DescriptionAmy Martino leads a whole class discussion during which they talk about ways of writing number sentences for two problems: 1) How many one sixths are in one? and 2) How many one twelfths are in one?...
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...
DescriptionIn this short clip, James explains to Robert B. Davis his solution to the problem: Which is larger, one fourth or one ninth, and by how much? After some questioning, he explains that the train (i.e.,...
DescriptionIn the second of five clips from a follow-up interview about his participation in Informal Mathematics Learning (IML), an after-school enrichment program, Ariel, an 8th grade student in an urban...
DescriptionIn the third of five clips from a follow-up interview, 8th grade student, Ariel, revisits his reasoning from his 7th grade experience in an after-school enrichment session in an urban middle school....
DescriptionIn the fifth of six clips from an after-school enrichment session in an urban middle school, James, a 7th grade boy completing a unit about linear functions, has finished his written solution for the...
DescriptionIn the fourth of six clips from an after-school enrichment session in an urban middle school, James, a 7th grade boy completing a unit about linear functions, continues his work on the Museum problem....
DescriptionIn the last of six clips from an after-school enrichment session in an urban middle school,
James, a 7th grade boy completing a unit about linear functions, is asked by researcher Markus Hahkioniemi...
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...
DescriptionIn the second clip, Kimberly and Audra worked together on the task: Which is larger one half or three fourths. Kimberly built a model using an orange and red train, two dark green rods, and four light...