Clip 13/41: Standard 3: Construct Arguments & Critiques Using Decimals Day 1
Overview
Mathematically proficient students understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and previously established results in constructing arguments.
Erika Isomura engages her 4th and 5th graders in a mental math talk, inviting multiple iterations of dividing by 10, e.g., 8,000/10, 800/10, 80/10, 8/10, (8/10)/10. She asks students to justify and revise their answers if needed. She reviews norms for whole-class participation, and asks students to evaluate the reasonableness of their results. Erika then presents multiple iterations of dividing 8 by multiples of 10 (e.g., 8/10, 8/100, 8/1,000, 8/10,000), noting similarities and patterns.