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TitleDivision of Fractions, Clip 1 of 3: How Many One Twelfths are in One?

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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TitleFraction problems, Sharing and number lines, Clip 1 of 3: Sharing candy bars, Introducing the problem

DescriptionIn the first of three clips from a single class session, the researcher asks the 4th grade students to explain the mathematical task of the previous day when each of the three small groups within the...

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TitleAlan's Infinity

DescriptionIn this clip from 4th grade classroom study, students discuss the placement of numbers between zero and one on a number line. A debate ensues as to how many numbers exist between zero and one. Andrew...

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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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TitleFraction problems, Sharing and Number Lines, Clip 1 of 5: Which is more, 1/4th or 1/9th of a candy bar? How much more?

DescriptionIn this clip, the first of five clips from a single class session, the researcher asks the students to review how they were able to show that 1/4 is larger than 1/9 by 5/36. The students had worked...

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TitleIntroducing fraction equivalence and an exploration of fraction comparison, Clip 4 of 4: Finding the number name for the difference between one half and one third

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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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...

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TitleDiscovering equivalent fractions and introducing fraction notation, Clip 5 of 5: Compare one half and two thirds, establishing equivalence

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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TitleBuilding large models to show equivalence, a generalization, Clip 1 of 3: Finding the smallest model

DescriptionAt the start of the session, researcher Carolyn Maher asked the students if they remember working on comparing two thirds and three quarters. She mentioned that she had seen students build more than...

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TitleBuilding large models to show equivalence, a generalization, Clip 2 of 3: Brian's conjecture

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...