E – M – RT7

Julio told his teacher that there are four possible arrays for an area of 36 cm². Is the student correct? How do you know?

E – I – ID6

Some students use the school bus to go to and from school, while others walk or bike. There are fluctuations from day-to-day. How can we monitor these fluctuations without using larger numbers.

P – EC – RT7

Two students were estimating the number of people on the playground. One student used a referent of 5 while another student used a referent of 20. How could both referents be appropriate? Explain your thinking.

P – EC – RT8

When estimating a large number of people, Janie asked people to gather into groups of 10. What would Janie’s reasoning be for asking people to group? Could she have grouped them in other ways?

P – EC – RT9

Taylor and Sam estimated the number of people in line for hockey tickets. Both used referents of 20, but they had different estimates. How is this possible if they used the same referent?

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