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The document outlines a collaborative activity for a team to classify numbers, focusing on understanding rational and irrational numbers. It includes instructions for a math engagement exercise where participants must place numbers on a diagram and justify their choices. Additionally, it highlights the role of team members in managing tasks during the activity.

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1 Classifying Numbers

The document outlines a collaborative activity for a team to classify numbers, focusing on understanding rational and irrational numbers. It includes instructions for a math engagement exercise where participants must place numbers on a diagram and justify their choices. Additionally, it highlights the role of team members in managing tasks during the activity.

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1 Classifying

Numbers
Do you know where you are?

▪ Work with a your new team to answer


the following questions and get a
zoomed out view of where we are!

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What are we working on?

8.NS.A.CP - Know that there are numbers


that are not rational, and approximate them
by rational numbers

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Please compare
your CYUQs!
There are
many types of
numbers
With your team, look at the
examples to make
observations and conjectures.
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Now that you have the definitions,
let’s see how you do… with a math
fight!

▪ Pull your chair close to the front bulletin


board.
▪ You will get 1 (or more) number(s)
▪ Decide where on the diagram the number
should fit.
□ Make sure you know WHY you made
your choice!
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Let’s fight (respectfully)!

▪ “I agree with __#__ because…”


▪ “I respectfully disagree with __#__
because…”
□ “I think __#__ should move to…”
▪ “According to the definition…”

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Are repeating
Can we
decimals turn them
rational into
fractions?
numbers?
Some are easy…

0.33… =

0.88… =

But what do we do about the others?

1.244… =
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Repeating Decimals Discovery
Resource Manager Facilitator Task Manager

● Manage materials ● Read the directions ● Make sure everyone


for the team as and problems aloud is writing similar
needed answers
● Make sure everyone
● Call teacher for is part of the ● Make sure that
team questions only conversation everyone is focused
● Make sure everyone ● Keep track of time
agrees before you for the team
write something
down
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