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 – RT2

A group of students were learning about using referents when estimating. Some of these students argued that referents should be 10 while others argued that referents should be 100. Are there times when a referent of 10 and a referent of 100 would be helpful? Explain...

P – EC – RT3

You and a friend are asked to estimate the number of attendees at your school’s graduation ceremony. If you were to estimate such a large crowd, how large would your referent be and how would you use it to estimate the number of...

P – EC – RT4

You are asked by your teacher to estimate how many books all of your classmates could fit into their backpacks. How would you determine a referent? What would your estimate be? Explain your thinking.

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