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Richardson, Lloyd I., Jr. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
The author's experience in leading activities related to the Mobius strip to a fourth-grade class is discussed. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Induction
McIntosh, Alistair – Outlook, 1976
When a simple game was presented as a challenge to a primary-school girl, she solved the problem, and went on to generalize her solution. (SD)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Games
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Burns, Marilyn – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
Using these worksheets students explore patterns in numerical and geometric processes, and predict the outcomes when the processes are iterated further. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Induction, Instruction
Furey, Wendy G. – Mathematics Teaching, 1975
While repairing a sleeping bag, the author observed that the quilt stitching was unicursal. This led to development of a classroom activity relating the stitching patterns of quilts to the highest common factor of the numbers of "bumps" in each direction. (SD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Geometry