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TitleRevisiting construction of large models to compare fractions, Clip 4 of 5: Alan reasons about the third model he constructed

DescriptionIn the fourth of five clips from this classroom session, the researcher, Amy Martino, returned to Alan and questioned him about the third model that he had built for finding the difference between one...

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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 as number, an introduction, Clip 7 of 8: Erik and Alan pose problems as partners

DescriptionIn clip seven, researcher Carolyn Maher told the students to use the remaining class time to challenge their partners with problems using the rods. Erik asked Alan, “If a light green was one third,...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 1 of 8: Assigning number names to rods

DescriptionThis video was recorded during the first of many research sessions in a yearlong study conducted in a fourth grade classroom by researcher Carolyn Maher and colleagues. At the start of this session,...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 5 of 8: What is the unit?

DescriptionIn the fifth of eight clips from this session, researcher Carolyn Maher asked the class to give a number name for the red rod if the brown rod was called one. Danielle explained that it would be...

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TitleFraction as number, an introduction, Clip 8 of 8: Emphasizing precise language in problem posing

DescriptionDuring the eighth and final clip from this session, Meredith and Sarah are working together to make up problems for one another to solve with the rods. Meredith asks Sarah "If you called one...

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1 Analytic found

TitleReviewing rod relationships and the candy bar problem, Clip 6 of 6: Comparing 1/2 and 1/3, David's balance beam

Date Created1993-09-24

DescriptionAs the students were dispersing after class, David called over researcher Carolyn Maher to share his model. He built a balance beam using one vertical and one horizontal rod, placed two light green...

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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 3 of 3: Generating multiple models by doubling

DescriptionIn the third clip researcher Carolyn Maher asked David to share the theory that he had formulated with the class. David, with some assistance from Erik, said that Meredith had originally built a model...

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TitleBuilding large models to show equivalence, an exploration, Clip 3 of 4: Erik justifies a train model for one third

DescriptionIn the third clip David, Meredith, Erik, and Alan worked to build models on the floor using rods. David built a model to test his conjecture, while Erik continued working on the thirty-six centimeter...