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Gr 5_NBT_DecimalsOrdering_Problem_Critique_BattingOrders

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Batting Orders is a task designed for fifth graders developing skills with decimals. Students must critique a student response that has to order three decimals from least to greatest. The decimals all go to thousandths place value. Students must be able to compare the decimals and order them. The task uses argumentation language by asking students to state a claim and consider warrants.

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Gr 5_NBT_DecimalsRounding_Problem_Critique_DifferentIdeas

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Different Ideas is a problem designed for fifth-grade students to understand rounding decimals to the nearest hundredth. Two responses are given as to what a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth is and students are to critique the response and choose a side. The task uses argumentation language when specifically asking for the claim and evidence.

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Gr 5_NBT_DecimalsOrdering_FamilyOfTasks_Critique_OrderingDecimalsWithZeroDigits

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Ordering Decimals with Zero Digits is a family of tasks on decimals to help fifth graders understand if decimals with more zero digits are greater than those without zero digits. In the first example given, the zeros are in the hundredths and thousandths place values, and the decimals to be ordered have the same number in the tenths place. In the second example, the ones, tenths, and hundredths place values are the same, while the zeros lie in the thousandths and ten-thousandths place. Both examples provide multiple variations and extensions to enforce stronger critiques of the given responses and to contain argumentation language.

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Gr 5_NBT_DecimalsEquivalence_Problem_Critique

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This task is designed for fifth graders and uses a visual picture of a 100% block. It asks students to critique two student responses that state how much of the block is shaded. Each student takes a different approach, but essentially states equivalent answers. One student looks at all of the pieces individually, as 23 ones, and the other student looks at the pieces like place values, as 2 tens and 3 ones. Students must recognize that these are two different ways to arrive at the same answer. Students are asked to draw pictures and use words to explain how the two students came about the answer in different ways.This task is an excellent example of how students may use different interpretations and methods to solve the same problem.

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Gr 5_NBT_DecimalsDivision_FamilyOfTasks_Critique_DividingByADecimal

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Dividing by a Decimal is a family of tasks on decimals to help fifth graders understand decimal division. Students are given a statement where a whole number is divided by a decimal and are to critique the provided answer. Different variations of the question are provided with scaffolding and argumentation language to promote stronger critiques of the response that include a claim and evidence.

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Gr 5_NBT_DecimalsComparing_FamilyOfTasks_Critique_ComparingDecimals

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The task, Comparing Decimals, is created for fifth graders working on reading decimals and learning about place value of decimals. Students are asked to compare two decimals. The task offers two different variations: students are asked to either critique the correct answer or critique an incorrect answer. The incorrect response addresses a common error in which students believe a number to be larger based on the number of digits visible or based on larger digits after the decimal point. The task includes argumentation language including claim and warrants.

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Gr 5_MD_MeasurementAreaVolume_Problem_Critique

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This argumentation problem was designed for fifth graders understanding measurement and the relationship between area and volume. Students are given a visual representation of a floor plan, as well as the area and volume, and must critique the reasoning of the given response by investigating if the floor plan will always have the equal area and volume. This task provides a modification to simplify what is being asked of the students and contains argumentation language when asking students to create a claim, state evidence, and work through misconceptions.

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