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Names: Doreen Johnson, Holly MacLaughlin,
and Bette Rodibaugh
Grade
Level: 1st Content Area:
Measurement and Estimation
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Standard(s) addressed: NCTM standard addressed: Measurement
2.3.3A,
2.3.3F, 2.1.3A
Problem
Name: Hopper’s New Cage
Problem: Mrs. Smith’s class just got a pet rabbit
named Hopper.
They
need to choose a cage.
Which
cage has the most area on which the rabbit can hop?
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D
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B
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C
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Problem Name: Hopper’s
New Cage
Grade
Level: 1st Content
Area: Measurement and Estimation
Directions:
Listen
to the
story as the teacher reads.
Solve the problem.

Ring (circle) the letter of your answer.
Write how you got your answer.


Write.
Problem
Name: Hopper’s New Cage
Grade
Level: 1st Content
Area: Measurement and Estimation
Problem
Solution:
Answer
to Question:
Cage
D has the most area.
Possible
Explanations:
1. I counted the squares and there were 6. 6 is more than 4 or
5.
2. I counted the squares in each cage.
Cage A has 5 squares.
Cage B has 5 squares.
Cage C has 4 squares.
Cage D has 6 squares.
Cage
D has the most.
Problem
Name: Hopper’s New Cage
Grade
Level: 1st Content
Area: Measurement and Estimation
Specific
Rubric:
5: Advanced Understanding, Excellent
Correct answer; correct and complete
explanation
“I counted 6 squares. 6 is more than 5 or 4; or 6 is the most. ”
4: Satisfactory Understanding
Correct answer; correct but
incomplete explanation
“I counted 6 squares. It’s more.”
3: Almost Satisfactory Understanding
Correct answer; incorrect or
incomplete explanation
“I counted the sides.”
“I looked.”
Incorrect answer; correct and
complete explanation
2: Partial Understanding
Correct answer; no explanation
Incorrect answer; incorrect or
incomplete explanation
1: Minimal Understanding
Incorrect answer; no explanation or
nonsense explanation
0: Incorrect Understanding
No answer; no explanation
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