RelationalRodsPlusTool

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 * [[image:RelationalRodsPlus.png width="150" height="150" align="center"]] || SP ||= [[image:OpenButton.png width="140" height="40" link="@http://mathclips.ca/swfPlayer.html?swfURL=tools/RelationalRods1.swf&title=RelationalRods"]]

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Click to view options for offline use (more details) || ||  || media type="custom" key="28382067" || Version française de cette page This information has been updated for version 2.0.0, released February 2018. Description Mathematical Concepts Whole Number Rod Examples Relational Rod Examples Decimal Number Rod Examples Sample Questions Reasoning and Proving Sample Files Features of the Tool Keyboard Shortcuts How-To Videos PDF Supports Links 
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Description:
Represent, compare, order, and operate on whole numbers, fractions or decimals by dragging rods from the tower into the work space and manipulating them. The colour scheme of the rods can be customized, including to a traditional palette and primary palette which are similar to physical manipulatives. Take a screenshot of your work to share with your teacher or add to a portfolio. You can access a wide variety of Annotation tools using the button to communicate your thinking. You can insert pictures into the Tool using the button.
 * [[image:RelationalRodsPlus.png width="182" height="190"]] || **Relational Rods+** includes:
 * **Relational Rods** - rectangles of various lengths where each rod can be evenly subdivided by the smallest square rod, plus
 * **Whole Number Rods** - rectangles of lengths 1 to 10 with numeric labels and dashed divisions on each rod, plus
 * **Decimal Number Rods** - rectangles of lengths 0.1 to 1.0 with numeric labels and dashed divisions on each rod. ||

It is possible to save and open files. This feature allows students to save their work and return at a later time to complete it. It also facilitates sharing of completed work with a peer or teacher.

Begin by choosing a set of rods. The French localization is called "Réglettes+" and can be accessed using the switch language button at the top right of the opening dialog. Note: Relational Rods+ replaces earlier versions of Relational Rods and Whole Number Rods. 
 * [[image:EnglishOpeningDialog.PNG width="360" height="284"]] || [[image:FrenchOpeningDialog.PNG width="354" height="284"]] ||

Mathematical Concepts:
Create visual representations that help explore mathematical thinking related to: top
 * Exploring number patterns and concepts
 * Representing, comparing and ordering whole numbers, fractions or decimals
 * Composing and decomposing numbers
 * Skip counting forwards and backwards
 * Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
 * Proportional reasoning
 * Exploring rectangular areas
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**Whole Number Rod Examples**
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 * [[image:Ways_to_make_12.PNG width="640" height="359" caption="Compose and Decompose - on desktop, click on image to load example" link="@http://mathclips.ca/swfPlayer.html?swfURL=tools/RelationalRods1.swf&title=RelationalRods&openFilePath=https://www.mathies.ca/files/examples/RR_Ex1.xml"]] ||
 * [[image:Factors.png width="257" height="200" align="center" caption="Explore Factors and Multiples"]] || space
 * [[image:Factors.png width="257" height="200" align="center" caption="Explore Factors and Multiples"]] || space
 * [[image:Factors.png width="257" height="200" align="center" caption="Explore Factors and Multiples"]] || space

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 * [[image:RelRodsMultiply.png width="638" height="206" align="center" caption="Multiply Using an Area Model"]] ||
 * [[image:RelRods_PatternsiPad.PNG width="580" height="437" align="center"]] ||
 * [[image:RelRods_PatternsiPad.PNG width="580" height="437" align="center"]] ||
 * [[image:RelRods_PatternsiPad.PNG width="580" height="437" align="center"]] ||
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**Relational Rod Examples**
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 * [[image:Relational_Halves.PNG width="560" height="490" caption="Ways to Represent One-Half - on desktop, click to open file" link="@http://mathclips.ca/swfPlayer.html?swfURL=tools/RelationalRods1.swf&title=RelationalRods&openFilePath=https://www.mathies.ca/files/examples/RR_Ex2.xml"]] ||  ||


 * [[image:mathclips/halfDoubleRelationship.png caption="How are these two rods related?"]] || [[image:greenYellowRelationship.png caption="How are these two rods related?"]] || [[image:mathclips/equivalent_fractions.png caption="Explore Equivalent Fractions: 1/3 = 2/6"]] ||

The Annotation Tools can be used to label the rods in the tower - see the short video. top


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**Decimal Number Rod Examples**
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 * [[image:RR_DecimalAddition.PNG width="705" height="531" caption="Saved files include annotation - on desktop, click on image to load example" link="@http://mathclips.ca/swfPlayer.html?swfURL=tools/RelationalRods1.swf&title=RelationalRods&openFilePath=https://www.mathies.ca/files/examples/RR_DecimalAdditionWiki.xml"]] ||
 * [[image:mathclips/RelRods_ImageExample.png width="707" height="445" caption="Use Import Picture button to insert a screenshot of the question you are working on."]] ||

Sample Questions
If 5 are black, how many white building blocks are there on the table? || Paul’s grandmother is making a quilt. For every 2 yellow pieces in the quilt, there are 3 green pieces. If there are 60 pieces in the quilt, how many are yellow and how many are green? || Students are participating in a bike-a-thon to raise money for cancer. To help the participants have a successful bike-a-thon, the organizers have set up stations along the course. John has reached the first first aid station Alexa is at the second water station, and Sima is at the first bike repair station. Who is furthest along the course? ||
 * ** Block Problem: ** There are 9 building blocks on a table. Some are black and some are white.
 * [[image:mathclips/Whole Example 2.PNG width="639" height="427"]] ||
 * **Quilt Problem:**
 * **Quilt Problem:**
 * [[image:quilt solution #1.PNG width="640" height="301"]] ||
 * [[image:Gazette_-_Quilt_Solution_#2.png width="640" height="381"]] ||
 * **Bike-a-thon Problem:**
 * **Bike-a-thon Problem:**
 * **Bike-a-thon Problem:**
 * Cyclists will find water stations every two thirds of a kilometre.
 * There will be a first aid station every three halves of a kilometre.
 * Bike repair stations will also be available on the course every three fourths of a kilometer.
 * [[image:RelRods_WaterProblem.png width="654" height="345"]] ||

For more examples and problems, open the following article submitted to the OAME Gazette, June 2016, written by the mathies tools development team.

