The Triple Jump: A Potential Area for Problem Solving and Investigation.

Clarke, Doug

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ERIC Number: EJ578375

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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The Triple Jump: A Potential Area for Problem Solving and Investigation.

Clarke, Doug

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v4 n2 p104-08 Oct 1998

Presents an activity that led to the discovery of the role of ratios and percentages in discussions about triple-jump performances, and a range of tasks that provide important information about students' understanding of key mathematical concepts. (ASK)

Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Percentage, Problem Solving, Ratios (Mathematics), Track and Field

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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