Grade 04 Mathematics - EC: M04.B-O.1.1.3

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

M04.B-O.1.1.3 M04.B-O.1.1.3

Solve multi-step word problems posed with whole numbers using the four operations. Answers will be either whole numbers or have remainders that must be interpreted yielding a final answer that is a whole number. Represent these problems using equations with a symbol or letter standing for the unknown quantity.

Activities

It is time for the Kindergarten students to put their blocks away. They have taken 48 blocks out. There are 4 boxes for the blocks to go into. Write an equation to represent how many blocks should go in each box (b), and solve for b.

A van traveled 150 miles in 3 hours. If the van is traveling at a constant speed, how many miles can the van travel in 7 hours?

At the baseball game on Monday you caught 3 fly balls then on Friday during a practice you caught twice as many fly balls. How many fly balls did you catch altogether? Write and solve an equation for (n) the number of fly balls you caught this week.

On the weekend, 30 children decided between going ice-skating and going to the movies. Some were allowed to do both. If 8 children went ice-skating and 11 children did both. Write and solve an equation to find, m, the number of children who just went to the movie.

Your school is hosting a fundraiser dinner, and the cafeteria has a capacity of 140 people. Each table can seat 9 people. If you set up 15 tables, will you be able to seat 140 people at once? Write and solve and equation to show your work. Explain your answer.

There were four 4th grade classes going camping. There were 25 students in each class as well as 4 teachers and 12 parents. If 10 people can sleep in one cabin, how many cabins are needed to accommodate everyone on the trip? Write an equation and solve. Explain.

Answer Key/Rubric

48 ÷ 4 = b

When solved b = 12 blocks that will go in each box

150 ÷ 3 = 50 miles per hours

50 x 7 = 350 miles traveled by the van

9 fly balls total

3 + 2(3) = n

3 + 6 = n

9 = n

11 children just went to the movies

30 – (8 + 11) = m

30 – 19 = 11

15 tables will not be enough.

Student work might include, but is not limited to:

140 ÷ 9 = t

t = 15 r5

You will only be able to seat 135 people (5 extra spots)

This will not be enough because 15 tables will be able to seat 135 people and the cafeteria can fit 140 people

The cafeteria would need one more table to seat all 140 people

12 cabins are needed.

Student work might include, but is not limited to:

(25 x 4 + 12+ 4) ÷ 10 = c

(100 + 16) ÷ 10 = c

116 ÷ 10 = c

11 R 6 = c

You would need 12 cabins to have enough space for everyone.

There is a total of 116 people going on the trip so you would have 11 full cabins and 1 that would have 6 people in it