few_shots: Example:
Problem/activity:
Task
Cruz and Erica were both getting ready for soccer.
Cruz ran 1 lap around the school.
Erica ran 3 laps around the playground.
Erica said,
I ran more laps, so I ran farther.
Cruz said,
4 laps around the school is 1 mile, but it takes 12 laps around the playground to go 1 mile. My laps are much longer, so I ran farther.
Who is right? Draw a picture to help you explain your answer.


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
B. Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
C. Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
D. Develop Understanding of fractions as numbers.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.
E. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.
F. Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.


Your response:
Thought: In this problem, students learn to recognize equivalent fractions. That is, three laps around the playground is 3/12 mile, which is equivalent to 1/4, which is one lap around the school.
Answer: B

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant mathematical concepts/skills it teaches.
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options: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem.

Use coordinates to prove simple geometric theorems algebraically.

Apply trigonometry to general triangles.

Prove theorems involving similarity.

Visualize relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.

Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes.

Explain volume formulas and use them to solve problems.

Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres.

Apply geometric concepts in modeling situations.

Understand and apply theorems about circles.

Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Understand congruence in terms of rigid motions.

Experiment with transformations in the plane.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.

Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles.

Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify shapes by properties of their lines and angles.

Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software.

Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations.

Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres).

Prove geometric theorems.

Translate between the geometric description and the equation for a conic section.

Make geometric constructions.

Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles.
problem_activity: Optional activity
In this activity, students are given pictures and descriptions of planes cutting prisms and pyramids. Students are asked to draw cross sections freehand but this is not a skill that is required in order for students to be able to describe two-dimensional shapes created from cross sections, which is why this is an optional activity. Some pictures are of a moving plane. Students describe how the cross section changes as the plane moves.
If students have access to the digital activity there are applets to explore the cross sections.
Adapted from applets created in GeoGebra by
Anthony C.M. OR
.
Digital
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Give students 3–5 minutes of quiet work time followed by time to discuss shapes of cross sections with a partner. Follow with a whole-class discussion.
Student Facing
Use the applet to draw each cross section and describe it in words. Start each one by dragging the gray bar on the left side across the screen until you see the whole 3D image on the left and the controls on the right.
Here is an applet with a rectangular prism, 4 units by 2 units by 3 units.
A plane cuts the prism parallel to the bottom and top faces.
The plane moves up and cuts the prism at a different height.
A vertical plane cuts the prism diagonally.
A square pyramid has a base that is 4 units by 4 units. Its height is also 4 units.
A plane cuts the pyramid parallel to the base.
A vertical plane cuts the prism.
A cube has an edge of length 4.
A plane cuts off the corner of the cube.
The plane moves farther from the corner and makes a cut through the middle of the cube.
Student Response
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Print
Launch
Arrange students in groups of 2. Give students 3–5 minutes of quiet work time followed by time to discuss shapes of cross sections with a partner. Follow with a whole-class discussion.
Student Facing
Draw and describe each cross section.
Here is a picture of a rectangular prism, 4 units by 2 units by 3 units.
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A plane cuts the prism parallel to the bottom and top faces.
[IMG]
The plane moves up and cuts the prism at a different height.
[IMG]
A vertical plane cuts the prism diagonally.
[IMG]
A square pyramid has a base that is 4 units by 4 units. Its height is also 4 units.
A plane cuts the pyramid parallel to the base.
[IMG]
A vertical plane cuts the prism.
[IMG]
A cube has an edge of length 4.
A plane cuts off the corner of the cube.
[IMG]
The plane moves farther from the corner and makes a cut through the middle of the cube.
[IMG]
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
Select students to share their drawings and descriptions. Consider asking some of the following questions:
“How did you figure out the shape of the cross section?”
“What helped you visualize the shape?”
“Were any of the shapes you drew here similar to the shapes you described in the previous activity?”
Conversing: MLR8: Discussion Supports.
To support a rich discussion while students are describing two-dimensional shapes created from cross sections, invite students to include details in their descriptions and drawings of each cross section. Provide sentence frames such as: “The cross section is ____ because . . .”, “A plane cuts _____ as shown by . . .”, or “The dimensions of a cross section are ______ since . . . .” This will help students make sense of complex language as they draw and describe cross sections shown in each figure.
Design Principle(s): Cultivate conversation


correct_option_index: 6