Predicting the Size of the Result

  1. Here is the word problem my partner and I solved:

An apple orchard covers 12 acres. There is a watering spout for every ¼ acre. Are there more or fewer than 12 watering spouts? How do you know? How many watering spouts are there in the orchard?

  1. Here is a picture of my visual that represents the problem:

  1. Here is my equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount:

12 x 4 = F F= 48

There are 12 acres. For every 1/4 there is a watering spout. To get your answer you say 12 acres and 4 water spouts in it which is saying 12 x 4

  1. When predicting my answer, I know my answer will be smaller or larger because…

There is multiple watering spouts per acre, so there must be more than 12 watering spouts

  1. My answer and label is…

Sincerely,

msteigmann

Chanukah Card Activity

This week, we worked on coding Chanukah Cards. Below you will see my creation and what I thought was comfortable and challenging when doing this assignment.

Here is my card:

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/268494792/

What I thought was comfortable about this activity:
I was able to successfully make my code (and it turned out pretty well).
What I thought was challenging about this activity:
 This was my first code so your first code is always challenging.
 Sincerely,
  msteigmann

Solving Word Problems with Fractions

Today in math we continued to work on solving word problems with fractions. When solving word problems we need to draw a visual to represent the problem, write an equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount, show our work, and write the answer with a label. Shown below is what this looks like based on the following word problem:

“Rex is making bread. He combines 1 3/4 cups of white flour and 2 1/3 cups of wheat flour. He adds rye flour to make a total of 5 cups. How much rye flour does he add?”

1) Here is a picture of my visual:

2) Here is a picture of my equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount:

3) Here is a picture of the work I did to solve the problem:

4) My answer and label is…

11/12 cup  of rye

5) Why does drawing a visual help when solving a word problem?
So  you can see how you solved the problem. Also if someone does not get the problem they can see it.

6) How are you feeling about solving word problems with fractions? Is there anything that you still need help with or need to work on further? I feel great because I can solve the problems.

7) We have our Unit 1 test this Friday. Is there anything that you do not understand or want more help with? No there is nothing I need help with.

8) What will you do throughout this week so you are prepared for the test this Friday? Do more word problems so I can improve.

 Sincerely,
msteigmann