Grade
3

Same & Different: Hopping Hare

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A. A hare hops along a line. The first jump is 28 inches. The second jump is 13 inches. B. A hare hops along a line. The first jump is 21 inches. The second jump is 20 inches.
  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 drawing that shows the distance of a rabbit’s hops. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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