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Pentominoes Revisited.

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Onslow, Barry – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990

Uses pentominoes to examine the concepts of congruence, similarity, transformations, tessellations, networks, perimeter, area, and volume in a problem-solving, cooperative learning environment. Discusses the construction of three-dimensional pentominoes. (YP)

Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics

Trails on Trial.

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Rawson, Bill – Mathematics in School, 1990

Discusses six activities from concrete to abstract related to geometric patterns. The stages of the activities are familiarization, starting point, walkabout, do-it-yourself, and investigation. Provides pictures of diverse patterns. (YP)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts