Fourth Grade
Unit Aligned
Math Tasks
Name: _____________________________________________
Tasks in this journal have been adapted from the
following sources:
Smarter Balanced
Public Schools of North Carolina
Noyce Foundation/Mars Tasks
NYC Dept. of Education
Unit
2
Fractions: Equivalence &
Operations
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Enough Soda
You need 3/4 of a Liter of soda to make punch for a party. Which containers have enough soda in them to make
punch? Write a sentence explaining your thinking.
Container A- 2/4 of a Liter
Container B- 2/3 of a Liter
Container C- 5/6 of a Liter
Container D- 11/12 of a Liter
Container E- 7/12 of a Liter
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A. What fraction of the baboons at this zoo are 8 years old?
B. What fraction of the baboons at this zoo are not 8 years old? Justify your reasoning by using a fraction
model or equation to represent the problem.
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Pasta Party
Part 1:
Katie makes 1/4 pound of pasta for each person at her dinner party. If seven people attend the party, how many
pounds of pasta will be needed for her guests?
Write an addition equation to show this situation.
Show your answer with a number line or an area model.
Use numbers or words to explain how your model shows addition.
Part 2:
Write a multiplication equation to show this situation.
Show your answer with a number line or an area model.
Use numbers or words to explain how your model shows multiplication.
Pasta Party Con’t
Part 3
How are your addition and multiplication equations alike? Different?
Would you use one over the other? Why or why not?
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Drawing a Model
Part 1:
Kelly was making curtains for her living room. She bought four pieces of fabric that were each 2/3 yard long.
How many yards of fabric did Kelly buy in all?
Draw a picture and write an equation to show the total amount of fabric if each piece is 2/3 yard long.
Part 2:
With the fabric that she bought in part 1, Kelly cut each piece of fabric into a 1/3 yard long piece. Draw a
picture and write an equation to show the total amount of fabric if each piece is 1/3 yard long.
Part 3:
Is the amount of fabric in Part 1 and Part 2 the same? Use pictures to prove it. Write a sentence to explain how
you know that you are correct.
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Chris’s Cookies
Chris is making cookies for his friend’s birthday party using the following recipe.
Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Makes 2 dozen cookies
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/5 cups butter, softened
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (6 ounces) chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
From http://www.mccormick.com/
1.
How much butter will he need to make 3 batches of cookies? Write an equation to show
your answer.
2.
How much butter will Chris need to make 6 batches of cookies? Write an equation to
show your answer.
3.
How much butter will Chris need to make 9 batches of cookies? Write an equation to
show your answer.
Chris’s Cookies Con’t
4.
What patterns do you notice in the amounts of butter needed for 3 batches, 6 batches, and
9 batches of cookies?
5.
How can we use these patterns to predict the amount of butter needed for 18 batches? 36
batches?
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Pancakes for Breakfast
Anika wants to make her family healthy homemade blueberry pancakes for breakfast. There are 3 people in her
family. The recipe she uses makes 6 small pancakes. She thinks that everyone will eat about 6 pancakes, so she
decides to triple the recipe.
Task #1: Show how much of each ingredient she would need to triple the recipe.
(Include a picture and a number sentence for each ingredient.)
Blueberry Pancakes: Makes 6 small pancakes
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup milk
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup blueberries
Mix dry ingredients together. Mix liquid ingredients together. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients
and mix well. Lightly stir in the blueberries. Drop spoonfuls onto a hot griddle and cook on both sides until
golden. Serve while hot with syrup.
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4.MD.1
Measuring the Jump Rope
There are some jump ropes in a container in the gym. The students need to sort them
by length.
Sally picks all the ropes that are shorter than 40 inches.
Mary picks all the ropes between 41 and 50 inches long.
Tanya picks all the ropes that are between 51 and 62 inches long.
Jose picks all the ropes that are between 63 and 74 inches long.
Lebron picks all the ropes that are longer than 75 inches.
Part 1:
Based on the data below, how many jump ropes does each person pick up?
3 ft
7 ft
2 ft
6 ft
5 ft
6 ft
4 ft
6 ft
4 ft
3 ft
3 ft
5 ft
5 ft
4 ft
Measuring the Jump Rope Con’t
Part 2:
Another bin is found. After students add the ropes below to their pile, how many do
they each have?
6 ft 2 in 4 ft 3 in
5 ft 11 in 5 ft 2 in
2 ft 11 in 3 ft 4 in
5 ft 3 in 3 ft 1 in
Part 3:
Describe how you solved the tasks in Part Two.
3 ft 5 in
2 ft 3 in
3 ft 11 in 6 ft 8 in
3 ft 6 in 4 ft 2 in
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Weighing the Books
Mrs. Floyd and her students want to know how heavy a few of the books in their classroom are.
Part 1:
They want to know the masses of the objects in ounces, however the scale only gives the mass in
pounds. Using the table below, find out how many ounces each book is.
Math book
Science book
Dictionary
2 1/2 pounds
3 1/3 pounds
5 1/8 pounds
Part 2:
Two copies of one book and two copies of another book weigh a total of 6 pounds. Each book
weighs a whole number of ounces. How many ounces could each book weigh? Explain how you
solved this problem.
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Getting Ready for School
The bus comes to Steve’s house at 8:15 a.m. Prior to getting on the bus, he needs to:
Eat breakfast: 15 minutes
Shower: 8 minutes
Get dressed: 7 minutes
Read a book: 12 minutes
Part 1:
What is the latest that Steve can get up and still be on time for the bus?
Part 2:
It takes Steve’s sister, Rachel, twice as long to get dressed and 5 minutes longer to eat breakfast. What is the
latest Rachel can get up and still be on time for the bus? Write a sentence to explain how you found your
answer.