Exploring Mass and Equal Shares in 3rd Grade Math

In this video tutorial, students complete lesson 112, focusing on equal groups. They need materials like dice, paper, and counters. The activity involves preparing paper nests and using dice to determine the number of nests and counters. Students practice multiplication and division through examples and are instructed to complete the activity three times, documenting their work for submission on Schoology.

What items are needed from the math kit for this activity?

• Two dice, a piece of paper, and 36 counters

• Colored pencils, a sharpener, and an eraser

• A calculator, a ruler, and a pencil

• A notebook, markers, and glue

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CCSS.2.MD.A.1

What alternative items can be used if you do not have enough counters?

• Coins or buttons

• Stones or shells

• All of the above

• Cheerios or small Lego pieces

How many smaller pieces of paper are created by making two equal cuts and then cutting each in half?

• Four pieces

• Three pieces

• Six pieces

• Eight pieces

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CCSS.3.G.A.2

How are the quarter sheets of paper used in the activity?

• As bird nests

• As wrapping paper

• As leaves

• As decoration

What is the purpose of rolling one die initially in the activity?

• To find out how many times to repeat the activity

• To choose the color of the paper

• To decide how many counters to place

• To determine the number of nests to use

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CCSS.7.SP.C.8C

If you roll a four and a two on the second roll, how many counters will you need?

• Six counters

• Eight counters

• Two counters

• Ten counters

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

What mathematical operation is used with the numbers from the two dice in the second roll?

• Division

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What should you do after completing the activity three times?

• Clean up the materials and put them away

• Write a summary of what you learned

• Take a picture of your work and upload it

• Discuss the results with a classmate

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

How many times should the activity be repeated and documented?

• Once

• Four times

• Twice

• Three times

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

What educational platform should the completed activity be uploaded to?

• Schoology

• Google Classroom

• Canvas

• Moodle