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Determine the right mix of cans of cat food. The resource consists of an assessment task to determine the cost to feed two cats for a specific number of days and requires scholars to interpret remainders within a context. The resource contains the results of the task in a nationally normed math assessment.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have individuals share the way they calculated the cost of the cat food
- Give the class a similar type task several days later to guage progress
Classroom Considerations
- Cass members should already be familiar with operating with fractions
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- Contains sample work scored using the rubric
- Includes instruction suggestions based upon common errors
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- The solution strategies on the rubric contain dollar signs were they are not needed