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Read the following scenario and then justify how both connec…

Read the following scenario and then justify how both connections and communication are evident in the scenario.  Mr. Patel takes his first graders on a “shape hunt” around the classroom. Students use clipboards to sketch examples of circles, triangles, and rectangles they find in everyday objects (clock, window, rug). Back in class, they sort their sketches into categories and explain how they knew each shape belonged. Some students argue whether an object is a rectangle or square, supporting their ideas with attributes like “all sides are the same length.” The class then creates a poster of real-world examples of shapes.

Students in EDE 3523 were given the following Problem of the…

Students in EDE 3523 were given the following Problem of the Day to Solve: Chloe was graphing a parallelogram. Chloe graphed point A (1, 2), point B (7, 2), and point C (4, 6); but the coordinates of the fourth point, D, were smudged, so she couldn’t read them. What might her 4th point have been? Identify three possible ordered pairs for Chloe’s fourth point such that one results in a parallelogram that is completely in the first quadrant, one that results in a parallelogram that is partially in the second quadrant, and one that results in a parallelogram partially in the fourth quadrant. After solving the problem, students were asked to write two paragraphs. One paragraph was to focus on how they solved the problem and the other was to focus on why they solved the problem in whichever ways they chose.   Your task is this: Identify three Process Standards that are evident in this scenario and explain two specific ways in which each of the three Process Standards occurred. Additionally, identify which of the NCTM Content Standards is most evident in this scenario.