Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee Firefighter Allocation
In this learners are asked to write an equation to solve a real-world problem. There are two natural approaches to this task. In the first approach, students have to notice that even though there is one variable, namely the number of...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee,ns,rp; 8.ee,f Pennies to Heaven
The goal of this task is to give students a context to investigate large numbers and measurements. Students need to fluently convert units with very large numbers in order to successfully complete this task. The total number of pennies...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Final Assessment Day: Equations and Inequalities
Sixth graders show what they know about equations and inequalities.