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TitleThe infinite number line, Clip 2 of 4: Placing integers on the number line

DescriptionIn the second clip researcher Carolyn Maher stated that the class would be studying pieces of the number line. She referred to the homework from the prior session and stated that the class was...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 7 of 8: Erik and Alan pose problems as partners

DescriptionIn clip seven, researcher Carolyn Maher told the students to use the remaining class time to challenge their partners with problems using the rods. Erik asked Alan, “If a light green was one third,...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 1 of 8: Assigning number names to rods

DescriptionThis video was recorded during the first of many research sessions in a yearlong study conducted in a fourth grade classroom by researcher Carolyn Maher and colleagues. At the start of this session,...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 5 of 8: What is the unit?

DescriptionIn the fifth of eight clips from this session, researcher Carolyn Maher asked the class to give a number name for the red rod if the brown rod was called one. Danielle explained that it would be...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 8 of 8: Emphasizing precise language in problem posing

DescriptionDuring the eighth and final clip from this session, Meredith and Sarah are working together to make up problems for one another to solve with the rods. Meredith asks Sarah "If you called one...

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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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TitleReviewing rod relationships and the candy bar problem, Clip 2 of 6: What is the number name for red when the yellow and light green rod is two? Brian and Jacquelyn

DescriptionIn the second clip from this classroom session, researcher Carolyn Maher posed a challenge. She asked the students to name the red rod if a train of yellow and light green was called two. The...

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TitleDiscovering equivalent fractions and introducing fraction notation, Clip 2 of 5: David and Meredith compare one half and two thirds

DescriptionIn the second clip, researcher Carolyn Maher asked the students to build a model to show which is bigger, two thirds or one half, and by how much. The students worked with their partners to solve the...

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TitleDiscovering equivalent fractions and introducing fraction notation, Clip 1 of 5: Boats and fish, a conversation about building models

DescriptionIn the first clip, researcher Carolyn Maher began the session with a discussion about a model that Mark had made for another class. The model was comprised of a boat, a fish, and two children. The...

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TitleBuilding large models to show equivalence, an exploration, Clip 2 of 4: A doubling conjecture

DescriptionIn the second clip, David and Meredith worked on building models to represent their solution to the problem: Which is larger, two thirds or three quarters, and by how much. David first built two...