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| Mathematics in School | 153 |
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| Selkirk, Keith | 5 |
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Peer reviewedFrench, Doug – Mathematics in School, 1996
Presents four short mathematics problems. (MKR)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEperson, D. B. – Mathematics in School, 1996
Presents six mathematics problems: factors of patterned numbers, tessellations, scrabble, semigrams, quickies, and dissections. (MKR)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Tessellations
Peer reviewedCox, Steve – Mathematics in School, 1996
Presents student methods for finding out the number of different squares on a chessboard. Includes extensions of the activity. (MKR)
Descriptors: Geometry, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedSelkirk, Keith – Mathematics in School, 1983
An investigative activity dealing with where to pitch a tent at a campsite is described. (MNS)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedKapadia, Ramesh – Mathematics in School, 1979
An approach used in teaching design errors in questionnaires is described. The unit analyzes two questionnaires that are biased in opposite ways. (MP)
Descriptors: Bias, Instruction, Learning Activities, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedKirby, Dave – Mathematics in School, 1988
Describes various kinds of games for one and two players. Provides the diagrams and rules for the games and puzzles. (YP)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Games, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedMathematics in School, 1985
References on calculators are provided for elementary school teachers. These references (grouped according to background reading, ideas for students and teachers, and child-ready material) include author(s), title, source, and a brief description. (JN)
Descriptors: Calculators, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedMortimer, M. E.; Oates, F. H. C. – Mathematics in School, 1985
A general method and a variant for divisibility are presented, with specific examples. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Peer reviewedCostello, John – Mathematics in School, 1985
Shows how to construct a cube using Origami techniques. Also shows how, by identifying analogous features, to construct an octahedron. (JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Constructions, Geometry, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedBeattie, Ian D. – Mathematics in School, 1985
Presents a sequence of activities which serve to unravel the mystery of pi. In addition, the activities give meaning to circle relationships that formerly have been, at best, rotely learned. (JN)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedEdge, John – Mathematics in School, 1979
Two algorithms are developed for finding the square roots of numbers. One is based on the rule that x square is the sum of the first x odd numbers; the other is algebraic. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics
Peer reviewedStraker, Anita – Mathematics in School, 1979
A number of activities are suggested that provide motivation and increases the confidence of students involved in practicing numerical skills. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Games, Instruction
Peer reviewedElliott, Bob – Mathematics in School, 1979
A unit on programing is discussed in terms of limitations due to lack of hardware and benefits resulting from using a microcomputer in the classroom. (MP)
Descriptors: Computers, Instruction, Learning Activities, Programing
Peer reviewedTapson, Frank – Mathematics in School, 1996
Describes public key cryptography, also known as RSA, which is a system using two keys, one used to put a message into cipher and another used to decipher the message. Presents examples using small prime numbers. (MKR)
Descriptors: Cryptography, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedGibbs, William; Sihlabela, Mprophet – Mathematics in School, 1996
Describes the use of string figures to help students develop intuitive concepts about shape and space. (MKR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction
