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Peer reviewedThompson, Denisse R.; Austin, Richard A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Introduces a popular children's book which is the foundation for activities that introduce students to some basic concepts of probability. Recommends the use of this book to engage middle grade students in exploring patterns related to counting. (ASK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedFlorence, Hope – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1998
Presents a problem on Pythagorean triples and patterns to generate sets of triples. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedSmith, Lyle R. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1999
Utilizes dragon curves which are made with three tiles and can be used to create fascinating patterns to help students understand the concepts of length, area, and perimeter of regions as defined by dragon curves. (ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewedFlorence, Hope – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2000
Presents student responses to a problem appearing in the February, 1999 issue about mathematical patterns and number concepts. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedPeterson, Blake E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2000
Looks at the connection between soccer fields and mathematics to help students understand middle school geometry topics. Presents an activity in which students explore relationships among polygons to discover which combinations tessellate and which combinations form polyhedra. (ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedHarlos, Carol Ann – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1995
Presents an activity to help students begin to seek patterns and make mathematical predictions by using a counting game. Contains reproducible student worksheets. (MKR)
Descriptors: Computation, Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics, Junior High Schools
Power On! Promoting Classroom Dialogue: Using Calculators to Discover Patterns in Dividing Decimals.
Peer reviewedWilliams, Susan E.; Copley, Juanita V. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1994
Discusses the collaboration between a university and local school district in the use of calculators to help students discover patterns and to estimate quotients when dividing decimals. (MKR)
Descriptors: Calculators, Decimal Fractions, Division, Elementary School Mathematics
