Teaching Math: Grades 6-8: Representation


	Applying Representation


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Questions to Consider

How do the representations lead learners toward finding a pattern and analyzing the relationship among the rafts?
What variables are present in this problem?
How do the equations help learners make a generalization for any size raft? For any length of rod?
How is this problem similar to the Frosted Cube Cake problem in Session 4? How is it different?

Watch students tackle this problem




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