Grade
1

Same & Different: Numbers on a Line

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. shows a yellow number line. It starts at 60 then has 3 missing numbers. It ends at 100. B. shows a green number line. It starts at 80 then has 3 missing numbers. It ends at 100.
  1. How are pictures A and B mathematically the same, and how are they different?
    • A and B are the same because …
    • A and B are different because …
  2. Make a third picture that shows a number line. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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