Big Ideas: Grade 4 Factors and Area Models
Big Ideas: Grade 4
Relationships
Between Variables
Problems (tasks which students do not already have the tools to solve) precede teaching of the focal mathematics necessitated by the problem.
That is, the major point of a problem is to raise questions that can be answered and encourage students to use their intuition to address the questions before learning new mathematical ideas (Deslauriers et al., 2019).
From the 2023 CA Framework
Use the games to fill out the table
| Number of blocks | Number of different rectangle models |
|---|---|
How many different ways can you make a rectangle model of 9 blocks?
Record your answer in the table
How many different ways can you make a rectangle model of 10 blocks?
Record your answer in the table
How many different ways can you make a rectangle model of 12 blocks?
Record your answer in the table
Complete the table
| Number of blocks | Number of different rectangle models |
|---|---|
Complete the table
| Number of blocks | Number of different rectangle models |
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| 3 | |
Complete the table
| Number of blocks | Number of different rectangle models |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | |
Complete the table
| Number of blocks | Number of different rectangle models |
|---|---|
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 6 |
Camilo made a prediction based on the data he collected.
Do you agree or disagree? Explain your thinking.
| Number of blocks | Number of different rectangle models |
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| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
Test your thinking
Big Ideas - Grade 4 Factors and Area Models
By Nigel Nisbet
Big Ideas - Grade 4 Factors and Area Models
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