Practice Set · Part 1
Math is Ours
Pick up where we left off
Where we left off
Our goal: I can describe my problem-solving process, name strategies for getting unstuck, and identify the behaviors that make our class a community of math thinkers, explain how I can tell, and judge a case I have not seen before.
The big idea: Make sense of “times as many,” draw equal groups, and then multiply to go forward or divide to work backward.
Model to copy — Example · Work backward to the bikes
- The big rack has 6 times as many wheels as the small rack. The big rack has 96 wheels. Every bike has 2 wheels. How many bikes are on the small rack?
- Make sense: name what you know and need.
- Divide to undo “6 times as many.”: 96 ÷ 6 = 16
- Divide by 2 wheels per bike: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
- Check by working forward: 8 × 2 = 16; 16 × 6 = 96
- The small rack holds 8 bikes.
Start here
You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.
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Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.
Try it together — then prove it: One rack holds 5 bikes. Each bike has 2 wheels. A bigger rack has 4 times as many wheels. How many wheels are on the bigger rack? Use get-unstuck moves. Name what you know. How many wheels are on the small rack? (5 × 2 = 10 wheels) Draw a picture of “4 times as many.” What do you see? (4 equal groups of 10 wheels.) How many wheels are on the bigger rack? (10 × 4 = 40 wheels) A classmate wrote 10 + 4 = 14. Why is that wrong? (That means 4 more, not 4 times as many. “4 times as many” is 4 equal groups of 10.)Show your work - 2
Warm restartA pattern goes 2, 4, 6, 8. What is the next number?
- A9
- B10
- C12
- D16
How do you know?
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Warm restartThe pattern rule is “add 5.” If you start at 10, what comes next?
- A5
- B15
- C20
- D50
How do you know?
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Warm restartThe pattern rule is “subtract 3.” If you start at 20, what comes next?
- A3
- B17
- C23
- D60
How do you know?
Practice Set · Part 2
Math is Ours
Keep going
You answered these out loud. Now write them.
Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.
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Think it throughWhich is an example of a working-together agreement that supports the class as a community of thinkers?
- AOnly share ideas when you're sure they're correct
- BCritique the ideas that are shared, not the classmates who shared them
- CLet the fastest student finish problems for the group
- DWork silently so no one is distracted
Why is that the answer?
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Think it throughWhich is an example of a working-alone agreement that still supports the whole class?
- ASeek help when stuck, without interrupting classmates unnecessarily
- BNever ask for help, even when stuck
- CInterrupt a classmate anytime you have a question
- DSkip any problem you find difficult
How do you know? Give a second reason as well.
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Think it throughWhy should the class agree on both a together-agreement and an alone-agreement?
- ABecause math class includes both kinds of work, and each kind needs its own way to support the whole community
- BBecause working alone matters more than working together
- CBecause agreements for working together are only for advanced students
- DBecause agreements about working alone don't affect other students
Explain your thinking. What would have to change for a different choice to be right?
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Back to the modelOne bike rack holds 8 bikes with 2 wheels each, and another rack has 6 times as many wheels. Think about the last time you worked with someone to solve a problem like this — what did you actually DO first?
Sort it again — on paper this time
Write the letter of the group each one belongs in.
- Think about what you know and don't know about the problem
- Look for patterns and relationships among quantities
- Visualize the problem and choose a useful representation
- Develop a solution plan
- Think of questions to ask a classmate or the teacher
- Draw pictures of the problem to see it differently
- Think of problems you have seen like this before
- Identify what you don't understand about the problem
Practice Set · Part 3
Math is Ours
Words and reasoning
Word bank · Banco de palabras
Use the words
Fill each blank with a word from the bank.
- A drawing, table, or equation that shows the math in a situation is a ___.
- The plan you choose before you start computing is your ___.
- To examine an idea and say what is or is not convincing is to ___ it.
- A rule the whole class agrees to so everyone can learn is a ___ ___.
Explain the thinking
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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: Treating 'stuck' as a stop sign instead of a signal — waiting silently instead of trying a strategy: asking a question, drawing the problem, or recalling a similar problem. - 10
Say moreYou sorted moves like 'look for patterns' as making-sense moves and 'ask a classmate a question' as getting-unstuck moves. Why are BOTH columns considered real math, not just the planning column?
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Write your ownWrite your own problem about this situation, then solve it and show the answer. The situation: A bicycle rack outside the school holds a row of bikes, each with 2 wheels. Another bicycle rack has 6 times as many wheels.
Show your work
Practice Set · Part 4
Math is Ours
Show what you know
Last check
These two come from Lesson 1.5. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.
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Show what you knowExplain your thinking — Which statement best captures what this lesson means by 'Math is Ours'?
- AMath belongs to whoever finishes first
- BWorking together means one person solves while the others watch
- CGetting stuck means math is not for you
- DWe are a community of math thinkers and doers — we work together and on our own, showing respect for our classmates, our community, ourselves, and our math ideas
Explain your choice.
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From Lesson 1.5Explain your thinking — Which statement best captures what this lesson means by 'Math is Finding Patterns'?
- AWe look for patterns and relationships, use them to solve problems and make generalizations, and check our solutions for reasonableness
- BPatterns are decorations that make problems look nicer
- CA pattern rule only works if you also count every item one at a time
- DOnce you spot a pattern you never need to check your answer
How do you know?
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From Lesson 1.5After using the pattern rules to find both players' final scores, how can the players check that their totals are reasonable?
- AMultiply the two final scores together
- BRound both totals to the nearest ten
- CList the score after each shot in a table of values and confirm the sequence lands on the final totals
- DCompare the players' shooting percentages
How do you know?
Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next
| I can… | Not yet | Getting there | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can describe my problem-solving process, name strategies for getting unstuck, and identify the behaviors that make our class a community of math thinkers, explain how I can tell, and judge a case I have not seen before. | |||
| I can explain why it works: Make sense of “times as many,” draw equal groups, and then multiply to go forward or divide to work backward. | |||
| I can justify my answer to a skeptic and connect it to a second strategy or representation. |
One question I want to ask my group next time