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Practice Set · Part 1

Math is Exploring and Thinking

Pick up where we left off

Name: Date: Group:

Where we left off

Our goal: With my small group, I can make sense of a problem, plan a strategy, and use fractions of a whole number to compare quantities — one step at a time, with support.

The big idea: Make sense of the problem first, then plan: count a small group you can see and multiply to estimate the whole.

Model to copy — Example · Estimate the peas

  1. A bowl is full of peas. There are too many to count one by one. One small group has about 10 peas. About 12 groups like it fill the bowl. About how many peas are in the bowl?
  2. Find a small group you can count: about 10 peas
  3. Count how many groups fill the bowl: about 12 groups
  4. Multiply the groups by the peas in each: 12 × 10 = 120
  5. About 120 peas are in the bowl.

Start here

You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

  1. 1

    Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

    Let's do one together: Decompose 105.76 in five ways. Each way must equal exactly 105.76. Start at 100. What do you add to reach 105.76? (5.76, so 105.76 = 100 + 5.76) Start at 105. What do you add to reach 105.76? (0.76, so 105.76 = 105 + 0.76) Start at 110. How far down is 105.76? (4.24, so 105.76 = 110 − 4.24) Half of 105.76 is 52.88. Double is 211.52. Write two more ways. (105.76 = 52.88 × 2 and 105.76 = 211.52 ÷ 2)

    My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

    Show your work
  2. 2

    Warm restartA Ferris wheel has 10 cars. Each car holds 4 people. How many people ride at once?

    1. A14 people
    2. B20 people
    3. C40 people
    4. D44 people
  3. 3

    Warm restartWhat is half of 20?

    1. A5
    2. B10
    3. C15
    4. D40
  4. 4

    Warm restartA pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. You eat half of it. How many slices did you eat?

    1. A2 slices
    2. B4 slices
    3. C8 slices
    4. D16 slices
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Math is Exploring and Thinking

Keep going

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

  1. 5

    Think it throughIn the Comparing Walks problem, Deon walked a shorter distance than Miguel, and Evelyn walked a longer distance than Miguel. Without any exact distances, what can you determine?

    1. ANothing — you need exact numbers before you can compare
    2. BDeon and Evelyn walked the same distance
    3. CThe order from shortest to longest: Deon, Miguel, Evelyn
    4. DEvelyn walked the shortest distance

    Why is that the answer?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  2. 6

    Think it throughA student picks Miguel = 2 miles, Deon = 2.5 miles, Evelyn = 1.5 miles. What is wrong with these values?

    1. ANothing is wrong — any three distances work
    2. BEvelyn's distance is too small compared to Deon's
    3. CDeon's distance is greater than Miguel's, which breaks “shorter than”
    4. DMiguel's distance must always be the smallest of the three

    How do you know?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  3. 7

    Think it throughBuilding height problem: which statement shows you are CHECKING your solution against the relationship in the problem?

    1. A“5/6 is less than 1, so my answer for London should be less than 540 meters”
    2. B“My answer is 650 meters, and that seems like a big number so it's probably right”
    3. C“I don't need to check once I've multiplied”
    4. D“Since I used a fraction, the answer must be exact”

    Explain your thinking.

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  4. 8

    Back to the modelThe book decomposes 105.76 as one example: 100 + 5.76. Why must the parts of a decomposition always rebuild the original number exactly?

    100 + 5.76 works because ___.

Sort it again — on paper this time

Write the letter of the group each one belongs in.

A — We KNOW this from the problemB — We DON'T know this yet
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Math is Exploring and Thinking

Words and reasoning

Word bank · Banco de palabras

quantity (cantidad)relationship (relación)strategy (estrategia)reasonable (razonable)persevere (perseverar)

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

Explain the thinking

  1. 9

    Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.

    The mistake: Expecting a fraction of a number to be bigger than the number — 5/6 × 540 must be LESS than 540 because 5/6 is less than 1; only a fraction greater than 1, like 6/5, makes the product bigger.
  2. 10

    Say moreYou sorted 'Deon walked a shorter distance than Miguel' as something we KNOW, even without exact numbers. How can a relationship like 'shorter than' be knowledge, if we don't know the actual distance?

    We know this because the problem states a ___, not an exact number.

  3. 11

    Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.

    If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .

    Show your work
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Math is Exploring and Thinking

Show what you know

Last check

These two come from Lesson 1.1. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

  1. 12

    Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: Which statement best shows what this lesson means by "math is exploring and thinking"?

    1. AWe compute as fast as possible and move on to the next problem
    2. BWe wait for someone to show us the one correct method
    3. CWe make sense of problems, plan a strategy, check our progress, and try other strategies at dead ends
    4. DWe only check our work when the answer looks wrong

    Explain your choice.

    I know it is ___ because ___ .

  2. 13

    From Lesson 1.1Quick check — you've got this: Which statement best shows what this lesson means by “we are all doers of math”?

    1. AEveryone gets the same score if they try hard enough
    2. BEveryone uses mathematical thinking daily, in different ways, and sharing those ways helps us grow
    3. CEveryone must solve problems the same way to be correct
    4. DOnly the fastest students are really doing math
  3. 14

    From Lesson 1.1Which of these is the BEST example of a specific math strength for the Connect prompt?

    1. A“I'm good at math”
    2. B“I can explain my thinking out loud so others can follow my steps”
    3. C“I got an A last year”
    4. D“Math is easy for me”

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next

I can…Not yetGetting thereGot it
I can make sense of a problem, plan a strategy, and use fractions of a whole number to compare quantities — one step at a time, with support.
I can explain why it works: Make sense of the problem first, then plan: count a small group you can see and multiply to estimate the…
I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words.

One question I want to ask my group next time