1.5 Small Group · Group 2
Second Challenge Form · Non-Routine Extension · Same Standard, New Problems
pattern · pattern rule · 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.
- A change jar is full of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters worth $53.50 in total. How many of each coin could there be?
- Each penny has a value of $0.01, so 100 pennies have a value of $1.00.
- Each nickel has a value of $0.05, so 100 nickels have a value of $5.00. Each dime has a value of $0.10, so 100 dimes have a value of $10. Each quarter has a value of $0.25, so 100 quarters have a value of $25.
- I multiply the number of each coin by its value. And I notice a generalization: because the jar's total, $53.50, ends in 0, the number of pennies can only be a multiple of 5.
- Try 200 quarters: 200 × $0.25 = $50.00.
- Add 25 dimes: 25 × $0.10 = $2.50, bringing the total to $52.50.
- Add 15 nickels: 15 × $0.05 = $0.75, and 25 pennies: 25 × $0.01 = $0.25.
- $50.00 + $2.50 + $0.75 + $0.25 = $53.50. It works — and 25 pennies is a multiple of 5, just as the pattern predicted. Now use the patterns to find a different combination.
- 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 ___ ."
- pattern (patrón) — Something that repeats or changes in a predictable way.
- pattern rule (regla del patrón) — The instruction that tells how to get from one number in a pattern to the next.
- generalization (generalización) — A statement that is true for a whole pattern, made by noticing repeated calculations.
- table of values (tabla de valores) — A table that lists each step of a pattern so you can check that a solution is reasonable.
- reasonableness (sensatez del resultado) — Whether an answer makes sense — checked as you work, with adjustments made when needed.
- Reporting only the points from the streak (20 or 30) and forgetting to add the points each player had before the streak began.
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1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Player A had 18 points before making 10 two-pointers in a row. How many points does Player A have after the streak?
- A38
- B28
- C20
- D48
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2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Akela's jar totals $53.50. Why can the number of pennies only be a multiple of 5?
- ABecause the total's cents end in 0, and only pennies make amounts that aren't multiples of 5 cents
- BBecause pennies always come in rolls of 5
- CBecause there are exactly 5 kinds of coins in the jar
- DBecause $53.50 is divisible by 5
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which combination of coins totals exactly $53.50?
- A200 quarters, 25 dimes, 15 nickels, 25 pennies
- B200 quarters, 25 dimes, 15 nickels, 20 pennies
- C200 quarters, 30 dimes, 15 nickels, 25 pennies
- D100 quarters, 25 dimes, 15 nickels, 25 pennies
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4 OPEN RESPONSE
Write a generalization about ANY player who makes n shots in a row worth p points each, starting from s points. Then test it on Player A.
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5 OPEN RESPONSE
The lesson says we 'evaluate the reasonableness of solutions as we work and make adjustments.' Describe a moment solving the coin-jar problem where you would stop and adjust.
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6 ERROR ANALYSIS
Fix our table's thinking
- 1The problem:Akela's jar totals $53.50. Why can the number of pennies only be a multiple of 5?
- 2A classmate at our table answered:Because $53.50 is divisible by 5
Which step contains the error? Explain the mathematical misconception and write the correct calculation below.
✏️ Corrected Mathematical Work & Explanation
Writing Task: Justify why your mathematical solution is accurate and complete.