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The Place of Mathematics.
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Brinkworth, Peter; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Presents an activity in which students study mathematically the structure of the most perfect building ever created, the Parthenon. Focuses on the conic sections. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
The Place of Mathematics.
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Brinkworth, Peter; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Presents an activity in which students study geometrically the structure of tiling in a cafe in Bristol. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
The Place of Mathematics.
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Brinkworth, Peter; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Discusses the mathematical features of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Describes measuring latitude and longitude, pendulum clocks, telling time, and chronometers. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Relevance (Education)
Exploring Data: Euclid's Way.
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Brinkworth, Peter – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Introduces handling data as conceived by Euclid, which provides some interesting possibilities for students to investigate fundamental geometrical ideas as well as relating some elementary geometry with elementary trigonometry. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
How Do You Subtract?
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Brinkworth, Peter – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 1998
Compares methods of subtraction used by children and teachers. Suggests ways to encourage children to invent their own subtraction algorithms. (CCM)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries