: Chocolate Bars
Approach: Station
Resources: 4 paper plates; 3 pictures of chocolate bars (2 units wide, 7 units long); scissors; glue stick.

Questions / instructions:
You have pictures of 3 chocolate bars. Think about how to share the chocolate bars so that 4 people will have same amount. Cut the chocolate bars so that 4 people will have same amount. Paste the pieces onto the 4 plates.

  % responses
y4

Used all 42 squares: gave each person the same amount

35

made small mistake dividing up

3

divided 10,11,10,11

9
Used 40 squares: gave each person the same amount
15

Commentary:
Many students did not attempt to use half pieces to use up all of the chocolate. About half of the students could be said to have made a good attempt.

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