Pacing: 20 minutes for entire activity and synthesis

Activity narrative

The purpose of this activity is for students to use measurement data to make a line plot, and then to solve problems about the data presented in the line plot.
The line plot is blank, so students will choose which whole numbers to label and which fractions to label in between.
They will use their understanding of equivalent fractions (halves, quarters, and eighths) to accurately make the line plot.
Jada’s statement about the eggs that weigh \(1\frac{7}{8}\) ounces is interesting because it uses two fractions referring to different quantities: \(\frac{1}{4}\) is a fraction of the eggs and \(1\frac{7}{8}\) is their weight in ounces.
The focus of the Activity Synthesis is on how students reason about Jada’s statement.
As students reason through Jada’s statement, they critique the reasoning of others.

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