Use the information about the lemonade stand to write a question that could be answered with the mathematical work shown.
\(132 - 90 = 42\)
Question:
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Question:
Student Response
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Advancing Student Thinking
If students don’t write a question that could be solved with the given work, consider asking:
“What numbers from the work do you see in the information about the lemonade stand?”
“What would the work represent in the lemonade stand situation? What question would lead up to this work?”
Activity Synthesis
For each problem, invite a group to read the question they wrote.
Ask the class:
“How does their question make sense with this mathematical work and what we know about the situation?”
Consider asking:
“What did you like about writing the questions to match the mathematical work?”
“What was challenging about writing the questions to match the mathematical work?”


aligns: yes