GRADE 4 Module 2 Lesson 3.

Use Addition and Subtraction to Solve

Comparison Problems.
 Lesson Objective:- I can use bar models to solve comparison problems.
Lesson 3.
Title:- Use Addition and Subtraction to Solve Comparison Problems.

STEP-1 Draw and label a bar model.

STEP-2 Decide how
to solve.

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n = 18,469 – 3,553
Problem of the Day. ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

The Date
Natalie has 43Farm: STEP-1
fish in her aquarium. Ben has 29 fish in his aquarium. How Draw and label a bar model.

Hassan's family owns a date farm in Al

many more fish does Natalie have than Ben has?

Ain. Last month, they harvested 250

A. 72

B.kilograms
43 of dates. This month, they Decide how to
C.harvested 180 kilograms. STEP-2 solve.
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D. 14

How many more kilograms of dates did

they harvest last month compared to this
month? Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate
I Can.

I Candraw a bar model for a comparison

problem.
I can write an equation and use addition or
subtraction to find the unknown number in
the bar model.

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Spark Your Learning. Page - 39
Mr. Jones set up a savings account to save for a new car. How much more
money does he have to save to cover the cost of the car shown?
Draw a visual representation of this problem. Then solve the problem.

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Turn and Talk. I can draw a bar model for a comparison problem.

How did you decide which operation to use to solve

the problem?

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Real world problems: Addition and Subtraction

STEP-1
Understand the problem
How many students are there in all?
How many sections are there?
Which section has more students?
STEP-2
Think of a Plan
I can draw a bar model.

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 Differentiation
Differentiation I can draw a bar model for a comparison problem.

Use bar models to solve

comparison problems. STEP-1 Draw and label a bar model.

A jug contains 2,620 dimes and

1,004 pennies. How many more
dimes are there than pennies?

There are more dimes than pennies.

The larger bar represents the number of dimes, and
the smaller bar represents the number of pennies. STEP-2 Decide how to solve.

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Build Understanding • Task 1 – Learn Together. Page - 40
A large shopping mall has 10,972 employees for most of the year. During
the busy season, the mall has 2,135 more employees. How many
employees does the mall have during the busy season?
A. Draw a visual representation of this problem.
B. Write an equation to model the problem. Use n for the unknown
number. Then solve.

There are ________ employees during the busy season.

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Step It Out • Task 2 ACTIVITY. Page - 41
On Saturday and Sunday, there were a total of 16,096 mall employees
working. On Saturday, there were 8,946 mall employees working. How
many fewer mall employees were working on Sunday than on Saturday?

I can draw a bar model for a comparison problem.

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Exit Ticket. I can draw a bar model for a comparison problem. Page - 40
A park had a total of 6,729 visitors in July and 3,956 visitors in August.
How many more visitors were there in July than in August? Draw a visual
model, write an equation, and solve the problem.

6, 7 2 9
JULY -6,729
- 3, 9 5 6
AUGUST – 3,956 ?
2, 7 7 3

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Hands on Activity Collaborate

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