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Bead It!

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Fourth graders use colored beads in two problems and explore the use of proportional reasoning as a problem solving method. Working Students, in groups, explain their reasoning strategies orally, and through drawings.

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proportional reasoning, proportions

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proportional reasoning, math
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Grade
4th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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