Materials List Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning handout (Day 5) Activity: The terms Qualitative and Quantitative reasoning are very new to our students, so the teacher would introduce the terms and develop definitions with the students through the following examples: After this discussion and introduction, the students would work in groups of 3 on the qualitative and quantitative reasoning handout. While they are working, the teacher could walk around monitoring the progress and groups’ elicit group discussion of the following questions to be answered in their interactive journals. What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative reasoning? Possible response: Qualitative reasoning is a broad subjective description and quantitative reasoning is a narrow objective description with a specified numerical difference. How can ratios and rates be described qualitatively? Possible response: Qualitative descriptions are broad, such as, this recipe is sweeter or this car drove faster. How can qualitative reasoning be used to make predictions and comparisons in problems involving ratios and rates? Possible response: Use broad descriptions, such as, this car drives slower and compare it to another amount to make predictions. How can ratios and rates be described quantitatively? Possible response: A quantitative description is specific and is numerically based, such as, Student A earns three times as much as Student B. How can quantitative reasoning be used to make predictions and comparisons in
Materials List Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning handout (Day 5) Activity: The terms Qualitative and Quantitative reasoning are very new to our students, so the teacher would introduce the terms and develop definitions with the students through the following examples: After this discussion and introduction, the students would work in groups of 3 on the qualitative and quantitative reasoning handout. While they are working, the teacher could walk around monitoring the groups’ progress and elicit group discussion of the following questions to be answered in their interactive journals. What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative reasoning? Possible response: Qualitative reasoning is a broad subjective description and quantitative reasoning is a narrow objective description with a specified numerical difference. How can ratios and rates be described qualitatively? Possible response: Qualitative descriptions are broad, such as, this recipe is sweeter or this car drove faster. How can qualitative reasoning be used to make predictions and comparisons in problems involving ratios and rates? Possible response: Use broad descriptions, such as, this car drives slower and compare it to another amount to make predictions. How can ratios and rates be described quantitatively? Possible response: A quantitative description is specific and is numerically based, such as, Student A earns three times as much as Student B. How can quantitative reasoning be used to make predictions and comparisons in
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