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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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DescriptionIn the second clip, David and Meredith worked on building models to represent their solution to the problem: Which is larger, two thirds or three quarters, and by how much. David first built two...
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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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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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DescriptionIn the last of five clips from a single class session, the researcher reviews with the students how to place whole numbers on a number line. The students are then asked to decide about the placement...
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DescriptionIn the fourth of five clips from a single class session, we see two students, Jessica and Andrew, placing unit fractions, ranging from 1/10 to 1/2, on a number line segment with endpoints labelled 0...
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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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DescriptionResearcher Carolyn Maher began the session in clip 1 by stating that the class was discussing rulers at the end of the prior session. The researcher pointed out that rulers may be constructed...
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DescriptionIn this clip researcher Carolyn Maher asked Graham what his argument would be for why two fourths could be labeled one half. He replied that one half plus one half would equal a whole and that two...
