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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to think about what can be concluded from the information in the story.
Headline Story
Samantha climbed two rocks at the park. One rock was 5 feet high. The other rock was 7 feet high.
Possible student responses
- The second rock was taller than the first rock.
- The first rock was 2 feet shorter than the second rock.
- How much climbing did Samantha do? She climbed up 12 feet and down 12 feet?
- If Samantha is 4 feet tall, the top of her head was 11 feet above the ground when she was standing on top of the taller rock.