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Students will explore the idea that different rectangles can have the same area. Therefore, rectangles that have the same area do not necessarily have the same length and width.
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Spark
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Sense Making
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During Moves
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[accordion-item title=”Student Approach #1: Guess and Check with a Concrete Model”]
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Next Moves
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Show students the following reveal video:
Here is a final screenshot from the video revealing the different possibilities.
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Provide students an opportunity to reflect on their learning by offering these consolidation prompts to be completed independently.
Consolidation Prompt #1:
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Consolidation Prompt #2:
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We suggest collecting this reflection as an additional opportunity to engage in the formative assessment process to inform next steps for individual students as well as how the whole class will proceed.
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