Unit 6 - Lesson 15 - Grade 3: Illustrative Mathematics

You arrived at the fair!Entry to the fair is $9 a person. You went there with 6 other people. How much did it cost your group to enter the fair?

How did you start your day? (Choose one.)You arrived at the giant pumpkin weigh-off at 11:12 a.m. and left at 12:25 p.m. How long were you there? You spent 48 minutes at the carnival and left at 12:10 p.m. What time did youget to the carnival?

What was next? (Choose one.)You visited a barn with 7 sheep. The sheep drink 91 liters of water a day, each sheep drinking about the same amount. How much does each sheep drink a day? You visited a life-size sculpture of a cow made of butter. The butter cow weighs 273 kilograms, which is 277 kilograms less than the actual cow. How much does the actual cow weigh?

Before you went home . . .You stopped for some grilled corn on the cob. On the grill, there were 54 earsof corn arranged in 9 equal rows. How many ears of corn were in each row?

As you visit the posters with your partner:Look for a problem that was solved using a strategy that is different from yours. What made it different? Describe the strategy.

As you visit the posters with your partner:Look for ways that your classmates made their thinking and the math work clear to you. Describe at least three things they did or showed on the posters.