DescriptionIn the ninth of 18 clips from Early Algebra Ideas Involving Two Variables on the second of two consecutive classroom sessions with the class of 6th grade students, the students note that the Truth...
DescriptionIn the tenth of 18 clips from Early Algebra Ideas Involving Two Variables on the second of two consecutive classroom sessions with the class of 6th grade students, the researcher Robert B. Davis asks...
DescriptionAt the start of the first clip, the researcher Carolyn Maher asked the students to solve tasks similar to the ones that they had worked on earlier in the week. She asked Audra to tell her what the...
DescriptionIn the fourth clip from this classroom session, researcher Carolyn Maher led a whole class discussion. She told the class that she gave each of the two adults who were in the room half a chocolate bar...
DescriptionIn the third clip from this classroom session, during the whole class discussion, Sarah and Audra presented their solution to the class. Audra explained that they called the red rod one fourth when...
DescriptionIn the fifth clip from this classroom session, researcher Carolyn Maher asked the class to compare one half and one third and determine which is larger and by how much. The class worked on this...
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...
DescriptionDanielle and Gregory presented their model to represent the solution to the problem: Which is larger one half or one fourth and by how much. They built a model of an orange and dark green train, two...
DescriptionIn the first of five clips from this classroom session, the researcher, Amy Martino, provided the students with an opportunity to briefly discuss a task that they had been working on during the...
DescriptionIn the seventh clip, Erik and Alan worked to extend their model using the orange and red train to show fourths and halves. They concluded that three fourths was larger than two thirds by one twelfth....