Read the whole-number scale
Use endpoints and interval size to locate a target. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
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Use endpoints and interval size to locate a target. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Identify neighboring values on a fixed scale. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Use relative position to compare consecutive values. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Relate the midpoint of a 0-to-20 line to equal distances. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Explain why a location is measured in intervals. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Distinguish position from the difference between positions. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Represent a return movement and its remaining distance. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Use complementary distances as evidence for a placement. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Connect equal halves with a midpoint as supported enrichment. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.
Explain subtraction on a line with larger endpoints. Explore a model, explain the relationship, and try it with physical materials.