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Direct linkFigarella-Garcia, Frances V.; Velazquez-Rivera, Lizzette M.; Santiago-Rivera, Teresita – Science and Children, 2004
Imagine--you must bring water to a hurricane-ravaged area. There is only one bridge and only one truck, and the bridge can only hold so much weight. Your calculations determine if the truck--and its load of water--can make it safely over the bridge. This is a typical challenge during two-week summer camps for third-through fourth-grade students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Summer Programs
