Routines for Reasoning Capturing Quantities – Exploring Magnitudes

GOALS Today we are learning how to find quantities and relationships in word problems and diagrams. We are going to talk to others to clarify our own thinking about the math problem.

Thinking Goals Think about a problem like a mathematician. Thinking Questions: What can be measured, what can be counted? What relationships can I find? How can I represent my thinking?

Candle Company A candle company puts 10 candles in a single package. They then place 10 packages of candles in a box. A crate is 10 boxes of candles. A truck can hold 100 crates of candles. How many candles can be shipped on 3 trucks?

Candle Company A candle company puts 10 candles in a single package. They then place 10 packages of candles in a box to be shipped. A crate is 10 boxes of candles. A truck can hold 100 crates of candles. How many candles can be shipped on 3 trucks? Sentence Starters: “The number of ….” “The amount of …” “ We saw that _________ relates to ________”

Candle Company Diagram Sentence Starters: A candle company puts 10 candles in a single package. They then place 10 packages of candles in a box to be shipped. A crate is 10 boxes of candles. A truck can hold 100 crates of candles. How many candles can be shipped on 3 trucks? Diagram Sentence Starters: “We showed _______ by ___________.” We used the _____ relationship to _____.”

Reflection “This math problem helped me to see _______________.”