Grade
1
Same & Different: The Path Less Taken
![A: three benches lined up next to each other. B: two flowerpots, 2 benches, and 3 more flowerpots all lined up next to each other.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/tE4HiRz8A4sDzLnVxTwEmhT2YHuRvzZpDRJ43CXbmMa4fUzhud.png?itok=5efMqJOv)
![A key to the main image. A bench is equal to 5 steps. A flowerpot is equal to 1 step.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/tXXsO9xZ5Mm9DWjog4tVFd7BfnJVKczoA7TnXkUGPWblBKvrll.png?itok=I4q-aY3Q)
Look at path A and path B. What do you notice?
- What is mathematically the same about path A and path B, and what is different?
- Path A and path B are the same because …
- Path A and path B are different because …
- Draw a third path. You might show benches and flowerpots on your path.
Explain how your path is the same as path A and path B, and how it is different.
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