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Direct linkCwikla, Julie; Patterson, Marcelle Dessommes – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
This article describes an innovative lesson that uses the biography "Barbara McClintock: Alone in her Field" (Heiligman, 1994) to integrate genetics, literature, and mathematics as a context for students to investigate patterns on Indian corn. This two-day lesson requires students to estimate, collect data, identify and describe patterns,…
Descriptors: Probability, Graphs, Genetics, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedKarp, Karen S.; Ronau, Robert N. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1997
Presents an activity involving the use of students' birth dates. Activity includes a classic binary representation of numerical values. In the Green Machine, Sorting Cards, and Window Cards, students observe, describe, and analyze patterns. (PVD)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction
