Advancing Equity and Strengthening Teaching through Elementary Mathematical Modeling

Reasonable Assumptions

Purpose: Reasonable Assumptions routines support students in making relevant assumptions and decisions, support students in making decisions about how quantities and relationships that aren’t known could be represented in a situation. Learn more by exploring this page.

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This routine helps focus students on developing their observation and problem posing skills.

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