Mathematical Practices

Which of the following is the correct 7 pieces of information you would put at the top of your paper?

• First Name, Last Initial, Homeroom teacher, Subject, Period, Assignment name and Date

• First Name, Last Name, Homeroom teacher, Subject, Period, Assignment name and Date

• First Name, Last Initial, Homeroom teacher, Subject, Period, Assignment name and Homeroom number.

• First Name, Last Name, Homeroom teacher, Subject, Period, Assignment name and Homeroom number.

This mathematical practice means I am able to talk about math.

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Model with mathematics

• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

This mathematical practice means I am able to use equations to solve and model problems.

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively

• Model with mathematics

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

This mathematical practice means I am able to understand the problem.

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively

• Model with mathematics

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

This mathematical practice means I am able to take what I have learned from one problem and apply it to another.

• Use appropriate tools strategically

• Attend to precision

• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

• Look for and make use of structure

This mathematical practice means I am able to use math language in a precise and exact way.

• Use appropriate tools strategically

• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

• Look for and make use of structure

• Attend to precision

Which mathematical practice would be represented by the question: How could we use symbols to represent what is happening?

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively

• Model with mathematics

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

You are working in a group or with a partner to solve a problem or complete a task. You become a Math Lawyer! When discussing with one another you are able to use correct math vocabulary when discussing your ideas. You are able to communicate and justify your solutions, listen to reasoning of your friends and respond to arguments of others.

• Model with mathematics

• Attend to precision

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

You are working on a problem and you are stuck. You really want to ask your teacher for help, and she or he instructs you to keep thinking. You become a detective and look for evidence on how to solve the problem. You know mistakes are ok, and keep trying other approaches.

• Look for and make use of structure

• Use appropriate tools strategically

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively

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You are solving a problem and are invested in calculating accurately and efficiently. You are able to explain your solutions to your friends using correct math vocabulary. You clearly communicate your reasoning to others.

• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively

• Attend to precision

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them