Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.
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Students are asked to name at least three measurable attributes of a car and what could be measured for each object, length or weight.
Students describe the measurable attributes of an unsharpened pencil and a sharpened pencil.
Students describe a paper clip in terms of weight and length.
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Using different items available at home (e.g., bag of flour, box of detergent) students are estimating, measuring and comparing the weight of these items. They examine if "bigger" also means "heavier" and try to find out how to weigh an object that is too big for a bathroom scale.
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