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Date Created1990-10-11
DescriptionThis is the first clip of a series of seven of tower problem focusing on 4-tall tower using unifix cubes of two different colors (red and blue). Researcher Martino began by asking what a tower is and...
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Date Created1990-10-11
DescriptionThis is the second clip in a series of seven of building towers four tall problem using red and blue unifix towers. Brian suggests a new tower with two blue and two reds. Jeff said he would build the...
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Date Created1990-10-11
DescriptionThis is the sixth clip in a series of seven of building towers four tall problem using red and blue unifix towers. Another student visited Brian and Jeff’s table and tells them that they got sixteen...
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Date Created1990-10-11
DescriptionIn this edited clip, Stephanie answers questions from Researcher Amy Martino about her problem solving on the three-tall selecting from two colors towers problem. Stephanie explains how she used her...
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TitleBuilding Towers, Selecting from two colors for Guess My Tower, Clip 5 of 5: Sharing with the Group
Date Created1993-02-26
DescriptionIn this final clip, an exuberant Stephanie presents her understanding of the “doubling rule” to the group of students ( Matt, Michelle I, Michelle R, Milin and Robert) who assembled around a...
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TitleBuilding Towers, Selecting from two colors for Guess My Tower, Clip 2 of 5: Does the Number Double?
Date Created1993-02-26
DescriptionIn the 2nd of 5 clips, Stephanie and Matt, two fifth grade students are attempting to find all possible towers four cubes tall when selecting from two colors as the sample space for Question 2 of the...
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Date Created1993-02-26
DescriptionIn the first of five clips, Milin and Michelle I, two fifth grade students are attempting to find all possible towers three cubes tall when selecting from two colors as the sample space for Question 1...
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Date Created1993-02-26
DescriptionIn clip three of five, Milin, a fifth grade student, shares his inductive argument for building towers up to 3 cubes tall with researcher Carolyn Maher and his partner, Michelle I. Michelle in turn...
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Date Created1993-02-26
DescriptionIn clip 4 of 5, fifth grade student Matt shares his understanding of Milin’s inductive argument with Robert and Michelle R. who, up to this point, found twelve, four-tall towers. Stephanie...
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Date Created1990-10-11
DescriptionDuring this session, the students begin by working on the following problem: “Stephen has a white shirt, a blue shirt and a yellow shirt. He has a pair of blue jeans and a pair of white jeans. How...
