Often Siblings and Family Members Are Pushing the Use of the Standard

question 15

Multiple Choice

Often siblings and family members are pushing the use of the standard algorithm while students are learning invented strategies.What is the course of action for a teacher?

• A)Insist on invented strategies.
• B)Require students demonstrate both standard and invented strategies.
• C)Expect them to be responsible for the explanation of why any strategy works.
• D)Memorize the steps.

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Definitions:

Theoretical Yield

The maximum amount of product that can be generated from a given amount of reactants in a chemical reaction, under ideal conditions.

Limiting Reactant

The reactant in a chemical reaction that limits the amount of product that can be formed; the reaction stops when all of this reactant is consumed.

Cu

The chemical symbol for copper, a red-orange metal known for its high thermal and electrical conductivity.

HCl

Hydrochloric acid, a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom connected by a polar covalent bond.