Dona Herweck Rice - Art and Culture: Kings Cross: Partitioning Shapes

0covercover.xhtmlcover1page0001page0001.xhtml22page0002page0002.xhtmlArt and Culture King's Cross Partitioning Shapes33page0003page0003.xhtml44page0004page0004.xhtmlTable of Contents King's Cross 4 Train Station 8 Where You Wait 14 All Aboard 18 Problem Solving 20 Glossary 22 Index 23 Answer Key 2455page0005page0005.xhtmlKing's Cross The world is on the go at King's Cross! It is one of the busiest places in London. There are parks, shops, and places to eat. And there is a famous train station known around the world.66page0006page0006.xhtmlKing's Cross77page0007page0007.xhtmlThe station was named after a statue called King's Cross. It was built in honor of King George. King George lived long ago.88page0008page0008.xhtmlThis statue honored King George.99page0009page0009.xhtmlTrain Station The train station at King's Cross was built many years ago. Trains came and went from all over. That hub still stands. It is the King's Cross Station. King's Cross Station is a busy place.1010page0010page0010.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Seth designs a train ticket. He wants to make two equal parts. 1. Which design shows two equal parts? 2. Which math word describes the parts? A. halves B. twos C. quarters A. B. C. D.1111page0011page0011.xhtml1212page0012page0012.xhtmlThousands of people ride the trains. They ride to and from the station each day.1313page0013page0013.xhtmlPeople take trains for different reasons. Some people take trains to get to work. People take trains to travel, too. They like to visit friends and family.1414page0014page0014.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Four friends sit on a bench to wait for a train. The bench's seat is a rectangle like this one. Draw rectangles. Show two different ways that four friends can equally share the seat.1515page0015page0015.xhtmlWhere You Wait There are 12 platforms at King's Cross Station. Each one is where people get on or off trains.1616page0016page0016.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Imagine that a platform floor is a rectangle like this one. Two classes equally share the floor in the morning. Four classes equally share the same floor in the afternoon. When do the classes have a larger part of the floor morning or afternoon? How do you know?1717page0017page0017.xhtmlThere is a famous platform people like to visit. But it is not real. It is from the Harry Potter books. People pretend a cart in the wall is Harry's cart.1818page0018page0018.xhtml1919page0019page0019.xhtmlAll Aboard! You may want to visit King's Cross Station someday. You will see trains and more. You can pretend you are going to school with Harry Potter. Your trip will be one to remember!2020page0020page0020.xhtml2121page0021page0021.xhtmlProblem Solving There are restaurants at King's Cross. Friends share sandwiches while waiting for a train. Draw rectangles to solve the problems. 1. Show how Jada and Brady can divide a sandwich into two equal parts. 2. Liam, Jamal, Rose, and Heidi share a sandwich. Show how they can divide a sandwich into four equal parts. 3. Who gets a smaller part of a sandwich Jada or Liam? How do you know?2222page0022page0022.xhtml2323page0023page0023.xhtmlGlossary busiest with the most activity honor respect hub very busy place where many trains, planes, or other vehicles meet up platforms raised floors where people wait for trains station place where trains or buses have regular stops thousands any number that is larger than 1,9992424page0024page0024.xhtmlIndex Harry Potter, King George, platforms, train,2525page0025page0025.xhtmlAnswer Key Let's Do Math! page 9 : 1. C 2. A page 13 : Answers will vary. Examples : page 15 : morning; halves are larger than fourths of the same floor Problem Solving 1. Answers will vary. Example : 2. Answers will vary. Example : 3. Liam; fourths are smaller than halves of the same sandwich2626page0026page0026.xhtmlMath Talk 1. Cho folds a rectangular train ticket to make four equal parts. What math words can she use to describe the parts? 2. How do you know when a shape is divided into equal parts? 3. How can you use halves to help you divide a rectangle into fourths? 4. Are halves always larger than fourths? Why or why not?2727page0027page0027.xhtmlArt and Culture King's Cross Partitioning Shapes King's Cross is one of the busiest places in London. A famous train station is there. Partition some rectangles to make equal shares for everyone on the train! Geometry28

Art

and

Culture

King's

Cross

Partitioning

Shapes

Table

of

Contents

King's

Cross

Train

Station

Where

You

Wait

All

Aboard

Problem

Solving

Glossary

Index

Answer

Key

King's

Cross

The

world

is

on

the

go

at

King's

Cross

!

It

is

one

of

the

busiest

places

in

London

.

There

are

parks

,

shops

,

and

places

to

eat

.

And

there

is

a

famous

train

station

known

around

the

world

.

busiest

station

King's

Cross

The

station

was

named

after

a

statue

called

King's

Cross

.

It

was

built

in

honor

of

King

George

.

King

George

lived