EXPERIENCE 23 How Could It Happen? Number Sense Focus * Multiple representation @ © Mental computation Mathematical Background ‘There are many ways to represent the same number. For example, 8 —3 is auivalent to 4-+ 1. When children realize that equivalent forms exist, they are more likely to look for and use them, Using the Acti In these activities, children construct and generate equivalent relationships. 41. AS a warmup, ask children for different ways to make 6—such as e 442,10-4,3 +3, and 23, Create a list of their suggestions 2. Ineach activity, make sure the children understand the nule for combin- ing numbers. Numbers can be subtracted as long as the answer is a Whole number, Read each question, and help the class find the possible solutions. Talk about why each solution works. Solutions Activity 1 1. 244,541,343, 0r10-4 2. 2-1,3-2,4-3,0r5—4 3555 4. 10-1 5. 0,1,2,3,4,5, 67,89, 11, 13, 14 6 ‘Number SENSE / Grades 1-2x 947,641,443,245,7-0,8-1,009-2 2 phe a ea WayE 9 = 8, 8-7,7=6,6-5,5-4,4-3,3-2, 1,10, and 1 +0, 3. Any 5 odd numbers between 1 and 17 ‘4 Noi there is no way to make an even number in this game. Adding or Subiracting an even number and an odd number always Produces an odd Activity 3 1. 30 +80, 40 +70, and 50 + 60 2 Yes: for example, 40 + 10 = 50 and 60 — 10 = 0, 3. No, because you cannot make 60 by adding or ‘subtracting an odd and ® an even multiple of 10, 4+ Yes, there ae six ways: 40 — 10, 60-30, 80-50, 70 -40, 50-20, and 10 +20, 5. Bight: 150, 130, 110, 90, 70, 50, 30, and 10 Activity 4 1. 0, 10,20, 30, 40 2 40 3. 3,0+0,0~0, 10-10 4 0,2, 8, 10, 12, 18, 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 38, 40 5. 5,15,25,35 Extending the Activities © * Soagest that the children make up mysteries to go with each game. For Szample: “In Activity 1, Barbara got 8 by adding her numbers and’2 by Subtracting them. What could her numbers be?" ignating the numbers and operations. Then have them write a question related to their Number SENSE / Grades 1-2 u7EXPERIENCE 23/ Act How Could It S 3 é S gq Choose Your Numbers! ¥ L(G LRG — a Choose one number from each circle. cle. Add or subtract them. | Happen: ? - Terry chose two numbers and got 6. How did he do it? - Leif got 1. How did he do it? . Becky got 0. How did she do it? - Riki got the largest difference possible. How did he do it? . List all the possible results in this game. Number SENSE / Grades 1=2