Formative Instructional and Assessment Tasks
College Basketball Attendance
4.NBT.5- Task 3
Domain
Cluster
Standard(s)
Materials
Task
Number and Operations-Base Ten
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit
arithmetic.
4.NBT.5 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and
multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of
operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays,
and/or area models.
Activity sheet
College Basketball Attendance
Part 1:
The college student sections at college basketball games vary UNC Chapel Hill has 1,197
seats reserve for their Carolina students. If students are only allowed to go to 1 game per
season, how many different students can go to 6 games?
Part 2:
Meanwhile, UNC Charlotte only has 874 seats reserved for college students. If students are
only allowed to go to 1 game per season, how many different students can go to 6 games?
Part 3:
How many more students can go to Caroline games than UNC Charlotte games? Explain
how you found your answer.
Level I
Limited Performance
 The student is unable to use
strategies to find correct
answers to any aspect of the
task.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Rubric
Level II
Not Yet Proficient
 The student has between 1
and 2 errors.
Level III
Proficient in Performance
 The answers are correct.
Part 1:1,197 x 6 = 7,182
Part 2: 874 x 6= 5,244
Part 3: 7,182- 5,244 = 1,938
Standards for Mathematical Practice
Makes sense and perseveres in solving problems.
Reasons abstractly and quantitatively.
Constructs viable arguments and critiques the reasoning of others.
Models with mathematics.
Uses appropriate tools strategically.
Attends to precision.
Looks for and makes use of structure.
Looks for and expresses regularity in repeated reasoning
NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
FOURTH GRADE
Formative Instructional and Assessment Tasks
College Basketball Attendance
Part 1:
The college student sections at college basketball games vary. UNC Chapel Hill has
1,197 seats reserved for their Carolina students. If students are only allowed to go to
1 game per season, how many different students can go to 6 games?
Part 2:
Meanwhile, UNC Charlotte only has 874 seats reserved for college students. If
students are only allowed to go to 1 game per season, how many different students
can go to 6 games?
Part 3:
How many more students can go to Carolina games than UNC Charlotte games?
Explain how you found your answer.
NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
FOURTH GRADE