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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 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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DescriptionDanielle and Gregory presented their model to represent the solution to the problem: Which is larger one half or one fourth and by how much. They built a model of an orange and dark green train, two...
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DescriptionResearcher Carolyn Maher leads a whole class discussion after the students' exploration of the problem: Which is larger, one fourth or one ninth, and by how much? Several students described their...
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Date Created1993
DescriptionResearcher Amy Martino asked the students to assign a number name to the white rod when the orange rod was called ten. After discussing the problem with their partners, the students joined in a whole...
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Date Created1993
DescriptionIn this clip, researcher Amy Martino leads a class discussion that centers on the task: If I call the orange rod one, what number name would I give two whites? Some students suggest the number name...
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DescriptionIn the fifth and final clip from this session, researcher Carolyn Maher asked Jessica to re-explain her original model. Jessica restated her argument, saying that the model showed that one half was...
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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...
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TitleBuilding large models to show equivalence, an exploration, Clip 1 of 4: Is there a larger model?
DescriptionDuring this session, researcher Carolyn Maher provided the students an opportunity to revisit the task that they had been introduced to during the previous session: Which is larger, two thirds or...
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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...
