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Activities: Some Properties of Regular Polygons
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Jamski, William – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Students, using the materials provided, can determine the number of diagonals, number of triangles formed by the diagonals, and degree measures of interior and exterior angles of regular polygons. The activity is designed to lead them to general formulae for polygons with n sides. (SD)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Guided Discovery With Magic Squares
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Atkinson, Thomas P. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning
Activities: How Many Blocks in a Triangular Pile?
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Woolaver, John N. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Activity Units, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Induction
Geoboard Mathematics
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Liedtke, W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games
Summing Arithmetic Series on the Geoboard
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Edwards, Ronald R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Instruction, Mathematical Enrichment
Population Explosion: An Activity Lesson
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Piele, Donald T. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Induction
Figurate Numbers
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Weaver, Cloman – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Details of an investigation into polygonal numbers are given. From a study of the tabled series, patterns are discovered both within and between the various polygonal series. From a study of these results and the corresponding figures, formulas are developed. (LS)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Induction