Yard of Snickers

5.NF.1

5.NF.3

5.NF.6 – Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers.

adding or multiplying fractions, units of measurement

Act 1

What do you notice?  What do you wonder?

Focus Questions:  Will the amount of candy bars in the box line up to be a yard (36 inches)?  What happens when you measure the candy bars by length?  What happens when you measure the candy bars by width?

Act 2

Act 3

 

EXTENSION

Act 2 – if you measured the width of the candy bar

Act 3  – for the total width of all the candy bars