Y Is for Yacht Race: A Game of Angles.

Butzow, John W.

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ERIC Number: EJ332022

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Publication Date: 1986

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Y Is for Yacht Race: A Game of Angles.

Butzow, John W.

Arithmetic Teacher, v33 n5 p44-48 Jan 1986

Describes an activity approach for teaching upper elementary school students the concept of angles. In the interdisciplinary activity, students practice reading and drawing angles from 0 to 360 degrees as they simulate the behaviors used to navigate a sailboat. Includes list of equipment needed and procedures used. (JN)

Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Marine Education, Mathematics Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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