This guide is the sixth in a series of publications to assist teachers in using a laboratory approach to mathematics. Twenty activities on probability and statistics for the elementary grades are described in terms of purpose, materials needed, and procedures to be used. Objectives of these activities include basic probability concepts; gathering,…

This guide describes activities and materials which can be used in a mathematics laboratory approach to a basic mathematics program for grades 1-6. One-hundred thirteen activities pertaining to measurement concepts are described in terms of purpose, suggested grade levels, materials needed, and procedures. Some specific concepts include: linear…

This guide describes activities and materials which can be used in a mathematics laboratory approach to a basic mathematics program for grades 1-6. Thirty-five activities pertaining to geometric concepts are described in terms of purpose, suggested grade levels, materials needed, and procedures. Some concepts included in the guide are: basic…

This guide describes activities and materials which can be used in a mathematics laboratory approach for a basic mathematics program for grades 1-6. Forty-seven activities, concerning number and numeration, are described by their purpose, suggested grade levels, materials needed, and procedures. Concepts presented include: counting, number…

This guide describes activities and materials which can be used in a mathematics laboratory approach for a basic mathematics program for grades 1-6. Twenty-nine activities relate to operations with whole numbers and twenty-five activities pertain to operations with fractions. These activities are described in terms of purpose, suggested grade…