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Comparing Firefighter Coats
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Transcript
Andre: His buckles are orange and his buckles are yellow.
Melanie: I know something else that’s different (points). These things are different too!
Jay: No, they aren’t.
Andre: Yeah! One’s darker and one’s lighter.
Melanie: And also because yours has (moves to touch one of the coats) like a shape like that and his (points to other coat) is like a shape like that. And he writed his name on that (pointing to a place on the coat), and you didn’t write your name on that (pointing to a place on the other coat).
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Benchmark Description | How Benchmark Was Met |
|---|---|---|
| Language Arts 4.B.EC |
Communicate needs, ideas and thoughts. | Andre and Melanie tell what they have observed. Andre supports one of Melanie’s comments about differences between the two coats when Jay disagrees with her. |
| Mathematics 7.B.EC |
Show understanding of and use comparative words. | Andre uses the terms “darker” and “lighter” to compare objects. Melanie uses the words “did” and “didn’t.” |
| Science 12.C.EC |
Make comparisons among objects that have been observed. | Andre, Jay, and Melanie discuss several ways in which the two coats differ from each other. |
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