few_shots: Example 1:
Problem/activity:
Find the general solution for:
$${\mathrm{cos}\left({\pi\over2}+x\right)=\mathrm{tan}{\pi\over4}}$$


Standard options: 
A. Prove the Pythagorean identity sin^(2)(θ) + cos^(2)(θ) = 1 and use it to find sin(θ), cos(θ),or tan(θ) given sin(θ), cos(θ), or tan(θ) and the quadrant of the angle.
B. Prove the addition and subtraction formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent and use them to solve problems.


Your response:
{
  "explanation": "An initial step when solving for x in this problem requires the use of the addition formula for cosine on the left side of the equation. Solving this problem does not require use of the Pythagorean identity.",
  "answer": "B"
}

Example 2:
Problem/activity:
Task
Solve the quadratic equation
$$ x^2 = (2x - 9)^2 $$
using as many different methods as possible.


Standard options: 
A. Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable, including equations with coefficients represented by letters.
B. Solve quadratic equations in one variable.


Your response:
{
  "explanation": "This task shows one quadratic equation with one variable, x.",
  "answer": "B"
}

Example 3:
Problem/activity:
Task
Suppose $A$ is an angle with vertex $P$, as pictured below:
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Draw a circle with center $P$ and with  radius $r \gt 0$.  Explain why the circle
meets each ray of angle $A$ in a single point.  Label these points $Q$ and $R$ respectively.
Draw circles with centers $Q$ and $R$ respectively and radius $r$.  These circles meet at $P$ and a second point to be labelled $B$.
Show that ray $\overrightarrow{PB}$  bisects angle $P$.


Standard options: 
A. Make formal geometric constructions with a variety of tools and methods (compass and straightedge, string, reflective devices, paper folding, dynamic geometric software, etc.). Copying a segment; copying an angle; bisecting a segment; bisecting an angle; constructing perpendicular lines, including the perpendicular bisector of a line segment; and constructing a line parallel to a given line through a point not on the line.
B. Construct an equilateral triangle, a square, and a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.


Your response:
{
  "explanation": "This task asks students to draw a ray that bisects an angle. The act of drawing circles and rays may involve compass and straightedge or dynamic geometric software.",
  "answer": "A"
}

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant standards it aligns with.
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options: Understand that a set of data collected to answer a statistical question has a distribution which can be described by its center, spread, and overall shape.

Recognize that a measure of center for a numerical data set summarizes all of its values with a single number, while a measure of variation describes how its values vary with a single number.

Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers. For example, “How old am I?” is not a statistical question, but “How old are the students in my school?” is a statistical question because one anticipates variability in students’ ages.
problem_activity: Activity
In the previous activity, students commented on distributions on a dot plot and had opportunities to hear different ways to describe distributions. In this activity, they begin to think about how to characterize a distribution as a whole, in terms of its
center
and
spread
. Students learn that we can give a general description of a distribution by identifying a location that could be the center of the data, and by noting how alike or different the data points are.
Note that at this point “center” and “spread” can only be identified and described informally, via visual observation and intuitive reasoning about how data points are distributed. The lack of precise ways to identify center and spread helps to cultivate the need for more formal measures later.
In this activity, students evaluate and critique another's reasoning (MP3).
Launch
Keep students in groups of 2. Ask students to read the question in the stem, “How many hours do you generally spend on homework each week?” Then, ask students to explain why this is a statistical question. This is a statistical question because it can be answered by collecting data, and we can expect variability in the data.
Give them 6–7 minutes of quiet time to work on the first three questions, and then 4–5 minutes to share their responses with their partner and to complete the last two questions together. Be sure to leave at least 5 minutes for a whole-class discussion.
Representation: Internalize Comprehension.
Activate or supply background knowledge about calculating percentages. Allow students to use calculators to ensure inclusive participation in the activity.
Supports accessibility for: Memory; Conceptual processing
Student Facing
Twenty-five sixth-grade students answered the question: “How many hours do you generally spend on homework each week?”
This dot plot shows the number of hours per week that these 25 students reported spending on homework.
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Use the dot plot to answer the following questions. For each, show or explain your reasoning.
What percentage of the students reported spending 1 hour on homework each week?
What percentage of the students reported spending 4 or fewer hours on homework each week?
Would 6 hours per week be a good description of the number of hours this group of students spends on homework per week? What about 1 hour per week? Explain your reasoning.
What value do you think would be a good description of the homework time of the students in this group? Explain your reasoning.
Someone said, “In general, these students spend roughly the same number of hours doing homework.” Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.
Student Response
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Anticipated Misconceptions
Students may not recall how to find a percentage. Remind them that a percentage can be found if we know the size of a part and that of a whole. If needed, prompt them to determine the size of the entire data set.
Activity Synthesis
Ask a couple of students to share their thinking on what number of hours would be a good description of homework time for this group of students and why. Then, select a couple of other students to discuss how alike or different the lengths of homework time are.
Explain that sometimes it helps to describe a set of data generally, or to characterize it as a whole. One way to do that is by finding a value that describes the whole set reasonably well, or a value whose location can be considered the “center” of a distribution. Ask students:
“Where on the dot plot would you consider the center of the data? What is the value of that center?”
Another way to characterize a data set is by describing its “spread,” or the variability in the data points. The wider the spread (the more dispersed the data points are on a dot plot), the more variable or different they are. The narrower the spread (the more clustered together), the more alike they are. Ask students:
“Based on the dot plot, how would you describe the spread of the students’ homework time? Are the amounts of time they spend on homework alike or different?”
Tell students that we will continue to explore center and spread in upcoming lessons.
Representing, Writing: MLR7 Compare and Connect.
Ask pairs of students to prepare a display for a summary statement that generalizes the the number of hours spent on homework each week using the sentence frame, “Based on this data set, spending ___ hours on homework each week is typical for 6th graders because…”. Note a handful of sentences to highlight in the discussion. Give students opportunities to compare their statements with those shared and agree or disagree with each sentence, providing reasons for their agreement or disagreement supported by the data. Give students 1-2 minutes to revise their statements prior to collecting them for display. This will help students to develop conceptual understanding for “typical.”
Design Principle(s): Maximize meta-awareness, Cultivate conversation


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