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.
A key to the main image. A bench is equal to 5 steps. A flowerpot is equal to 1 step.

Look at path A and path B. What do you notice?

  1. 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 …
  2. 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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