Binomials Lesson 2 Episode 1 (Teachers)

Making Sense

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Mauricio and Emily make sense of floor plans that architects use to represent rooms in a house. 


Episode Supports

Focus Questions

For use in a classroom, pause the video and ask this question:

[Pause the video at 1:46] What kind of room do you think the floor plan shows? How big do you think it is?

Supporting Dialogue

After watching the video discuss these questions with your partner. How might you measure the size of the room? What unit or units might you use? How would you compare the sizes of two rooms?