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6 This set of place-value blocks represents a number. The value of this number can be
represented in many different ways.
Key
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For parts ac, choose Yes or No to show whether the value is equivalent to the number
represented by the place-value blocks.
a. Two hundred forty-five Yes No
b. 200 1 140 1 5 Yes No
c. 3 hundreds 1 40 tens 1 5 ones Yes No
. . .
Part B
When Lina rounded the heights, she got the same number for all four mountains.
When Adam rounded, he got the same number for three of the mountains and a
different number for the fourth. Can they both be correct? Explain why or why not.
Part C
The fifth highest mountain is Makalu. Its height, rounded to the nearest hundred, is
27,800 feet. What is the highest that this mountain can be? How do you know?
Unit 1 Interim Assessment 35
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Interim Assessment Unit 1
The principal of Water Street Elementary School wants a report on the schools progress. She
wants to know each grades totals to the nearest thousand and approximately how close the
school is to reaching one million minutes. Write a letter to the principal describing how close
students are to their goal and estimating how much more time they need. In the letter you
should show your work and explain your reasoning.
1. Persevere Which information given in this problem helped you decide how to begin?
2. Reason Mathematically How does rounding help you to solve this problem?
Solve the problems. 6 This set of place-value blocks represents a number. The value of this number can be
represented in many different ways.
A 9171817
2 A survey reported that 713,298 people B 9,000 1 780 1 7
7 The four tallest mountains in the world are listed below.
visited the local Science Museum last K2 (godwin-Austen) Kangchenjunga everest lhotse
year. How can 713,298 be written in
C 9,000 1 700 1 87 28,251 feet 28,169 feet 29,035 feet 27,939 feet
word form? D 9,000 1 700 1 80 1 7 Part A
A Seventy-one thousand, Write the heights in the boxes to arrange them from greatest to least number of feet.
three hundred twenty-nine
5 Which number sentences are true? 29,035 . 28,251 . 28,169 . 27,939
B Seven hundred thirteen
thousand, two hundred Circle the letter for all that apply.
ninety-eight A 386 1 752 5 1,038 Part B
C Seven hundred thirteen, B 14,000 , 14,999 When Lina rounded the heights, she got the same number for all four mountains.
two ninety-eight When Adam rounded, he got the same number for three of the mountains and a
C 9,787 5 9,000 1 780 1 7 different number for the fourth. Can they both be correct? Explain why or why not.
D Seven hundred thirty thousand,
two hundred ninety-eight D 98,997 . 100,001
It is possible for them to both be correct. If lina rounds to the nearest ten thousand,
she gets 30,000 feet for all four heights. If Adam rounds to the nearest thousand,
he gets 29,000 feet for everest and 28,000 for the others.
Part C
The fifth highest mountain is Makalu. Its height, rounded to the nearest hundred, is
27,800 feet. What is the highest that this mountain can be? How do you know?
The tallest Makalu can be is 27,849 feet. If it were 27,850 feet (or taller), then its
height rounded to the nearest hundred would be 27,900 feet.
DOK: 3 The students at Water Street Elementary School have been given
a Million Minute Reading Challenge. Students record the
Show the original
data and all
Materials: none number of minutes that they read each day and their teachers
find the total for each grade. The chart below shows the number
calculations?
Explain how you
of minutes read in the first four months of the challenge.
made your estimate?
About the Task First Second Third Fourth Fifth Write a complete
grade grade grade grade grade letter?
To complete this task, students use their understanding Number of
98,050 30,451 100,870 145,689 120,270
Minutes
of place value to round numbers and add large numbers. The principal of Water Street Elementary School wants a report on the schools progress. She
Students analyze information provided in a chart, wants to know each grades totals to the nearest thousand and approximately how close the
school is to reaching one million minutes. Write a letter to the principal describing how close
interpret their calculations, make a prediction, and students are to their goal and estimating how much more time they need. In the letter you
should show your work and explain your reasoning.
provide a reasonable argument to explain their answer.
reflect on Mathematical Practices
Getting Students Started
After you complete the task, choose one of the following questions to answer.
Read the problem out loud with students. Ask students 1. Persevere Which information given in this problem helped you decide how to begin?
if they can write the number one million on paper or at 2. Reason Mathematically How does rounding help you to solve this problem?
Scoring Rubric
4 points The students answer is accurate and the explanation given in the letter is complete and easy to understand.
Numbers are rounded correctly and then added without error. The letter shows a good understanding of
estimation and it includes a greeting and signature.
3 points The students answer is accurate. Numbers were rounded correctly and then added without error. The
student may have had difficulty explaining her or his reasoning in the letter provided to the principal.
Language used may imply that the numbers and prediction are exact rather than estimates.
2 points The students answer is incorrect. Rounding or addition is shown with errors. A letter is provided with some
of the required elements.
1 point The students answer is incorrect. There are errors in rounding and adding, or no work is shown. The prediction
for when the goal is reached is either incorrect or missing. The letter is incomplete or does not include an
explanation of how the student found the answer.