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Place Value Concept: How Children Learn It and How To Teach It.
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Sharma, Mahesh C. – Math Notebook, 1993
The development of the place value system and its universal use demonstrate the elegance and efficiency of mathematics. This paper examines the concept of place value by: (1) presenting the historical development of the concept of place value in the Hindu-Arabic system; (2) considering the evolution of the number zero and its role in place value;…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Activities: Activities to Introduce Maxima-Minima Problems.
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Pleacher, David – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Presented are student activities that involve two standard problems from geometry and calculus--the volume of a box and the bank shot on a pool table. Problem solving is emphasized as a method of inquiry and application with descriptions of the results using graphical, numerical, and physical models. (JJK)
Descriptors: Analytic Geometry, Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction, Geometric Concepts
Adaptive Recreational Equipment.
Schilling, Mary Lou, Ed. – PAM Repeater, 1983
Designed for teachers interested in therapeutic recreation, the document lists sources of adaptive recreational equipment and their homemade counterparts. Brief descriptions for ordering or constructing recreational equipment for the visually impaired, poorly coordinated, physically impaired, and mentally retarded are given. Specific adaptations…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Equipment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Growing Ideas, 1990-1993.
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Pranis, Eve, Ed. – Growing Ideas: A Journal of Garden-Based Learning, 1993
This series of journals includes volumes 1-4 of "Growing Ideas," a journal of garden-based learning. Each issue provides instructional ideas, horticultural information and a forum for exchange among teachers using classroom gardening to stimulate learning. Ideas in each issue are separated into three sections. The "Green Tips"…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Investigations in Mathematics Education, Vol. 12, No. 4.
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Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1979
Thirteen research reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and analyzed. Two of the reports deal with acquisition of number concepts; three deal with instructional techniques; and one each pertains to diagnosis, logical connectives, teacher behaviors, spatial preferences, mathematical language, formal thought, and curriculum…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Curriculum
Classroom Teacher's "Idea" Notebook. Social Education, 1984, Supplements No. 34-36.
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Campanella, Alfred J., Ed. – Social Education, 1984
A compilation of nine social studies activities suitable for immediate application in the classroom includes teaching ideas for middle school, secondary school, and college teachers. Activities include the use of (1) geographic skills to understand the use of solar radiation and available wind power, (2) questions to help students understand…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning
Seedbed, Numbers 27-28, May 1987.
Goldenhersh, Barbara, Ed. – Seedbed, 1987
This document consists of two issues of the journal "Seedbed," an outcome of the Teachers' Center Project at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Designed to be neither scholarly nor trivial, each issue is a collection of teachers' ideas that they thought worth sharing with other teachers as "seedlings" to be developed, helping teachers…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Games, Elementary Education