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DescriptionAmy Martino introduced division of fractions by asking students to describe how many white rods equal an orange and red train. She then asked the students to name the white rod if the orange and red...
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Date Created1993
DescriptionDuring this small group activity, the students revisited the task: Which is larger, 1/2 or 1/3, and by how much? Some of the students attempted to solve the task using balance beams, but most reverted...
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DescriptionIn the fifth clip Michael and Brian extended their model using the orange and red train to show thirds and twelfths in addition to fourths. They showed that the difference between two thirds and three...
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DescriptionIn the fourth clip researcher Carolyn Maher asked the students to each come up and take a turn placing some fractions on the number line. She called on Gregory to come up first. He placed a one half...
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DescriptionIn the second clip, researcher Carolyn Maher asked the students what the model that was next in size would look like. Brian said that it would equal the length of twenty-four white rods. The...
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Date Created1993
DescriptionThe students work on the task: If the orange rod is called fifty, what number name would I give the white rod? Sarah and Beth offer an answer immediately, and are questioned by researcher Amy Martino...
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DescriptionIn the fifth clip, researcher Carolyn Maher called the class together. At the overhead, Erin, Jackie, and Jessica had built the six and twelve centimeter models. The researcher asked the class to...
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DescriptionDuring this session, conducted as a whole class discussion, Researcher Carolyn Maher revisited the problem that the students had worked on during the previous three sessions: Which is larger, two...
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DescriptionDuring this session, conducted as a whole class discussion, Researcher Carolyn Maher revisited the problem that the students had worked on during the previous three sessions: Which is larger, two...
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DescriptionMeredith works with her partner, Michael, as they attempt to write a number sentence that describes how many one sixths are in one. After some discussion with Michael and Amy Martino about the correct...