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Sample Files: (for v 2.0.0 and beyond)
The following sample files are supplied. Click the link on desktop or alternatively, use the Open WWW button in the Settings dialog and the URL supplied below, or download the file (right-click and save locally on desktop) and use the Open button in the tool. More details about File Operations.

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 * **Sample** ||  || **URL** ||
 * (Click on the link on Desktop) ||  || (type or copy into Open WWW text box, or
 * Composing Twelve ||  || https://www.mathies.ca/files/examples/RR_Ex1.xml ||
 * Representing One Half ||  || @https://www.mathies.ca/files/examples/RR_Ex2.xml ||
 * Decimal Addition ||  || @https://www.mathies.ca/files/examples/RR_DecimalAdditionWiki.xml ||

Features of the Tool
Provides the opportunity to: Access Delete all your work and go back to the opening screen. || Step backwards or forwards through your actions with the tool.
 * [[image:b1_settings.PNG align="center"]] || **Settings **
 * change the size of the rods
 * set the label type
 * set the type of overlap warning
 * hide and show of the unit “ruler” at the bottom of the workspace
 * change the language to French or English
 * reset all settings to the type of rods selected on the opening screen
 * As of version 1.2.0, File Operations including Open and Save are available. The entire history of steps is stored and can be retrieved using Undo and Redo. ||
 * [[image:b2_info.PNG align="center"]] || **Information **
 * copyright information
 * version number
 * link to this wiki
 * feedback form
 * link to other mathies learning tools ||
 * [[image:b3_reset.PNG align="center"]] || **Reset **
 * [[image:b4_undo_redo.PNG align="center"]] || **Undo / Redo **

This feature is not only useful for backtracking when a misstep is made, it enables a student to demonstrate their work from the start to the finish. They press Undo until they are at the start of their solution and then press Redo repeatedly, explaining each step. . || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Enter “annotation mode” which allows the user to use drawing, text boxes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and shapes to highlight parts of the tool, explain thinking or record information. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">More details. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> || You can insert images into the tool (as of version 1.1.1). More details. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Set the colour of individual rods or the colour scheme for the entire set of rods. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The “traditional” and "primary" palettes allow the digital tool to more closely match the colours <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">of commercially available manipulatives used in classrooms. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> It is also possible to hide some of the rods in order to work with a restricted set. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> || Change how numerical labels are displayed (Whole, Decimal or None). || Show or hide the dashed partitions on the rods. || Activate or deactivate Snap to Grid mode. When active, rods snap to discrete positions making it easier to align them. Deactivation allows the free placement of rods. || Show or hide a grid in the background. || Select a rod or set of rods by drawing a marquee around them. Click on a rod to add or remove it from the selection. || Make a copy of the selected objects. || Rotate selected rods. || Drag rods to the bin to delete them. Click the bin to delete selected rods or clean up the entire work space. || top
 * [[image:b5_annotation.PNG align="center"]] || **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Annotation Tool **
 * [[image:RelRods_ImageButton.png align="center"]] || === **Insert Image Button** ===
 * [[image:b6_colours.PNG align="center"]] || **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.66px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Colour Palette **
 * [[image:b7_labels.PNG align="center"]] || ** Numbered Labels **
 * [[image:b8_divisions.PNG align="center"]] || ** Dashed Partitions **
 * [[image:b9_snap_to_grid.PNG align="center"]] || ** Snap To Grid **
 * [[image:b10_grid.PNG align="center"]] || ** Grid **
 * [[image:RelRods_MultiSelect.png width="128" height="71" align="center"]] || ** Multi-Select **
 * [[image:RelRods_CopyBtn.png align="center"]] || ** Copy **
 * [[image:RElRods_RotateBtn.png align="center"]] || ** Rotate **
 * [[image:RElRods_RecycleBin.png width="51" height="59" align="center"]] || ** Recycle Bin **

Keyboard Shortcuts
On the desktop version of this tool, all of the standard @Keyboard Shortcuts have been implemented. In addition, CTRL + R (SPACE + R) - rotates the selected rods

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How-To Videos
Using the Annotation Tools to label the rods in non-standard ways.

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PDF Supports
mathies Relational, Whole Number, Decimal Rods Learning Tool Tip Sheet Relational Rods (Source - EduGAINS /Ministry Developed Resources/ Mathematics / Classroom Practices/Technology and Teaching Tools/Manipulative Use )
 * What are relational rods?
 * How do Relational Rods help students?
 * How many are recommended?
 * Sample Activities
 * Recommended Websites

Visit EDUGAINS for additional manipulative Tip Sheets.

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Links
A collection of related links that you might find helpful: Learn Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods Cuisenaire Rod Problems Cuisenaire Template EDUGains Relational Rods Video Composing and Decomposing Numbers Video shows both the concrete and virtual relational rods in action. Youtube Playlist for Relational Rods Using Cuisenaire Rods in English Language Teaching: Colorful blocks of awesomeness To be among the first to find out about latest digital tool developments, sign up for our email list at http://mathclips.ca/WhatsNewEmailList.html. @ONmathies on Twitter top