Are there more white cars or red cars? Are there more white cars or blue cars?

January 30, 2021February 25, 2021 Trent Zhang

Are there more white cars or red cars? Are there more white cars or blue cars?

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For Teachers

Ask

Are there more white cars or red cars?

Are there more white cars or blue cars?

How do you know?

What do you notice that can help you decide?

Grades

1, 2, 3

Big Ideas

Seeing mathematics in the world

Attending to and using structure

Comparing quantities

Decomposing and using benchmarks to estimate

Extend

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

Are there more cars or empty spaces? How do you know?