1.1 Small Group · Group 2
Second Challenge Form · Non-Routine Extension · Same Standard, New Problems
doer of math · math story · Procedural Fluency · Real-World Applications
- You already can do this. So we go up a level, not up a number: find what is always true, show it a second way, and be ready to defend it with a reason instead of an answer.
- The Ferris wheel has 20 cars, and about 4 people fit in each car. About how many people can ride at one time?
- I count the cars: 20. Then I estimate how many riders fit in one car: about 4.
- I do not count every person — an estimate is a reasoned answer that is close enough to be useful.
- 20 × 4 = 80, so I would say “about 80 people.”
- 5 = 70 + 8.5.
- 5 = 78 + 0.5.
- 5 = 80 − 1.5.
- Every one of those is the same number wearing different clothes. Find two more.
- Now prove it: say why that move had to work at all — not just that it did.
- Sentence frame — convince a skeptic: "My method works because ___ . It would stop working if ___ ."
- doer of math (persona que hace matemáticas) — Anyone who uses mathematical thinking — which is everyone, every day.
- math story (historia matemática) — Your own history with mathematics — what you have done, felt, and learned so far.
- strength (fortaleza) — Something you already do well and can share with others.
- decompose (descomponer) — To break a number into parts that add, subtract, multiply, or divide back to it.
- estimate (estimar) — A reasoned answer that is close enough to be useful, without counting every one.
- Believing that 'doing math' only counts when it happens on paper in a classroom.
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
You estimate 80 riders and the true count is 78. Was your estimate useful?
- AYes — it was close enough to plan with
- BNo — an estimate is only useful if it is exact
- CNo — you should never estimate
- DYes — because any answer is fine
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2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which set shows FIVE different correct decompositions of 78.5?
- A70 + 8.5, 78 + 0.5, 80 − 1.5, 39.25 × 2, 157 ÷ 2
- B70 + 8.5, 78 + 5, 80 − 1.5, 39.25 × 2, 157 ÷ 2
- C70 + 8.5, 78 + 0.5, 80 + 1.5, 39.25 × 2, 157 ÷ 2
- D70 + 8.5, 78 + 0.5, 80 − 1.5, 39.25 × 3, 157 ÷ 2
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3 OPEN RESPONSE
What do you want math to be like for you this year?
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4 OPEN RESPONSE
Someone says “I'm just not a math person.” Using this lesson, write what you would say back.
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5 OPEN RESPONSE
Sharing math strengths helps everyone grow. Name a strength you have that you could TEACH someone, and how you would teach it.
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6 ERROR ANALYSIS
Fix our table's thinking
- 1The problem:A wheel has 23 cars holding about 4 riders each. Dev rounds 23 to 20 and says “about 80.” Priya rounds to 25 and says “about 100.” The operator needs to know whether one full turn can clear a line of 95 people. Whose estimate is more useful here, and why?
- 2A classmate at our table answered:Neither — only the exact answer 92 can be used for a decision
Which step contains the error? Explain the mathematical misconception and write the correct calculation below.
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Writing Task: Justify why your mathematical solution is accurate and complete.