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Peer reviewedComella, James J.; Watson, James D. – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
The problem of determining the number of squares having vertices at pegs on geoboard is considered. (DT)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instruction, Learning Activities, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOlson, Melfried; Aichele, Douglas B. – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
This activity involved constructing parallelograms on the sides of an arbitrary triangle and discovering a relationship between the areas of the parallelograms. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Instruction
Peer reviewedCarmony, Lowell – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A situation is presented that is intended to lead to open-ended mathematical discussions that allow students to conjecture, discover, and prove mathematical statements. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Peer reviewedSchwandt, Alice Kaseberg – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
This discussion of ways to use spirolaterals in the classroom includes making conjectures, hypotheses testing, and proofs, as well as a number of examples. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Graphs, Instruction, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedManheim, Jerome H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A systematic search is given for products where reversing the digits does not change the answer. Related questions are suggested that can be solved by the same discovery approach. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instruction, Learning Activities, Multiplication
Hedger, Keith; Kent, David – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
A square lattice is used to generate classroom activities, such as counting the number of squares in a lattice of a given size. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Geometric Concepts, Instruction, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedYoung, Courtney D., Jr. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Allowing students to discover a winning strategy for this game is suggested as a way to introduce modular arithmetic. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Programs, Discovery Learning, Games
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1975
Describes an exploratory activity leading preschool children to become acquainted with the concept of time. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedKlein, Judith S. – Science and Children, 1976
Stresses the value of encouraging students to question the results of both obvious and the less obvious scientific activities. A simple science activity built on chemical reactions. (EB)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedWatkins, Ann E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
This activity unit leads students to discover facts related to the maximum area enclosed by figures with given perimeters. Three worksheets are included. (MP)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Discovery Learning, Geometric Concepts, Instruction
Ehrlich, Amos – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
Described are results obtained by students investigating double-diagrams, including discoveries of properties and accompanying proofs. (MP)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedDiDomenico, Angelo S. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
An activity leading to the discovery of a property of primes is suggested for encouraging algebra students to make nontrivial conjectures. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Discovery Learning, Instruction, Learning Activities
Robinson, Rosemary – Mathematics Teaching, 1979
The use of dice and dominoes in the classroom is discussed as leading from counting activities to pattern recognition and discovery learning. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
Peer reviewedArcidiacono, Michael J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1975
An activity is described which can be used to introduce students to the general divisibility test for nine. (JP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Division, Games, Instruction
Peer reviewedMilton, K. G. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Activities suitable for use with primary school students are described. The author offers advice concerning expectations of the students, use of the vocabulary of probability, integration of activities with other classroom work, and related topics. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
