Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.3C Grade 4 CPI 2

 

Standard: 4.3 - Patterns and Algebra

 

Strand: C - Modeling

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will construct and solve simple open sentences involving any one operation (e.g., 3 x 6=_, n = 15 ¸ 3,  3 x __ = 0,  16 – c = 7).

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        In an assessment situation, groups of students are asked to describe in words the situation of four people sharing a five dollar bill found on the way to school, and then to transform it to symbolic form using pictures, symbols or letters.

 

·        Students want to help the New Jersey environment and raise money at the same time. They discover that in two bordering states (New York and Delaware), plastic soda bottles can each be turned in for a 5 cent refund. They write an equation which represents the amount of money they will receive for b bottles. Students answer questions such as How much money will we get for 25 bottles? and How many bottles will we need to make $10?

 

·        Additional Framework Activities

 

Kidspiration Activity:

 

·        Math Puzzles

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