The students apply what they learned in Episodes 1-2 (drawing a picture, finding the area of the new garden in different ways, and writing arithmetic equations) when both the length and width of the original garden is increased by 4 meters.
Episode Supports
Focus Questions
For use in a classroom, pause the video and ask this question:
[Pause the video at 0:59] Find the area of the new garden when the length and width are each increased by 4 m. Try using each of the methods described by Mauricio and Emily.
Supporting Dialogue
[Pause the video at 5:35] Emily and Mauricio have written several expressions: 11 • 7; (7 + 4) × (3 + 4); and 4 • 3 + 7 • 3 + 7 • 4 + 4 • 4. For each expression, take turns with a partner to explain what each number and operation means related to the drawing.
