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TitleFractions, Grade 4, Clip 1 of 4: David's upper and lower bound argument

DescriptionDuring this clip, the students discuss a task that had been posed by Erik: If I call the blue rod one, what rod will I call one half? A lively discussion centering on the definition of one half...

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TitleDivision of Fractions, Clip 3 of 3: A Whole Class Discussion About Number Sentences

DescriptionAmy Martino leads a whole class discussion during which they talk about ways of writing number sentences for two problems: 1) How many one sixths are in one? and 2) How many one twelfths are in one?...

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TitleFractions, Grade 4, Clip 2 of 4: Additive vs. multiplicative reasoning

DescriptionResearcher Amy Martino posed two related tasks to the students that highlighted the difference between additive and multiplicative reasoning. First, she asked the students: If we call the orange...

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TitleFractions, Grade 4, Clip 3 of 4: Multiple models to represent one half

DescriptionResearcher Amy Martino led a whole class discussion that focused on solutions to the task: I'm going to call the orange and light green together one…Can you find a rod that has the number name one...

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TitleFractions, Grade 4, Clip 4 of 4: Designing a new rod set

DescriptionResearcher Amy Martino posed two related tasks to the students. In this clip, the students work on designing a rod that can be called one half when the blue rod is called one. Erik and Alan discuss...

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TitleComparing fractions, a whole class debate, Clip 4 of 5: An argument based on a different model

DescriptionIn the fourth clip from this session, Jessica reported that Jackie and Kelly’s argument was different than their original argument in which they had showed the difference between one half and one...

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TitleContinuing to explore fraction comparisons, Clip 1 of 7: Gregory and Danielle compare two thirds and one half

DescriptionIn the first clip a visitor worked with Danielle and Gregory on the second task of comparing two third and one half. Danielle showed her using the twelve-centimeter long model, that three fourths was...

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TitleB64, Stephanie third of three interview sessions when she used a case-based method for all heights below and including four-tall Towers problems (work view), Grade 4, March 6, 1992, raw footage

Date Created1992-03-06

DescriptionThis one-on-one interview between Researcher Carolyn Maher and Stephanie was an 85-minute discussion that occurred in the 4th grade about two weeks after Stephanie’s second interview with researcher...

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TitleFraction problems, Sharing and number lines, Clip 3 of 3: Sharing strategies

DescriptionResearcher Carolyn Maher leads a whole class discussion after the students' exploration of the problem: Which is larger, one fourth or one ninth, and by how much? Several students described their...

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TitleContinuing to explore fraction comparisons, Clip 4 of 7: Michael and Brian find four models to compare one half and three fourths

DescriptionIn the fourth clip Michael and Brian worked together to compare one half and three fourths. Michael built a model of an orange and red train, two dark green rods, and four light green rods. He then...