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Activity Overview

Students use calculators, whole-number division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction to generate mathematical expressions that describe the relationships between dividends, divisors, quotients, and remainders.

Before the Activity

  • See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity
  • Print student activity sheet pages 1 - 5 from the attached PDF file for your class

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    		During the Activity

    		Distribute the pages to the class.

    Follow the activity procedures:
  • Determine how many carnations to order and what size bunches to make, to have five carnations left over
  • Use calculator, counting cubes, and counting sticks to explore solutions
  • Use the data to describe the relationship between the dividends and divisors that result in the remainder 5
  • Use words, numbers, and operation symbols to describe the patterns
  • Repeat the activity to determine the number of flowers to order to make bunches of 8 flowers without having any flower left


    		After the Activity

  • Review student results
  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary

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    Subject Area:
    Math : Elementary Math : Algebraic Thinking
    Math : Elementary Math : Number Operations
    Math : PreAlgebra : Number Sense and Operations
    Math : Middle Grades Math : Number Sense
    Math : Middle Grades Math : Algebraic Thinking

    Author:
    Texas Instruments

    Level:
    5-8, K-4

    Activity Time:
    60 Minutes

    Device:
    TI-10, TI-15 Explorer™

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    Other:
    This is Activity 4 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Uncovering Math with Manipulatives, the TI-10, and the TI-15 Explorer

    The following materials are required for this activity:

  • Pencils
  • Cubes, sticks, etc.


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