A Castle or a Ranch?
Explore Multiplicative Comparison problem situations with the Original Value Unknown along with Avi as he figures how his sister has mastered their favorite game.
How is she able to triple the number of coins she has?
Mathematizing Story Map (Multiplicative Comparison)
A Castle or a Ranch? Story (Powerpoint slides)
A Castle or a Ranch? Story (Google slides)
Lakshmi Takes It All
Explore Multiplicative Comparison problem situations with the Scale Factor Unknown along with Avi as he learns that being a nice guy is better than winning. Sometimes.
How did being a nice guy cause Avi to lose the game?
Mathematizing Story Map (Multiplicative Comparison)
Lakshmi Takes It All Story (Powerpoint slides)
Lakshmi Takes It All Story (Google slides)
Baba Knows What’s Important
Explore Multiplicative Comparison problem situations with the Resulting Value Unknown along with Priya as she realizes that father really does know best.
Does her father know how special this game day is?
Mathematizing Story Map (Multiplicative Comparison)
Baba Knows What’s Important Story (Powerpoint slides)
Baba Knows What’s Important Story (Google slides)
More Mathematizing Story Maps Coming Soon!
Each Tuesday we release a new set of Mathematizing Story Maps, one for each problem situation seen here. This week we explore Multiplicative Comparison problem situations.
Next week we share a set of Combination problem situations that help students learn to model their thinking.
