few_shots: Example:
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
$$-\frac{1}{4}$$


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Apply and extend previous understandings of operations with fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.
B. Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems.
C. Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
D. Represent complex numbers and their operations on the complex plane.
E. Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers.
F. Compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
G. Represent and model with vector quantities.
H. Perform operations on vectors.
I. Use properties of rational and irrational numbers.
J. Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations.
K. Extend the properties of exponents to rational exponents.
L. Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers.
M. Perform operations on matrices and use matrices in applications.
N. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.


Your response, in json format:
{
  "explanation": "This problem involves understanding fractions, multiplication, and division.",
  "answer": "A"
}

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant mathematical concepts/skills it teaches.
shot_info: fl_problem_001097

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options: Rewrite rational expressions.

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.

Generate and analyze patterns.

Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.

Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

Solve systems of equations.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Analyze patterns and relationships.

Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.

Work with radicals and integer exponents.

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Add and subtract within 20.

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

Interpret the structure of expressions.

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.

Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Multiply and divide within 100.

Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.
problem_activity: Activity
In this activity, students continue to develop their understanding of square roots. Students first find the areas of three squares, estimate the side lengths using tracing paper, and then write the exact side lengths. Then they make a table of side-area pairs. They then graph the ordered pairs from the table and use the graph to estimate the values of squares with non-integer side lengths, such as the ones they drew in the previous activity.
Digital
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Provide access to calculators. Remind students about the meaning and use of square root notation. Have students work together on the first problem and check each other’s work. Have them make their graphs independently and then check with their partners that they look the same. Follow with a whole-class discussion.
Action and Expression: Internalize Executive Functions.
Chunk this task into more manageable parts. Check in with students after the first 2-3 minutes of work time. Check to make sure students have attended to all parts of the original figures.
Supports accessibility for: Organization; Attention
Student Facing
Find the area of each square and estimate the side lengths using your geometry toolkit. Then write the exact lengths for the sides of each square.
[IMG]
Complete the tables with the missing side lengths and areas.
|       | side length,                               \(s\) |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| row 1 |    area,                               \(a\)     |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|       | side length,                               \(s\) |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| row 1 |    area,                               \(a\)     |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Plot the points,
\((s, a)\)
, on the coordinate plane shown here.
Use this graph to estimate the side lengths of the squares in the first question. How do your estimates from the graph compare to the estimates you made initially using your geometry toolkit?
Use the graph to approximate
\(\sqrt{45}\)
.
Student Response
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Print
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Provide access to calculators. Remind students about the meaning and use of square root notation. Have students work together on the first problem and check each other’s work. Have them make their graphs independently and then check with their partners that they look the same. Follow with a whole-class discussion.
Action and Expression: Internalize Executive Functions.
Chunk this task into more manageable parts. Check in with students after the first 2-3 minutes of work time. Check to make sure students have attended to all parts of the original figures.
Supports accessibility for: Organization; Attention
Student Facing
Find the area of each square and estimate the side lengths using your geometry toolkit. Then write the exact lengths for the sides of each square.
[IMG]
Complete the tables with the missing side lengths and areas.
| side length,                               \(s\) |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|--------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|    area,                               \(a\)     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| side length,                               \(s\) |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|--------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|    area,                               \(a\)     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Plot the points,
\((s, a)\)
, on the coordinate plane shown here.
[IMG]
Use this graph to estimate the side lengths of the squares in the first question. How do your estimates from the graph compare to the estimates you made initially using your geometry toolkit?
Use the graph to approximate
\(\sqrt{45}\)
.
Student Response
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for free access to Student Response.
Activity Synthesis
Invite students to share their graphs from the second problem and display the graph for all to see. Ask: “What relationship does the graph display?” (The relationship between the side length and area of a square.) Select 2–3 students to share their answers to the last problem, including how they used the graph to estimate
\(s\)
for the tilted square they drew earlier.
Speaking: MLR8 Discussion Supports.
Use this routine to support whole-class discussion. After a student shares their response to the last problem, ask students to restate and/or revoice what they heard using mathematical language. Consider providing students time to restate what they hear to a partner, before selecting one or two students to share with the class. Ask the original speaker if their peer was accurately able to restate their thinking. Call students' attention to any words or phrases that helped to clarify the original statement.
Design Principle(s): Support sense-making


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