Assessment

Cat Food

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Determine the right mix of cans of cat food. The resource consists of an assessment task to determine the cost to feed two cats for a specific number of days and requires scholars to interpret remainders within a context. The resource contains the results of the task in a nationally normed math assessment.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have individuals share the way they calculated the cost of the cat food
  • Give the class a similar type task several days later to guage progress
Classroom Considerations
  • Cass members should already be familiar with operating with fractions
Pros
  • Contains sample work scored using the rubric
  • Includes instruction suggestions based upon common errors
Cons
  • The solution strategies on the rubric contain dollar signs were they are not needed