This manipulative provides opportunities to:
Compare two quantities using groups of objects
Select from different objects or use number cards, which can be combined
See an equation or inequality along with a verbal description
Observe changes and compare the two quantites using a bar graph or number line
Remove supports in the "lab" version where work is in a more free-form setting with the option to use ten-frames or create equations/inequalities with number tiles
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Simulation by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://phet.colorado.edu)
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