Capturing Quantities WHAT Look for and represent quantities

Capturing Quantities WHAT: Look for and represent quantities and relationships WHY: To “think like mathematicians”, find quantities and relationships in word problems and diagrams.

Capturing Quantities Identify Quantities & Relationships Create Diagrams Discuss Diagrams Reflect on learning

Identify Quantities & Relationships Ask yourself… § What can I count or measure in this situation? Carolina’s Banana Pudding Recipe • • • 2 cups sour cream 5 cups whipped cream 3 cups vanilla pudding mix 4 cups milk 8 bananas Carolina is making her special banana pudding recipe. She is looking for her cup measure, but can only find her quarter cup measure. How many quarter cups does she need for the sour cream?

Identify Quantities & Relationships I can count the number of… Carolina’s Banana Pudding Recipe • • • 2 cups sour cream 5 cups whipped cream 3 cups vanilla pudding mix 4 cups milk 8 bananas I can measure the amount of… Carolina is making her special banana pudding recipe. She is looking for her cup measure, but can only find her quarter cup measure. How many quarter cups does she need for the sour cream?

Identify Quantities & Relationships An important quantity is… Carolina’s Banana Pudding Recipe • • • 2 cups sour cream 5 cups whipped cream 3 cups vanilla pudding mix 4 cups milk 8 bananas A relationship we know is… Carolina is making her special banana pudding recipe. She is looking for her cup measure, but can only find her quarter cup measure. How many quarter cups does she need for the sour cream?

Create a Diagram Ask yourself… § How can I represent the important quantities and relationships? Carolina’s Banana Pudding Recipe • • • 2 cups sour cream 5 cups whipped cream 3 cups vanilla pudding mix 4 cups milk 8 bananas Carolina is making her special banana pudding recipe. She is looking for her cup measure, but can only find her quarter cup measure. How many quarter cups does she need for the sour cream?

Create a Diagram Share your diagram. Together, create a diagram that you think best represents the important problem information How did you represent…? Carolina’s Banana Pudding Recipe • • • 2 cups sour cream 5 cups whipped cream 3 cups vanilla pudding mix 4 cups milk 8 bananas I showed… by … Carolina is making her special banana pudding recipe. She is looking for her cup measure, but can only find her quarter cup measure. How many quarter cups does she need for the sour cream?

Discuss Diagrams Ask yourself… What quantities or relationships do you see in this diagram? Where do you see a quantity or relationship in this diagram? They represented … by…

Meta-Reflection A. When looking for quantities in a word problem, I learned to… B. When analyzing a diagram, I learned to pay attention to… because… A. When identifying relationships, I learned to ask myself…