Statements/questions from a Teacher Can Support Children's Understanding of Why

question 21

Multiple Choice

Statements/questions from a teacher can support children's understanding of why one can't divide by 0 EXCEPT:

• A)"What happens when you take these 25 pennies and divide them into 0 groups?"
• B)"Just memorize that you can't divide by 0."
• C)"Can you show me how to share 8 apples between no people?"
• D)"Put 12 blocks in 0 equal groups."

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Definitions:

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an organism or system, often in response to external stimuli, encompassing a wide range of activities and responses.

Survival of the Fittest

A concept in natural selection suggesting that individuals or species that are most adaptable to their environment have a better chance of surviving and reproducing.

Charles Darwin

A 19th-century English naturalist, geologist, and biologist best known for his contributions to the science of evolution by natural selection.

Species

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, forming the principal natural taxonomic unit below a genus.