EPISODE · Oct 24, 2023 · 28 MIN
Ep 175: The Most Sophisticated Division Strategy
from Math is Figure-Out-Able! · host Pam Harris
Division is figure-out-able! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the most sophisticated strategy for division and precursors that students can begin developing in the fourth grade!Talking Points:An Equivalent Ratios Problem StringPrecursor relationshipsScaling up or Scaling downWhat makes Equivalent Ratios the most sophisticated strategy for division4th grade can begin to reason about division using the "bigger, smaller thing" to reason about division5th grade can begin to reason about equivalence Relational thinkingSee Ep 64 and 132 for more on equivalent ratios!Checkout mathisfigureoutable.com/relational-thinking for free exercises to develop the equivalent ratios strategy..Check out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC
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Division is figure-out-able! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the most sophisticated strategy for division and precursors that students can begin developing in the fourth grade! Talking Points: An Equivalent Ratios Problem StringPrecursor relationshipsScaling up or Scaling downWhat makes Equivalent Ratios the most sophisticated strategy for division4th grade can begin to reason about division using the "bigger, smaller thing" to reason about division5th grade can begin to reason about equi...
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