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Direct linkde Mestre, Neville – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2008
This article presents a hands-on experiment that covers many areas of high school mathematics. Included are the notions of patterns, proof, triangular numbers and various aspects of problem solving. The problem involves the arrangements of a school of fish using split peas or buttons to represent the fish. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Animals, Mathematics Instruction, High Schools, Problem Solving
