Anchor paper 79

Overall Achievement Level: 
apprentice
Student Number: 
2

Anchor Papers: 

Problem Solving

apprentice

Problem Solving Rationale

<p>The student's strategy of making a table for boats and fish would work to solve the task but the fish column only represents the fish caught by one friend per boat and not two friends per boat. The student’s answer, "The answer is 18 fish," is incorrect.</p>

Reasoning and Proof

apprentice

Reasoning Proof Rationale

<p>The student has a flaw in their reasoning. The running total of fish in the second column in the student's table only represents three fish per friend and not six fish for two friends. </p>

Communication Level

apprentice

Communication Rationale

<p>The student correctly uses the mathematical term <i>table</i>.</p>

Connections Level

novice

Connections RationaleAnchor paper 79

<p>The student does not make a mathematically relevant observation about their solution.</p>

Representation

apprentice

Representation Rationale

<p>The student's table is appropriate but not accurate. The fish column has incorrect data. The data should represent 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 fish.</p>