Which is more?

How do you know?

How did you see it?

What did you notice that helped you compare?

1, 2, 3, 4

Attending to and using structure

Comparing quantities

Equal means the same

Composing and decomposing number

Relating part and whole

Composing and decomposing with shapes

After the class has discussed the questions above, you can extend this activity by posing the following question:

How could you change the rods so that both sides were equal?