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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa Carnival Tickets
The purpose of this task is for students to solve multi-step problems in a context involving a concept that supports financial literacy, namely inflation. Aligns with 4.OA.A.3.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nf How Many Tenths and Hundredths?
Finish the equations to make true statements. The student must really think to encode the quantity in positional notation. Aligns with 4.NF.C.5.
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Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced, a Rei Basketball
In this task, two brothers track how many games they have each won. Students are asked to make calculations based on the percentage of games won. They set up a rational equation (and a rational inequality) in one variable, and then solve...
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Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced Buying a Car
In this task, students are asked to calculate what a car's list price would be in states with different sales taxes. Its purpose is to help students develop familiarity with different ways to solve a problem. Aligns with A-CED.A.1.
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Illustrative Mathematics: A Rei, a Ced Cash Box
In this task, students are asked to construct equations in two variables to determine whether a loose coin beside a ticket box belongs with the money collected for tickets. They must then explain their reasoning. Aligns with A-CED.A and...
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Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced Bernardo and Sylvia Play a Game
In this task about an algebra game, students must create and reason with algebraic inequalities. Aligns with A-CED.A.3 and A-CED.A.1.
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Illustrative Mathematics: Locating Fractions Greater Than One on the Number Line
Students locate fractions greater than one on the number line. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2. or CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard 2. Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram....
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Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Which Is Closer to 1?
Students find which is closer to 1 on the number line, 4/5 or 5/4. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard 2. Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Closest to 1/2
Students find which number is closest to 1/2. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard 2. Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 1 (On the Number Line)
The purpose of this task is to assess whether students understand fractions as being built from unit fractions and whether they can accurately locate fractions on the number line. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard...
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Illustrative Mathematics: Locating Fractions Less Than One on the Number Line
In every part of this task, students must treat the interval from 0 to 1 as a whole, partition the whole into the appropriate number of equal sized parts, and then locate the fraction(s). Aligns with 3.NF.A.2,...
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Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 7/4 Starting From 1, Assessment Variation
Students find 7/4 starting from 1. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.2.a Represent a fraction 1/b on a number line diagram
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Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 1/4 Starting From 1, Assessment Version
The number line below shows two numbers, 0 and 1. Students find 1/4 on this number line. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2; CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.2.a Represent a fraction 1/b on a number line diagram
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Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 1 Starting From 5/3, Assessment Variation
This is the third of three summative assessment tasks for 3.NF.2 that progress in difficulty. Each requires that students understand a fraction as a number on the number line and represent fractions on a number line diagram. Aligns with...
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa Identifying Multiples
The goal of this task is to work on finding multiples of some whole numbers. Aligns with 4.OA.B.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa the Locker Game
The purpose of this instructional task is for students to deepen their understanding of factors and multiples of whole numbers. Aligns with 4.OA.B.4.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md Minutes and Days
What time was it 2011 minutes after the beginning of January 1, 2011? This task requires division of multi-digit numbers in the context of changing units and so illustrates 5.NBT.6 and 5.MD.1.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 5.g Battle Ship Using Grid Paper
The purpose of this task is to give students practice plotting points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane and naming coordinates of points. Aligns with 5.G.A.1.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa Double Plus One
This task is meant to be used in an instructional setting. The task encourages learners to develop the habit of looking for patterns that might hint at some underlying structure as described in Standard for Mathematical Practice 7, Look...
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Illustrative Mathematics: 5.g Meerkat Coordinate Plane Task
The purpose of this task is for students to answer questions about a problem situation by drawing and interpreting the meaning of points that are in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane. Aligns with 5.G.A.2.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 5.g What Is a Trapezoid? (Part 2)
The purpose of this task is for students to compare different definitions for trapezoids. Aligns with 5.G.B.4.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa Numbers in a Multiplication Table
The goal of this task is to encourage students to study the multiplication table, a familiar object, from a novel point of view. Aligns with 4.OA.B.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa Multiples of 3, 6, and 7
This task investigates divisibility properties for the numbers 3, 6, and 7. Aligns with 4.OA.C.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 4.oa Multiples of Nine
This task examines the interesting fact that when a number is divisible by 9 then the sum of its digits is also divisible by 9. Aligns with 4.OA.C.5.