Grade
2
Same & Different: How Tall Are They?
Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?
![A. shows a brick wall with 12 rows and 3 columns.Three kids are standing in front of the brick wall. The first child is 8 bricks tall. The second child is 10 bricks tall. The third child is 6 bricks tall. B. shows a brick wall with 6 rows and 3 columns. Three kids are standing in front of the brick wall. The first child is 4 bricks tall. The second child is 5 bricks tall. The third child is 6 bricks tall.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/bf70lUrDWUbNh2qbUdoubGfRgD35jGDRuaN8Jlokppf6THgesM.png?itok=4hsCnuQE)
- 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 …
- Make a third picture that shows something measured.
Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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