Anchor paper 77
Anchor Papers:
Problem Solving
novice
Problem Solving Rationale
<p>The student's strategy of using a diagram to show three boats with two friends in a boat catching two fish each, three friends in a boat catching three fish and six friends in a boat catching six fish would not work to solve this task. The student's answer, "48 fish," is not correct.</p>
Reasoning and Proof
novice
Reasoning Proof Rationale
<p>The student does not show any correct conceptual understanding of the problem. It appears that the student confuses three fish with three boats and then has the friends catch a number of fish equal to the number of friends in each boat.</p>
Communication Level
practitioner
Communication Rationale
<p>The student correctly uses the mathematical terms <i>diagram</i> and <i>key</i>. Although the diagram represents incorrect data, the use of the communication terms is correct.</p>
Connections Level
novice
Connections RationaleAnchor paper 77
<p>The student does not make a mathematically relevant observation about their solution.</p>
Representation
apprentice
Representation Rationale
<p>The use of a diagram is appropriate to this task but the student's work is not correct. The student does not represent six boats with two friends in each boat and each friend catching three fish.</p>