Grade
2

Same & Different: Picnic Paths

Look at the two pictures. What do you notice?

A: an ant walking a path to a picnic basket. The ant's path has 4 segments. 1 meter, 3 meters, 1 meter, and 3 meters. B: An ant walking a path to a picnic basket. The ant's path has 6 segments. 100 centimeters, 150 centimeters, 100 centimeters, 150 centimeters, 215 centimeters, and 85 centimeters. 1 meter = 100 centimeters.
  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 ants marching to the picnic. Explain how your picture is the same as pictures A and B, and how it is different.
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